The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-11-28

Defense and Prosecution Ac-
ceps Jury With Two Women
Members-Opening State
ments 10 Be Made and TAX
ING OF Testimony to Com
mence Tomorrow.
4 cesrslana G. windle. widow.
Ss2s tsth as. N. {.
a John ]. poran. asteman Pa.
elfie Coast Steamship Co. 2oie
Dearborn 81.
A Frank Jobss. commission mer.
chant. Tcs iTth ss. N.
4 Mary L. Carroll. housewife.
setf Whitman as.
s. A. W. Stone. banker, Erum-
els~.
& Charles eIrehopberser. farm
sr. Aaron.
7. A. L. spotts, manufacturer of
vibrascrs. fs2s Sixth av. ~
q o. 7. Simpson. sheet metal
manufacture. eTts Jones II. N. w.
.. Fred Crosby. surveyor. S54o
Ferdinand as.
10 n. X. Jensor, transfer man,
ssfi f2sh av. N. G.
IL. t4cmer L. Bull, printer, 734
1ssh as- $.
~. W. "A. Crowley, retired mer-
chart. 'i5s Republican 81.
with the state exercising but one
and the defense two of the three
perempsory challenges allowed 10
each SIDE. the Jury TO try Alden J.
Blethea on the grand Jury indies.
meat. charging tire crime OF main
tainlng a public nuisance In operat.
lrs the Arcade dance hall. was un-
exreeteaiy accepted with two WON.
en- on Il at ii:t5 this morning.
Judge Ronald then adjourned
court Until torcrrc~ n,ornina out
Of respect 70 the memory Of Mira
{. A. Walker. court ssrncarspher,
q ~kcie funerals this afternooh
Judge acnald will act az one Of the
pailhearerx
State eliminates Bartender
The state used its peFemptory
challenge on T. Spislbauer. n bar
tender employed at the White
House saloon. spicihausf resisted
every effort OF Deputy Prosecutor
Lundin TO show that he WIS preIu.
diced When asked II the fact that
the case dealt in material way
With the Illegal sale e iquor wouid
have any tendency 20 make him
feel biased. be- answered that he
did no, believe IN Illegal liquor sell.
Ing. and be never practiced II. and
that therefore he could try the case
fairly.
Heard Case Discussed
Spleibauer testified that he read
the Times and the Postfntelil.
gsneer, and The Star only on rare
occasions Vie admitted hearing
the nleghen case discussed several
times. but said that he formed no
opinions. He said he knew moth
fnk OF the Italian Ameriean club:
thar he never was In the Arcade
dance hall: that be never criticised
the grand jury. that he took no
part In the recall; that be il mar.
risd and has TWO daughters. stcnog
raphers
Defense Gusts Two
splcIhaner occupied the eleventh
seal In the inry box. and IN hts
place. Homer l. Bull. a printer.
was called. The defense exercised
It's peremptoYy challenges on
George NJ. Beard. a carpenter AZ
Bethel. and A. l. Rosby. a carpen-
ter. 1863 Hudson 81 A. vs. Stone
banker at Ennmclaw. took
Boards place. and IT, X Ienson.
transfer man with offices IN the
university district, took Rosby's
place.
The examinations of jnrors today
ts9an with ROsby. who occupied
the tenth seat when court convened
tk.s morning Rosby testified that
he is married. that be signed the re-
call petition and voted In the recall
election. that he knew nothing of
the facts in the case on trial. thar
he was not preiudiced one way or
the other.
spieibauer was the next venIre-
man examined.
Crowley Accepted
W. VI Crowley. the twelfth Juror
on the original panel was passed
Tor cause BY both sides. after tes-
tifying that he was retired mer.
chant; that he never served on
Jury before; that he generally read
The Star and sometimes read the
other papers. that be knew none OF
the facts in the Blethen case and
could give fair trial.
States first peremptory cbal.
lense, then announced Judge
Ronald.
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