The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-10

lOllOWlHS HlhS udu bSCh hSNCptSu oS jurors in the MacDonlad case:
 Frank HarVey-Grocery clerk.
 Peter Schrammen-Laborer.
 E. V. Carpenter and con- tractor.
 Fred Handy-Teamster.
 J. S. MoIIoy-Civil engineer.
 AL Ranier-Hotel keeper.
 J. w. Rummell-Steamshi clerk.
 A. J. Ficken-Manager Frye Bruhn. H. L. Dott.
 A. H. Motte-Laborer.
 A. J. Ficken, the twelfth venire- man called and examined, revised Blackstone this morning. According to the provisions of the early English law, as related by Mir. Ficken, butch CTS could not serve on juries, because, since it was their daily duty to shed blood, they lacked those human sen timents that even a juror in murder case should possess. So, although II jurors had been examined ahead of him, he was the first venireman whose views in opposition to capital punish ment threatened to exclude him from the jury box. But further examina- ton by Senator Piles disclosed the fact that he did believe that there were cases so astrociOus that hang ing might be all right, and the prose cution passed him.
 After considering the matter all last night, the defense announced it's readiness to accept venirman A. B. Ferguson, a placer operator from the interior, who stated yesterday after noon that he had interests on Flat creek. and that he intended to return there. He was just as promptly challenged premptorily by the prose cution. making three for the govern ment. out of it's total of ten. H. A. Hurlbutt having been challenged by the prosecution late yesterday after noon.
 When the name of H. s. SOkoloff was drawn by the clerk, and Mir. SOk- olofr had taken his place in the box, the attorneys for the prosecution an nounced that one of their number had very fully discussed the case with him. Simon Hellenthal said that he had received information that Soko- loff had knowledge which would make his a witness in the case, and had talked the matter over very thorough ly with him at that time. This was long prior to his being drawn on the jury. It was agreed by the attOr- neys on both sides that this conver- sation probably disqualified him, and he may be said to be the first man so far excused by general consent.
 John Johnson is a fisherman, a min CT, a prospector and launchman. He stated that he had heard some con- versation about the case and about the defendant, and the conversation had made some impression or him. He believed that he could disregard this impression, and try the case fairly according to the evidence, and there was a failure to lay ground for chal- lenge for cause. The defense, how ever, very quickly challenged him pre- emptorily.
 I. J. St. Clair announced that he was under the sgurgeon's care for deafness, and was excused by the court. F. D. Beattie, a printer, ad- mitted that he had a very pronounced opinion, and said that he knew he would not make a fair juror, and was excused for cause. l.. A. Moore said that he would not like to be tried by juror in the same frame of a mind as he was, and the challenge by the defense was not resisted by the pros ecutiOn.
 Milton Bothwell was the last jur. or on the stand before noon. He con fessed a pronounced prejudice. He said he had talked to Harry Sterling and to some other witnesses. When he was asked if he would be willing | to be tried for murder by twelve men u-bo IoOI, ,no,, tho iurOr opd tbo i1r or's case as the juror looked upon i the defendant and the defandant's case, and he answered emphatically "I certainly would" thereby rather strongly indicating on which side his prejudices lay.
 Al Rainer was probably the most a stranger of any venirman who had been examined up to noon today. He had been in town but two weeks, com ing here from the vicinity of Ruby he said, where he hay kept a hotel Both defenses and the prosecution were satisfied with him.
 J. w. Rummell, chief clerk of the Alaska Steamship company, was eas | fly satisfactory to both sides of the case, and was readily accepted
 Nineteen of the fifty jurors who ap peared yesterday morning had been disposed of at noon today. Of these four were excused at their own re quest, four by the court on challenge for cause, one by the defense and three by the prosecution.
 After the noon recess today, the proceedings began to show results