The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-22

After diving. deep into many law
books during the noon recess. Attor-
ney Wendenburg argued as to the
eligibility of the three veniremen, c. p
| Wilkinson. !. II. Frye and r. Cleve--
land Woodbridge. who were not quail
fed voters. although otherwise citi-
zens OF the State and not otherwise
disqualified from voting save from the
fact that they had not registered.
Judge Watson after consideration OF
the points involved ruled that Mr
Woodbridge was clearly ineligible. not
having lived in the county for twelve
months previous to having been sum-
moned, Mr.. Carter. for the defense,
| was non-committal. He would not
state whether the defense wanted the
questionable Jurors admitted to the
panel or excluded. but was frank
enough to say that he proposed to
note an exception in either case The
same objection was found to apply to
Mr.. Frye. Mr.. Wilkinson was again
examined. and after telling of having
moved for a time to Lynchburg and
then back to Chesterfield, he was also
declared ineligible.
Seven in box.
The first venire of sixteen men had
! then been called with the result that
seven Jurors were in the box. as fol-
lows: N. W. Farley, r. Henry Gov
ington. John T. Dance e L. Wilson.
+, A l.. Fetteroff Irving l. Bass. Jr.. and
3. w. Fuqua. Mr. Farley is a quarry
man by trade Mr.. Feteroff, n contrac-
tor and builder. and the others are
farmers from the section OF the coun-
r, ty lying nearest to Petersburg, and
therefore far from the scene OF the
| crime.
| Although another venire was already
| In attendance on the court for the
| trial of the general cases of the term.
! the members of which were eligible
advice OF attorneys for the Common
wealth recess was taken while
| Clerk Cogbill issued n formal writ
| Tor second venirc, the members OF
| which were already In attendance on
the court Twenty men answered to
their names when Sheriff Gill called
the roll and again the tedious pro
! ceeding OF examining each individual
I went on through the warm afternoon
until almost night.
E. A. Belcher. forty-two years old.
! had read The Times-Dispatch daily
, since the crime and had formed an
opinion. He believed the substance
of what he had read to be correct
, and true account Of the murder and
mad expressed his opinion OF the case
several times He was excused
W.. S. Clarke, aged fifty-nve. had
read little of the case. but thought
! he could give fair trial. 1t would
require evidence to change the opinion
he had already formed, however. and
he was allowed to stand aside after
prolonged cross examination as to the
extent the Impressions on his mind
We're In reality fixed opinions. O. w
Cox. aged fftytwo. had read every
| thing he could get hold of on the case
from the first and was promptly re
1ected as Ineligible. P. L. Wilkinson.
aged thirty-eight, had read the papers
and had fixed opinion which 1t would
take material evidence to change. He
was excused. y. j. Partin. aged forty
! two years, had formed an opinion
from newspaper accounts, and had So
+ expressed himself, and was allow cd
40 stand aside
/ One Juror Secured.
| "; L8urgess proved the first adj
dtttop ~ the jury at the afternoon
session He Is fifty-two years of age
-and had read newspapers. but his
/ opinion was not such that evidence
| could not alter 1t. He believed he
could give trial as though he had
never seen the papers. as tho news-
paper for which he subscribes. he
stated, had printed but one side. lie
was accepted as a Juror. though at
l f0YnAVg he