Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-06
GUILTY IN SECOND DECREE
Jury in Bogardus Case Reported at $50 After Long De-
Observation-Disclosures Pleased at the Verdict and Said
He Felt Better Part of Jury for Jurasz Trial.

| shook hands with him and was barely
| able to keep back the tears. 1t was
soon after they had gone that Deputy
| Tubbs was solicited for cigarettes by
| Bogardus and Kiley.
Court was dojurned until Tuesday
morning Immediately after the trial,
and it is expected Bogardus will be
sentenced at that time, the sentence in
accordance to what Is expected from
such verdict being life Imprisonment.
Selecting Jurasz Jury.
After the jury in the Bogardus case
had gone out, the work of securing a
jury for the trial of John Jurasz,
charged with the murder of a woman
in North Lyme, was commenced, and
went into the afternoon when the list
Of thirty summoned in was exhausted,
and another list of twenty-four was
selected and will be In court on Tues
day.
James z. Filburn of Bean Hill knew
nothing about the case, but would re-
quire an eyewitness to convict for
murder, and he was excused by the
court.
James H. Burrows of Lebanon. a
grocer, said he had no feeling against
Poles. and was satisfactory to the
state, but was excused by the defense.
Alfred c. Starkweather was excused
by the state. He is from Franklin
and a painter. Because he is opposed
to capital punishment William A.
Brown of North Stonington was ex-
cused by the court, as was William
Miner of North StonIngton for the
same reason.
e Curtis Wilcox of Lisbon, a farm
er, was accepted as juror No l. He
said he had no i'll feeling toward Poles.
Having knowledge of the murder and
a fixed opinion regarding it John Nc
Manus of Fitchville was excused by
the court The defense excused Her
man E. Learned of Lisbon, a farmer.
AS juror No. 2, Clifford H. Robinson
was chosen. He qualified sufficiently
for both sides, but Charles D. Babcock
of Griswold, a farmer, said he would
require an eyewitness, and he was ex-
cused by the court. Samuel G. Hart
shorn of Franklin was excused by the
defense. Sherman L. Geer of Griswold
said his memory was not good and he
was excused by the state.
Howard A. AK of Salem, a farmer,
was excused by the defense, while the
court excused (. Judson Miner of Boz
rah, a farmer, who has a fixed opinion
regarding the case.
Fred ]. Brown Of Lebanon said that
he had served as Juror in one capital
case, and that he employs Poles. He
was accepted as juror No. 8.
Joseph A. Griswold of Bean Hill, a
farmer, said he had served on a jury
in a murder trial at New London. He
was acceptable to both sides and is
juror No. 4.
Leon E. Walker was excused for be-
ing out of the county having moved
from Lebanon to Willimantic in June.
AS juror No. william A. Edmond of
Griswold. a farmer, was chosen. He
is married and A years of age.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion John L. Geer of North Stoning-
ton was excused by the defense, while
the court excused Charles l. Beebe, he
having served on the grand jury in
this case. The defense also excused
Fred G. Stark of Lebanon, who had
served on a capital case in New Lon
don.
As juror No. 6, Birdsey G. Palmer
Of Voluntown was selected. He is not
prejudiced against Poles, but did not
think If he was single he would court
and marry a Polish girl. Origen S.
Gallup of Voluntown being opposed to
capital punishment was excused by the
court as was Irving ]. Willis Of this
city for the same reason.
Ira D. Clifford of Salem had formed
an opinion and was excused, as was
Elmer E. Coon of Voluntown, who
would not like to vote for a death
penalty.
Orlando c. Tucker Of Lebanon. who
served in murder trial IA years ago
when a colored man was acquitted
was accepted as juror No. Z. This
completed the list of men summoned
in except those on the Bogardus case
and the remainder of the jury will be
selected on next Tuesday.