The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-25
10 JURORS
in The BOX
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CCnunued from rage one.
McHose. w. c. Brown and w. J..
Hawk being accepted and sworn to
try the colored man.
The examination showed the per-
centage of persons against capital
punishment decidedly on the increase.
FIVE being excused on that score by
the court F. B. Leech, ]. &C. Nc
Address, H. E. Magill, S. Dunlop and
ID. H. Mcintyre stated that they were
unable to vote to impose the death
penalty in any case.
The number of peremptory chal-
| lenges exercised b. the defense was
increased to fifteen. six being used
this morning on H. J. Rusch, H.
Amerland, H. P. Lough. Geo. w.
Grove, d. l. Ames, and G.. G. Welton.
The session opened this morning
with ten jurymen. the special venire
ordered BY the court, ready for ex-
amination That was, exhausted with
two accepted. Another special ven
| ire of FIVE was exhausted after one
more had been accepted. Tur. men
were then picked up by the sheriff at
| large,
Yesierda2, Afternoon.
OF the seventeen veniremen ex-
amined yesterday afternoon, six were
/ accented for cause and peremptory
/ gressed further, it was still more evil
| dent that many were lodging jury
service, preferrir- not to serve in a
case where a mans life was at stake.
| While there were soi-le who felt that
| they had formed opinions which would
bias them in passing Judgment, there
was still greater number opposed to
the death penalty In E ~ form.
j. D. Smith of Fargo held against
the rope route and was excused by
the court
| A. w. Mohr Of Buffalo proved un-
qualified and was excused by the court
| for cause.
Harry T. Alsop of Fargo vas ac-
cepted for cause, but was challenged
peremptorily by the defense.
/ d. M Roth of Casselton failed co
qualify and was excused for cause by
! the court
H. l.. Hill was cut off from service
on the jury by peremptory challenge
by the defense.
/ E. A. Thompson, merchant of
Page, met all requirements and was
sworn as a juror.
e. C. Eddy of tbs city looked like a
juror for a time and it was NOT until
the black defendant shook his head
that he was challenged peremptorily
by the defense.
VIM. Hildebrand. a hotel keeper OF
Davenport. was disposed of by the
| same route.
Ben Harold OF wheatland a
merchant, filled all requirements and
was sworn as a juror.
Charles #. Holmes of Fargo was
next examined an testihed that ii
would be impossible for him to set
aside the opinion that he held and
Judge the case on the evidence intro
duced. He was excused for cause by
the court
WIN. Al. Hunter of Fargo shifted
down to the last stages, when States
Atty. Al. w. Fowler put the capita
i punishment question. Mr.. Hunter
4 held that he could not sit on d jury
and vote to hang any man The couri
/ took up the questioning
"You don't want to sit on this jury
do your" was a question PUT by rht
n court
n ut is quite irnmaterial to me- WAS
1.-THE reply. IF the court 50 desires to
II would be pleased to serve"
Il The court then s. arted an investiga
4 tion as to when Mr. Hunter had PLACED
i a ban on capital punishment, the ques-
Il tioning being extende. sir. Hunter
was finally excused for cause by ths
. court
j.. FL. Gale. q merchant Of Hunter
was the last OF the vensre OF thirty,
Ave Jurors to be examined and he was
disposed OF by the Teremptory chaI.
lenge route. Court adjourned at 43l
to allow the sheriff to subpoena q spe.
cial venire pf ten from which il was
4 hoped to get the remaining foul
Jurors,
Fargo races. Tuesday. Wednesday
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