The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-21
Only Three of the Original
Venire Remain in the
Jury Box
DYING Statement WILL
PROBABLY FIGURE N Case
veniremen Are Being Examined As to
Their Belief ii, This Form of Eyi.
dcnce-No Challenges without
Cause Have Been Made.

Progress in the work Of securing a
jury to try McLain Cooper ON the
charge of murder in the first degree
In the Grand Forks district court was
slow today. Up to the hour for the
noon adjournment three of the orig
mai venirement had been challenged
ior cause by the prosecution, new We
lremen being drawn to take their
place.
The fact that the three veniremen
IN question, Michael Neville of Grand
Forks. L. A. Warnken of Emerado
and Charles w. Coss of Grand Forks
expressed themselves as adverse TO
tne lnnlction OF the death penalty was
was made by the prosecution.
Geo. L. 1.aSalle of Larimore, A. E.
Nelson and Thomas Baaler of Grand
Forks were the veniremcn drawn to
take their places.
Three others of the original venire
placed IN the jury box yesterday have
expressed themselves as adverse to
the infliction of the death penalty.
They are Hessrs. Haugen, Onllid and
Grant.
Neither the defense nor the prose-
cut!on have yet availed themselves of
their right to challenge veniremen
without cause. In a murder trial the
prosecution has right to challenge
ten veniremen while the defense may
challenge twenty.
Dying Statement
Ihe prosecution spent considera bio
time in the examination of the venire-
men on their attitude toward dying
statements. indicating that the state
Will present such a statement. The de-
tense this morning went over that
ground with the veniremen endeayor-
ing to determine whether or not such
a statement would hold greater weight
than evidence given under oath on the
stand.
Geo; A. Bangs. who was appointed
by Judge Templeton upon the request
OF States Attorney Lyche Of Trail
county. is conducting the examination
OF the veniremen for the prosecution
because of his better knowledge of
the Grand Forks county situation
Tracy Bangs conducts the examine
ton for the defense. :.
Talked About Newspapers
Newspapers came in for discussion
this morning when one Of the ven1re-
men stated that he had read a state
ment of the purported facts in news
paper. Judge Templeton expressed
the opinion that newspapers ought to
maintain silence so far as alleged
l.. is We're concerned. at least until
d1ter a jury was secured for the trial.
Called Another vcnirc
This afternoon Judge Templeton
ordered another venirc of thirty call
ed. the following names being drawn:
George w. Gets. T. j. Hagen. L. II.
sannes. Chas. Vogel. Eels Thompson.
NJ. j. Lavalle, William Flynn. j. f.
Anderson. n. A. Fladeland. John
Griffith. John l5ikoff and W. f.. De
lay and John Anderson. Elm Grove:
Henry Hoveland. Avon: Q. T. Loi-
land. Wallc: Andrew Fladeland. AM
ericus: Amos Peterson. Americus: a.
J. kluXdahl Union: Simon Lowcn.
Mekinock: George Richards. Grand
Forks township: Andrew Hoverson.
Ferry: Rockwell Rolack. Rye; Lewis
Ackerman. Michigan: John Muir.
Strabane: TheoMoen. Ferry: Newman
Winslow. Hegton; John Aurland. Lo-
gan Center: James McSherry. Ches-
ter: G. A.. Hamilton. Elkmount. and
V. n. Engen, Loretta.