The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-13
POlLE| JURY IS DRAWN
ACTION NOW ON TRIAL
From Fridays Daily.

Twelve men have been selected
to decide the case Of the State of
Minnesota versus Charles Pollei,
who is charged with the crime of
murder in the second degree. The
twelfth juror was secured just be-
fore court took recess this fore
noon.
When court opened this afternoon
Attorney Ellsworth opened the case
for the state, after which the TAX
ing Of testimony was proceeded
with.
Not One Is Accepted.
Out OF the additional venire of fiji
teen men gotten together by Sheriff
Osten at three o'clock yesterday not
one of them qualified to sit on the
Pollei case. Most of these men
were from Mankato, one or two Of
them being from South Bend and
Mankato township. Proceedings were
resumed about three o'clock and by
4:45 all but three of them had been
examined. Of these three, one sue
ceeded in disqualifying on account
of age, one on account of deafness
and one because he said he was
liable to have an attack of gall
stones any time. He had the last
attack last May and seemed to
think that another attack was due
about the time the jury goes out to
decide the fate of Charles Pollei.
From the way most Of the men act
ed one could not detect any great
desire in any of them to sit on this
jury. 1t took about the same length
of time for each one: all had read
great deal about the case, most
of them had been on the spot a
little after the murder occurred, and
without a single exception all had
formed opinions as to whether Pol.
lei is guilty or not guilty of the
crime charged.
Another Venre Ordered.
When this, the second special
venire, of fifteen men had been ex-
hausted, Judge Pau ordered the
sheriff to get together another VEN
ire of fifteen men by $50 this fore.
noon. This time was changed to
1890 because it was thought that
it would be impossible to have all
the men here so early.
Examined the Veniremen.
Deputy Sheriff Ed. Ario served
the special venire for fifteen tales
men in Shelby township nearly all
being farmers. The following is
the list secured: Thomas Rooney,
Ed. Bartholomew, H. A. Long. Au-
gust Dukerschein. Henry Truwe,
George Collins. William Busse, John
Hobart. August Rennpferd Frank
Grove. Charles Harvey. n. P. Grass,
A. NJ. Cornell, N. E. Day, ]. L.
Samson
The Venire was returned in court
at 1890 a. m. and all answered
to their names except Messrs. Ho-
bart and Samson, who were I'M
avoidably delayed.
Thomas Rooney of Ceresco was
the first called. and as he had
formed no opinion as to the guilt
or innocence of the defendant. the
defense used its sixth peremptory
challenge.
Had Not Heard of Case.
August Dukerschein, who lives on
his farm near Amboy. was called
and seemed an ideal juror, having
no recollection of having ever heard
or read of the case, but the defense
excused him peremptorily, using it's
second peremptory challenge.
George Collins, who lives on q
farm on the edge of Amboy. was
another who seemed like good ma,
terial SO far as his condition of
mind was concerned. but the de-
Tense excused him peremptorily.
Ed. Bartholomew, of Amboy, for
merly OF Pleasant Mound, single
man living with his mother, was
accepted by the defense but it de,
h,l Il;
torney in Il case. A challenge for
actual bias by the state was found
not true by the triers. and the state
used another peremptOry challenge
n. +. Day told the defense that
he had done business with Mr.
Hughes. when asked whether he
had had business relations with the
firm of Hughes e Ellsworth. On
further questioning, he said that it
was Thomas Hughes.
Had Read of Shooting.
Mr.. Day said that he had read
of the shooting in the Kansas City
Star, but not in any local papers
He had no feeling in the matter
one way or the other. He had lived
in Amboy since 1894 and is a la
boring man. The defense excused
him peremptorily.
Henry Truwe, who lives with his
father n. Truwe, at Amboy, was
challenged by the defense for actual
bias, and the state admitted it when
the talesman said that he had such
strong opinion that he did not
know whether evidence would re
move it or not. -... .
August Rennpferd was challenged
by the defense for actual bias ant
the challenge was found to be true
William Busse, who lives near Am
boy, was excused by the defense
peremptorily after he had establish
ed a favorable state of mind for sit
ting on jury.
Frank Grove was challenged by
the defense for actual bias, and the
challenge was admitted
Charles Harvey, former resi-
dent of Redwood county, for yeal
past farming two miles from Am
boy, was peremptorily excused b!
the defense.
n. P. Grass, native of Denmark
residing near Amboy, was peremp
torily challenged by the defense af
ter failing to show actual bias.
II. A. Long, farming five mile!
from Amboy, stated that he hat
formed an opinion as to who die