The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-27

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+ After obtaining but two men out Of
the specia venire of 20 returnable at
8 a. m, to serve as jurors in the Du-
mas case, Judge w. S. McClenahan at
$3.50 this afternoon ordered another
special venire of 20 men to report at
9 a. m. Friday. "
The men examined for jury duty
today were from the During, Foy,
German, Firman, Battle country
Nearly all were farmers and most of
them had read newspaper accounts
of how Dr. Dumas had been held up
as liking of crooks" all l I'm all but
a few instances the proposed jurors
admitted that they had formed an
opinion. .ss. :. :. So. ~ T..
John Wagner, farmer, living at
Firman, was the first man accepted
today as jury and August Weber,
farmer of Battles, and the eight
eenth man of the special venire to be
examined, was the other person sworn
in as juror. Three more men are
needed to complete the jury.
Pays His Compliments to Pioneer.
Both Wagner and Weber are Ger
man. and had read accounts of the
Dumas charges. but neither thought
it would influence them in forming
verdict. Mr.. Wagner, who has had
martial difficulties, being divorced
man, was particularly plain of his
opinion of the newspapers and the
Pioneer in particular, which he char
acterized as "the rottenest in the
state" although Mr. Wagner admit
ted that he is not subscriber.
In ordering a special venire this az
ternoon Judge McClenahan said he
would take chance on obtaining the
remaining three jurors out of list of
20. The court believed there should
be no trouble in having these men in
court Friday morning and the Dumas
case will again be delayed until that
time.
Andrews Asks the Questions.
Attorney A. A. Andrews of the
counsel for the defense, took up the
examination of the proposed jurymen
today replacing Judge Spooner.
Peter Krogseng of Battle River
was the first man of the special ven
ire called to be examined. After a
brief examination he was excused and
Otto Peterson of Foy was called. Mr..
Peterson explained that he formerly
was employed as street car conductor
in Minneapolis. He is farmer, mar
ried and has two children. He ad-
mitted having read in the paper con-
siderable about the Dumas case and
was challenged by the attorney for
the defense and the challenge was up
held by the court and Mr. Peterson
excused from duty,
Then: came John Wagner Of Fir
man, p. O., town of. Battle, who said
he had twice been married, once di-
vorced and that he had little time for
the newspapers, the Bemidji Pioneer
particularly. He said he knew Sher-
if Hazen and that nine years ago he
came to Beltrami county from Little
Falls. Mr.. Wagner said that he paid
for no Bemidji paper but admitted
that he read the Pioneer now and
then and that in that paper he read
of the Dumas case.
Wagner on Newspapers.
s:The only paper / take said Mr..
Wagner, is the St. Paul Daily News
and it comes along four or five days
after it is printed. I get from my
neighbors a copy of The Bemidji
Pioneer now and then and / read it
and it was in there that / first saw
that Dumas was king of them all -
Asked by Attorney Andrews to ex-
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