The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-04
JURY SECURED Is
TRY mrs. G0vlR[
FOR MURDER
Testimony Starts This Afternoon s.
Case Of Woman Who lndtsd - {
To Shoot Down Sheriff Nathswu n
of Mt. Clemens.
Members of Panel Nearly All HAxzl.
en-Defense II Likely TO 1rake
Plea Of Justification.

After the prosecutor had IN.
ished his opening statement 20 The
Jury In the case Of Mrs. 0ovars.
charged with implication In the
killing OF Sheriff Matthews, Of
VT. Clemens, Attorney Spiers for
the defense. moved that the prls-
oner be discharged because the
prosecutor had failed to cay that
he would produce evidences SUIT
fcient to convict her. The mo-
tIon was promptly denied by the
court.
Or. Henry G. Berry, Of Ne.
Clemens, who attended the sher.
III, after he was shot. was the first
witness called.
William Brouse. Huron town
ship; Isadore Cadieux, Crosse
Pointe; George Case, Brownstown
township; Lester Clark, Canton
township; Hiram Day, Sumpter
wnship; Plato Hough, Ply
mouth; William +. Kuhagen, No.
751 JOS. Campau-ave., Detroit:
August Komow. Romulus: Arthur
Meyer, Greenfield towns hip;
Frank Miller. Redford; Julius
Neif, Crosse Pointe, and w. p.
Packard, Nankin township.
The foregoing jury, composed al
most exclusively of farmers. wal
sworn in at noon, Wednesday, In the
Wayne circuit court, to try Mrs. Mary
Govare, Of Harrison township, Macomt
county, on the charge of murder II
~. -
Joachim Matthews, of Mt. Clemens
shot by Benny Govare. 14-year-old SOL
of the defendant, on the Govare farm
Dec. /. Benny, also charged with muir
der In the same case, will be tried al
the close Of his mothers trial. He II
now out on bail. In the court room
Tuesday, he was q conspicuous figure
but he was absent on "Wednesday
morning. Another brother. Achille, ~
yeafs old. sat at the side Of hi
mother today. The latter, unAhlo ~
understand English, appeared 70 taks
no interest In the court proceedings
The securing OF IL unbiased mer
to sit as jurors was no easy task, thu
majority Of the prospective juror.
called and examined, explaining tina
they we're prejudiced TO a certain ex
tent In regard 10 the shooting OF TIT
sheriff Testimony along certain lines
voulu be necessary to change tneil
fixed opinion. they informed forne
Prosecutor Warren s. Stone, who II
associated with Prosecutor Hum
mcrich, of Nj. Clemens. In mos- In
stances the jurors said they acquires
Al -. nf
read about the case in Detroit news
papers. The exact nl-ure or thet
prejudice, however, was not revealed
for the reason that the attorney
didn't press them for a revelation.
The prejudice OF one man, Henri
johnson, No. $50 McGraw-ave.. De
troit, became apparent. however. Al
ter being excused by the prosecution
because Of his opinion, he said that NJ
believed Sheriff Matthews had NJ
right on the Govare farm IL he had az
warrant. but that ii he we're possessed
of the legal document. his presence
on the premises was warranted.
After hearing this statement, Attor
ney Spiers, for the defense, evidenti.
being OF the opinion that the sneriI
had no warrant, wanted Mr.. johnson
left on the jury, arguing with th'
court, Judge Mckay, of Mt. Clemens
that testimony might remove the pre-
judice of the juror. Mr. Johnson WIZ
e en- asked by Mr.. Spiers II he wished
TO remain on the jury.
Mr.. Stone objected TO the question
and the court sustained the objection
The court also recognized the chal
lenge of the prosecution.
George Coan. OF Taylor township
WAS excused without complaint from
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