The Washington herald., 1909-06-12
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
i2S South Roval stree,

l8 South Royal street
Alexandra, Va. June lL-After examin-
ing $50 talesmen, which required exactly
I'VE hours. Jury was obtained at 4.05
O'Clock this afternoon for the trial OF
James Dorsey. the third Of the four ne
groes charged with the murder OF Walter
F. Schultz. the Chicago artist. The last
man chosen was Z. Byiand Brawner, who
made the sixteenth juror.
Following the selection OF the jury.
Judge Barley dismissed the Jurors until
8 o'clock tomorrow morning. When court
reconvenes the FIRST thing to be done viii
be tie striking or Of four Jurors. TO make
the required twelve. The taking OF testi-
mony by the State will then be begun.
The case viii probably go TO the jury by
Tuesday evening.
During the examination Of the talesmen,
who win decide whether he shall live or
die, James Dorsey appeared entirely in
different and az intervals smoked cigar
cites and talked TO the policemen who
had charge OF him. He appeared TO be
the least concerned man in the court
room. Perhaps never before in the his
tory of the city has such large number
OF tslesmen been examined for q jury
100 OF this number responded, the others
having furnished satisfactory reasons to
the court for their nonattendance. The
examination was begun al 10 o'clock. and
about noon this panel was exhausted,
with nine IN the box
Judge Barley at once deputized the city
sergeant 10 summon all whom he could
AS a result, Sergt. Cox. Deputy Sergt. B.
3. Smith, and Bailin T. A. Fisher were
sent sourryiag in all directions IN search
OF talesmen. and they went out into the
highways and byways IN order 10 get
jurors Panel after panel OF the addi-
tional talesmen was exhausted and for a
time IL looked as though IL would be
impossible to get Jury in the city. The
court attaches. however, continued their
work until the required number was OBJ
tanned
Most Of those rejected had formed a
fixed opinion, which could not be changed
by any additional evidence. Several were
preiudiced against the prisoner, a few
were opposed TO capital punishment, while
several took the benefit OF exemption by
reason OF the age limit.
The sixteen selected are as follows:
George w. Bontz. ir.. Mitchell Watkins
". S Harper, Moses Jafra, Thomas
Chauncey. Harvey I. Poss. John McCuen.
Edmund c. Bell. Samuel c. Boush. John
T. Haring. Charles W. TraveTs. James
Chauncey, Clarence Westcott, D. L.
spinks, J. a. Delaney, and E. Hyland
Brawner.
Before a large sudienee at the opera
house this afternoon st. Mary's Acad-
emy. conducted by the sisters Of the Holy
Cross. held its forty-first annual COM
mencement. An interesting musical and
literary programme was given, IN which
the 200 scholars attending that Institution
participated The various numbers were
heartily applauded. At the conclusion or
the exercises Rev. Father H J. Cutler
delivered an address TO the eleven grad
yates. This was followed by the an
nouncement Of medals and diplomas by
Rev. Father l. F. Kelly. and they were
conferred by Rev. Father Cutler. Many
OF the students and all OF the graduates
were the recipients o. flowers
The five graduates IN the academic
course were Misses Margaret Ernestine
DAILY. Of Phoebus, Va; Ida Osmana Grill
". Helen Marian Corbet. Marie Agnes
Greene. and Lola Fitz Hugh Ashton, Of
this city. The six graduates In the COM
mercial department were Misses Agnes
Josephine Graumann Rose Mary Lash.
Of Alexandria; Mary Kavanaugh. OF
Staunton. Va: Alma Maria Desio. OF
Washington; Esther Kuhn, and Nettie
Lee Studs. Of Alexandria.
Medals were awarded as follows: Kath-
crime DAILY Christian doctrine: Nina
Brady. department In the intermediate
department. Katherine Brill, attendance
in the senior department; James Bayne, /
attendance in the junior department; !
Alma Desio. Improvement in violin: Ruth /
Gerlacher. B. Burell. II. Fairfax, and NJ. !
Murphy certificates in stenography and /
typewriting; A. Desio. A. Graumann, R. 1
Lash, and NJ Murphy. certificates in the I
Palmer method Of penmanship; VI. DAILY. /
n. Kavanaugh. NJ. Hellmuth. c. Alex
ander, and A. Barley. prizes for scholar
ship.
Enthusiastic because she had been ac-
quilted OF q charge OF being drunk on a
steamer Of the Norfolk and Washington /
Steamboat Company, Florence BobbItt
this morning as che started out OF the I
Police Court room. tossed a 81 bill on I
the desk Of Police Justice Cation and