The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-14

OF Batliu purcell. Ine DalllI escorC
ed them to the Curtis house, where
meals and lodging for the jurors had
been arranged for.
Hon. VIM. Welsh of Mt. Vernon,
one of the veniremen, claimed ex-
emption from service on account OF
his age He notified the court that
he only recently passed his seventy
third birthday anniversary. While his
intimate acquaintances knew his age,
Mr.. Welsh brought look of surprise
to the faces of the strangers in the
court room when he said that he was
born in 1888. He was excused by the
court.
The rules as to spectators and
others. except lawyers and court Off
cials, using tbe front stairways and
door in entering and leaving the court
room are being rigidly enforced.
Miss Hucie A. Jones, the Knox
county court stenographer, is max
ing the official report of this case, hav-
ing been appointed to do the work by
Judge Wickman, Tuesday morning.
While several Of those who have
been called as witnesses came to Mt.
Vernon Tuesday, the greater number
of them will not come here until after
the jury has been finally selected and
taken TO Newark to view the scene
OF the lynching.
venire Exhausted
At LAS Tuesday afternoon the
thirty.flve names in the first venire
drawn were exhausted after 10 men
had been accepted conditionally and
Judge Wickman ordered a recess until
Wednesday morningf at Q o'clock.
At 9:45 o'clock Wednesday morning
it appeared for one minute that jury
had been completed to try the mur'
der case of Ohio VS.. Lewis ]. Bolton
The panel was filed at that hour, and
the state, responding TO Judge Wick
hams question, Are there any per
emptory challenges?" replied that II
was satisfied with the jury as it ther
stood Prosecuting Attorney Smytht
said that the state would pass the
jury.
Judge Waight, one of the attorneys
| for the defendant, then addressed tn,
jurors briefly, saying that, when thu
proper time was at hand, the defense
would admit that crime was com
mitted in Newark, and said that th'
final issue would be as to whethe
the defendant in this case was con
nected with the same. He then aske'
the jurors If there was any reasol
why they could not fairly consider th
case. ], E. Litzenburg, who had bee
accepted, subject to peremptory cha
lenge, said that he Is opposed to Til
saloon business. A little later MI
Litzenburg was excused by the dc
fense.
Judge Waight next inquired as t
whether any of the men had hear
the Rev. j. RI, Miller of Newark spea
in churches on the Newark lynchin
and conditions. Mr.. w. r. Blair II
piled that he had, and that he ha
talked with The Rev. Mr.. Miller. Nj
Blair was excused for cause
, The first peremptory challenge o.
ercised was by the defense, whio
excused Mr.. l.. A. Stream. Followin
this there were many conferences b,
tween attorneys for the defense, eac
side making quick survey of the iur
as soon as the panel would be fillet
Up to II o'clock the state had not o!
, erclsed It's right to remove and jur!
man from the panel. The defens
had removed four peremptorily.
Sheriff Parker was busy ma
Tuesday afternoon and evening. Fo
lowing the eXhausting of the frs
special yenire Judge Wlckhan mad
up list of 50 names and by 10 D. II
43 of these had been served. Ii wa
found that two OF tho men named |
the list were dead. These wer
Messrs James and Harry Fishburi
rhe sheriif reported that John Vanc,
G, Il. Knerr. George Englehardt, VIII
field s. Fowler and Robert l.. Parke
could not be found by . o'cloc
Wednesday morning all those who ha
been served we're In the court room
and no time was lost In getting dow
to work.
The defendant in this case, aithoug
he Is indicted ON a serious charg,
does not give any signs of worr,
While he shows keen interest 1
every move made. he wears smil
the greater part OF the time
Hopes for securing the jury imm,
diately following the noon reces
were knocked out when challengin
was resumed, This caused the exam
nation of many more talesmen,
At $3.50 o'clock Wednesday aftel
noon the special venlre was exhauste