The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-05-29
ROOSEVELT LIBEL
JURY IS SWORN IN
Panel Secured After 81 Venlre-
men Were Examined.
ELEVEN ARE MARRIED MEN
Colonel Shows Great Interest In Es-
animation Of Prospective Jurymen
While Defendant Newett
Exhibits Little.

Marquette, MICH, May Ei.-l ne Jufs
In the case of Theodore Roosevelt
versus George A. Newett was com
pleted late last night after fifty-two
veniremen had been examined. The
Jurors were sworn and then taken in
charge by the sheriff.
The following is the list OF the jury
men:
Joseph Robear, Ishpeming, team
ster. age twenty-five, married; Will
liam Pryor, Marquette, locomotive
fireman, age twenty-seven, married;
Robert Bruce of Powell. woodsman,
aged ffty-four married; w. II. Mat
thews of Gwyn mining clerk, age
twenty-five, married; William Fass-
tender, Marquette, teamster, age TWEEN
ty-eight. married; John Frederickson.
Negaunee, miner, age thirty-one,
single; Gust Polcen Of Wells, married,
blacksmith. age thirty-two; William
Sharp of Negaunee. born in England.
age thirty.three, teamster married;
John A. Johnson. farmer, Marquette
county, age thirty-six, married; VIII
liam Garrow of Ely. miner, age TWEEN
ty-six, married; Andrew P. Johnson,
age sixty.eighth, miner lives at Hum
boldt. married; Thomas Howard, age
fifty-two farmer, of Chocolay, mar
ried.
Many NationalitIes Appear.
The veniremen examined were most
ly of Swedish or Irish extraction but
there were several native-born and a
Finn and German. AS regards pro-
fession, they were mainly miners,
lumbermen, or employees In the Offices
of the ore companies. They were all
certain they wouldn't be Influenced
by the fact that the plaintiff in the
case had formerly been president OF
the United States but that they would
be swayed only by the law and the
evidence. Also they were a unit IN
saying 1t was a serious thing to call
a man a murderer, thief or drunk
ard II you couldn't prove It. Some OF
them were dismissed because they
previously discussed the case and
lad expressed decided opinions; 9TH
ers dropped because Of too close an
acquaintance with Mr.. Newett. while
two walked the plank because they
we're brother Elks. Mr.. Newett being
a charter member OF the Elks lodge
OF lshpeming
Lawyer Pound is Particular.
Lawyer James H. Pound OF Detroit,
the chief counsel for the prosecution,
was much more particular in his ex-
animation OF jurors than w. p. Bel
den the chief lawyer for the defense
and demanded the removal for cause
of five prospective Jurors to the de-
lenses own. Lawyer Pounds favorite
two questions were:
DO you regard calling a man a
thief or a drunkard or uttering other
libel against him as joke or seri-
Gus natter" and IF you are selected
as juror in this case will you permit
anyone to approach you and endeavor
to influence your verdict"
Lawyer Belden also had two faso-
rite questions. The first one was:
Have you any prejudice against a
newspaper, during campaign, max.
Ing charges against the character or
habits OF a candidate for Office, pro-
videi that those charges are true?"
Lawyer Belden's second best question
was, viii you be influenced by the
fact that one of the parties in this
suit is a national figure and former
president OF the United States, while
the other is country editor?"
Colonel Deeply Interested.
And during all the questioning Of
the veniremen, Colonel Roosevelt sat
quietly just inside the railing of the
court room between James A. Garfield
and George A. Shiras OF Marquette,
who is entertaining Colonel Roose-
welt at his home. The colonel showed
the deepest and most profound inter
est in the case and sometimes sat
leaning over In the direction of the
Juror who was being examined, and
with his eyes fixed sternly on the
mans face. Sometimes an answer by
venireman would cause him 10
whisper excitedly TO Garfield or
Shiras. but he exchanged no words OF
even look with his counsel. Editor
| Newett, who Is a tall, spare man OF
possibly ffty-five years Of age, with
iron gray hair and mustache and
rudy complexion and looking more
like a colone! OF cavalry than a coun
try editor, did not take the eager
Interest In the trial displayed by the
colonel, but sat stiff and grim by the
| side OF his counsel