The Detroit times., 1913-07-11
JURY
81 CHARGE MADE
BY TOM Gilman
gcnsation Sprung at Opening OF
Gilman Case, Brings Sudden
Halt to Proceedings
COURT ASKS FOR PROOF
\ OF CHARGES OF PREJUDICE
Defense Makes Much of Absence
Of Name on Panel From Gin
mans Own Ward

S Swept assertions against the
good faith Of the jury commissioners
IN drawing the panel for the trial OF
Tom Gilman. alderman accused OF
taking a bribe, and the assertions of
0linnxn's counsel that the jury had
len drawn with the express pur-
pose OF convicting him. brought the
Aret session 10 an abrupt end Thurs
i1Ay mornihg. Judge Phelan gave the
|troseciit0r one day to file an easwer
ITO the assertions of Ormond F. Hunt
ana y. n. NcNamara, representing the
Sn)derman. and the case will be re-
EDamed saturday morning with the
validity of the jury as the first ques-
<t1on to - settled.
The Attorneys for the defendant
VII brimE audience, they say. 10 show
x6at the s1ury commiss ioners. Thomas
Nay. MAsGore- Antwerp. Pontus &.
Wood ~ Duncan K. Graham, were
80 pre3 d3nnd against Gilman that
they dr. IA Jury Illegally In order
10 MAXI HI XSnvictio certain. Their
!2not1bny 81 dHx4k the while jury panel
yas "a 20 upVn the Following asser-
TIM: i-s-. -. -''.s----. ---.e.-
Hsoa& 3ary commissioner who
etsFmt106. and selected the names OF
10 Jurors. Thomas May. NJ Gore AM
erH Pontus G. Wood and Dunean -;
AGAINST respondent In this cause.
VA Because the said jury commissioners
44vN ssvsrailx aided the prosecuting
attorney of Wayne county In his ef-
4ortW to secure a conviction of respon-
S0o13tS herein,
Bscause the jury commissioners sew
'oeaxly have voluntarily made afndavits
I'D. Furnished them 20 the prosecuting
attorney to be used in his efforts 70
secure a change OF venue. and by this
stnoena n was hoped and expected both
~ said Jury commissioners and by said
3DfCsecuting attorney. that conviction
'6f respondent would be more certainly
Because since the furnishing of said
.nffdRvits the. said jury commissioners
nave received suggestion from tne
SDrODocuttxk attorney or from some OF
Nthor AeSt1tanta connected with the
office as TO the names and
'Gher1cter and standing OF the persons
which the prosecuting attorney desired
nax she names ass m 2uny be So1 ANN
for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with the July
II BECAUSE Some of the names placed in
the Jary box have been the result Of
90 -or1erafion of some kind between the
jury commissioners, or some OF them.
md Qe prosecuting attorney or mis- as
"A Hedause the names OF the jurors In
The J4ry box We're known TO the pross-
.eutint attorney in advance of the
z1raw1ng ~ hangs
N Be1nu the Jury commissioners or
som "a of them selected names OF jurors
from xwhich the present panel is drawn
Tor the purpose of making more GER
tain f.the conviction OF respondent
Because the jury commissioners or
ssome&of them In making out the list
OF names Of jurors did not select che
.rames of citizens OF Detroit generally.
but rejected the names OF those CID
sens ssengaged In certain occupations
with 4he purpose OF making conviction
'Of respondent more certain.
M Because the said jury commissioners.
or some OF them, in making out list
90 names Of Jurors did not fairly select
the MINES Of citizens Of the Eight
OF Detroit. the home ward
EGf respondent as SAID commissioners
had heretofore done. but arbitrarily,
and nth the purpose OF making thu
OF respondent more certain,
'tither omitted to place any names OF
|cItizq0o of said ward in said jury box,
or Hnny were selected then only the
c4MeV OF those who were thought to
he hostile ia this respondent.
81 Because. the names OF jurors from
'whicW the present panel was drawn
were x4uot determined selected. and
PLACED In said jury box.as required by