The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-01
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nection with the question regarding
prejudice.
Il fear that many talesmen refused
to serve because they had formed i'm
pressions rather than prejudices. I'm
less mans opinions are so inter
twined with his conscience that he
would disregard the evidence, and
the law, he is fit to serve. This APP
plies both to the questions regarding
prejudice and that regarding capital
punishment.
"Talesmen should search their con-
science clearly and not try to crawl
cut of serving on this jury. It is one
of the returns citizens may make for
the benefits of free government"
Several talesmen were examined
Immediately afterward by the Judge.
One said he had prejudice in the
case, and Quinn, instead OF excusing
him at once. as on Monday. piled each
with additional questions along the
same line.
William H Walsh, Lynn clerk, said
he had formed an irrevocahle opinion
on the case.
would you still stubbornly stick to
your opinion II the law said you were
wrong asked the court.
q would stick to it forever" thun-
dered Walsh.
you are excused" Numbered the
court.
The first juror OF the morning to
stand Indifferent to the prisoners was
A. F. Wentworth. Lynn fireman. After
consultation the Ettor counsel chal-
lenged him
During the next hour a score more
talesmen were examined. Nearly every
one of them were excused by Judge
Quinn. Realizing that his great ven
ire-the largest ever drawn in Essex
county-was rapidly dwindling away,
Judge Quinn grew rather testy in ply
ing questions to "prejudiced' tales
men.
Would you he insensible to all
reason and argument although 1t con-
WINGED you you were thoroughly in
the wrong?" was one of the favorite
interrogations he began to ask opinion
ated veniremen.
The question was always answered:
II would
1t began to look as If a complete
jury could not be impaneled from this
venire-that another would have to
be called. Nearly every talesman has
tried the prisoners in his own mind
once and for all, according to the
sworn admission of each, made before
the court
City Marshal Patrick Lehan OF
Salem today received two alleged
blackhand letters, saving that unless
Ettsr, Giovannitti and Caruso were re
leased soon, the Salem court house
and Jail would be blown to pieces.
They were written in large black
characters on market letters and said
they meant business. z. said Lehan
We are not afraid. but will double
our police precautions.
District Attorney Atwill. prescott
ing the case, received a "blackhand
telegram THIS noon. IL said that
unless he moved at once to release
the three prisoners. great army OF
sympathizers will march upon the
court house Atwill announced he has
been receiving constant threats for q
week
Counsel for the defendants became
jrbilant as the venire kept dissolvins
under the judges preliminary ques
tioning.
IF these three hundred and fifty
men represent the common thought Of
Essex county, said Attorney FREQ
Moore. then the prosecution must
feel how distasteful is their task OF
attack ng the prisoners. If com
pleted Jury cannot finally be garner
ed from this great group of men, ther
/ think the prosecution may perhaps
sea wisdom OF dismissing the case
without further ado
When adjournment came az one p
m, only two Juror we're in the box.