The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-10

III Seattie loT Ten lhoHIHs. returning
early in August. He read shor
article on the Ledbeter ease in tn,
Seattle Times, and one article after
returning. He had heard and parti
cipated in talk about the case at LAX,
Crystal. The defense challenged fol
and the Juror was excused.
William Henslein, a retired farmer
from AmbOy. was challenged by th'
defense for actual bias, and the state
admitted it,
Second Special Venire.
Judge Pfau issued an order for an
other special venire for twenty tales
men, at 9:45 a. M, returnable forth
with. and Sheriff Donahue proceeded
to get the men without leaving the
city. He stated that he would en-
deavor To get men from outside who
were in the city, but if he could not
get enough this way he would have
TO 90 outside. He thought that he
would be able to get some within an
hour.
Russ Burrill, Al South Bend farmer,
was challenged by the defense for act
ual bias. He had visited the Ledbeter
farm and been shown over it by Mr..
Wolcott. and had heard some talk and
read little, but had formed no
opinion in the case. The challenge
was withdrawn, and the defense used
its thirteenth peremptory challenge.
Ninth Juror Sworn.
Thomas C.. Norman, Garden City
farmer. was quickly accepted by both
sides as the ninth juror, after he had
told the defense that he knew of no
reason why he could not try the ease
fairly and impartially on the evidence
submitted in court, and the state that
he had no conscientious scruples against
capital punishment.
Fred Boesch, II horse dealer and
farmer of Shelby township. was chal-
lenged by the defense for actual bias.
and the challenge was admitted bv the
state
Grant Lewis, a young farmer of
Judson, answering as almost every
other juror who was examined did,
said that he was Il subscriber to the
MankatO Daily Free Press. He had
read and heard talk about the Led
better case, and had formed an opin-
ION regarding the guilt or innocence
OF the parties accused The defense
challenged for actual bias. The Juror
thorght that he could try the case
fairly. The triers found the challenge
true.
IL. 7. Belknap of Garden CITY. who
said that he was common laborer.
had read and talked OF the case. and
was challenged by the defense for
actual bias. He said that he had
formed no decided opinion on the case.
as he had learned that newspaper
reports were not always correct. The
defense withdrew the challenge and
challenged peremptorily.
l.. H. Moses, Garden City farmer.
and uncle of Charles Moses, said that
ne knew of no reason why he could
not try the case fairly and impartially.
ana the deiene had no challenge. He
had 20 scruples against capital punish
ment, and the state had no challenge.
Mr.. Moses was then sworn as the
tenth juror.
The panel being exhausted, court
took recess at 1890 a. m. until 3
p. m.
The court told the jurors selected
that If they wished anything thew
should make it known. BY agreement
OF the attorneys, it was decided that
II only part of the jurors wish to
go out for exercise. they can do so.
and the remainder remain in the court
house In charge of an officer.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
Sheriff Donahue returned the fol-
lowing talesmen into court this aft
ernoon: Henry Schalow. Erie Shaw.
+. +. Norton. Walter Daniels, Fred
Beequette. Walter Fowler j. B. Ford.
Peter Ulman, P. II. Jordan, Fred Bonn
bach, Dan Foley, Jacob Schweipert. r.
J. Cummings, Anton B. Gabler. JOSEPH
Huettl, Andreas Lundberg, Charles
Johnson. Herman III. Born. A. Burlison.
George Bates. None of them asked to
be excused except Mr. Bates, who is
over seventy years of age He was
excused. Mr.. Huettl did not answer
at roll call
+. J. Cummings, carpenter OF
South Bend, said that he has worked
Tor railroads the past four years and
went to Savage June 18th last to
work for the Omaha road and did
not return until Nov I. He had read
or heard but little about the case.
The defense challenged for actual bias,
and the state admitted it and the
juror was excused.
Peter Clman of this city stated that
he could sit on the case and try If
fairly and impartially, and the defense
had no challenge. Answering the state
ne said that he had no conscientious
scruples against capital punishment
The state brought out the fact that
the juror had read about the case in
The Free Press and Mankato Post
and heard it talked about. The state
challenged for actual bias, but when
Mr.. Ulman stated that he mad formed
no opinion in regard to the parties
accused, the state withdrew its chal-
Ienge and interposed a peremptory