Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-08
HAMPTON, PfOEBUS AND OLD Pc

into the box"
Pitcher called attention TO the fac
that the president of tho compnn,
by which he is employed Is alst
summoned "a possible juoror.
III he got OH the panel" said pitch,
er. II might be influenced by him
and will also say am n little
skeptical about defense OF insanity.
Both sides were willing TO take
Pitcher under the conditions he
named and he was escorted into the
box as juror No. H.
The list vacant chair was filled
at 300 p. III. Albert $. Frazer. a
merchant passed Il satisfactory ex-
animation and the tentative panel
was completed.
a consultation of attorneys follow
ed and at It's close Justice Bowling
was asked TO grant recess. they
desired to confer as to the exercise
of the preemptory challenges. Re
cess was ordered nj 5:25 o'clock.
Provisional Jury Didn't Last long.
Tho full jury panel did rot last
long after the dinner recess. Pre-
emptorly challenging ono after an
other of tho conditional jurors by Dis-
trict Attorney Jerome and Mr.. Littlc-
ton for the defense emptlcd tho box
of all but three. These were accepted
and sworn and thus are finally nc
ceptcd for the trial panel.
They arranged their seats and be-
came: No. /, Charles Il. Grema. shlp-
broker foreman: No. 2. Arthur r..
Naething, baker; No. 3, George w.
Cary, dry goods.
BY consent Juror Roberts, who vnn
No. 10 in the tentative Hist. was ex-
cused
District Attorney Jerome then chal-
lenged Jurors Hatcett, Goss. Weiss
and FRASER The defense challenged
Jurors Moorewood. Sanford, Bowler
and Pitcher.
ThaW Faces Three Jurors.
Thaw rose and faced the three ac-
cepted jurors rs they were sworn in.
II was decided to again III The nine
vacant places before exercising any
more challenges. +
George c. .Ruppeeh,, n salesman.
the first, talesman examined during
me evening, qualified as to cause and
became provisional Juror NO. A.
Moses Greonbaum. an insurance
agent was next to qualify. after four
miesmen had. been excused because
CT strong opinions they held.
Mr. Greenbaum became conditional
juror No. 8.
After the selection OF sfessrs. Run
pecht and Greenbaum, half n score
OF talesmen were disposed of with
out result. II appeared for a time
MS though Nathan Lemlin, a clothing
manufacturer. would go on the tom
porary side of the panel, but he was
pre'emptorlly challenged by the de-
Tense.
The opposing attorneys showed ey.,
ilence of fatigue toward the end of
the session.
,John X. Maginn. a retired grain bro
Ker' and former member or the Chi
cago board of trade. was assigned
temporarily to chair No. G. Mr.. Nc
sinn said he had an opirion. but could
lay II aside.
Result Of Two Days Work.
Three jurors sworn to serve
on the trial panel was, the
net result of the work of two
days ana six sessions.
In addition to the trio who are
oathbound we'll and truly to try the
case. there were in the Jury box Mt
the close OF the night session four
tentative jurors who are subject still
to pre-emptory challenge by either
side. The task of filling the five va.
cant chairs will be resumed tomor-
row morning when the last INSTALL
ment OF 100 talcsmcn summoned ON
The original omnibus pencil of 800
names, will report for examination.
In all 90 proposed Jurors were
called and questioned today, as
against 81 yesterday.
AT the close Of the afternoon ses-
sion the jury box was filled and homes
ran high that at least majority OF
those tentatively chosen would prove
acceptable to both sides.
Counsel announced that The Jury
box would again be filed before any
more pre- emptory challenges were
exercised. Forty talesmen were ex-
amined at the evening session, which
lasted until 1880 p. m.
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