The Detroit times., 1913-10-21
M 4ssa FiIled with Tenta'
y, III NJ Thorough Prob
~ 81 the Attorneys
Follows
11xxED AS TO WHETHER
THEY KNOW. POLITICIANS
S1gs Phelan Warns Jurors Not
- D(seass -'Ccart. Proceed: :.
ines with Women Folk -

- Dlseass Court Proceed: :.
lnss with Women Folk ~
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5Tour men were examined blythe
5lnuecution in the Gilman bribery
6S. x the frst days attempt to get
lury. Monday morning. The exam
ssaen OF these men occupied three
onrs. They we're asked all sorts OF
ilnetions regarding themselves, their
Srl11on and their friends --Au-wsre
5000. temporarily. -,
yuAgo Phelan announced mat unln
fury 10 secured, the Gilman case
IN be the order of the day from y
IN 4 o'clock. In the afternoon. ne
u take m other matters that con-
$50 u possible that after the jury
nocured, I shall make other ar
nnon0nks." he said.
~ - evident. from the carefu
lotalled questions asked by AZ
ont Prosecuting Attorneys JAS
80 ard Toms, that the jury list
c under the most careful scru-
.l1no0~ha1 prepared page altar
R - typewyittsn questions. The
Ation Of the flrst man occupied
Inr. and that Of the fourth was
ncludod when adjournment was
Ct i O'Clock. The attorneys
~ defense took careful notes,
10y In turn have . bundle OF
1r,62s 10 are at the talesmen, a.
{NG prosecution n satisfied. II
IN to many days, perhaps weeks. be-
o " Jury II secured.
Humb0r of excuses for cause
((1 ~, coarse, % unlimited. OF per
YSnnex. challenges. the defense Will
~ ave. the prosecution four. They
I1probably be held back until the
- q emergency.
fjllam n. Distin, No. 725 Military.
was the nrst name called from
Sfk IN the jury box. The other II
lor were Carl L. Stein. No. ~
- Dlghteenth ] ward; Peter
No - BaldW3ArASos; Daniel
-. ~ NJ 14S -Comm0uwealth
49, stewart. No 40 Bewick
Theodore Feldman, No. 466 st
-: Herman 6chrader. No. 81
~ 0rand.ave.; James p. Mag
No. 6f5 Campbell-ave.; Sidney
SnA. No. 400 JelYerSon-ave.; Ro
- Mann, No. IS Canneld-ave
6i1A Tt4chbe1n:. No. ~
15v}FaSvss ana Henry Apple
M 0oo.yvlndorsst Sy~
~ atS F1esssueing Attorney Jas
q Gke3nlnndyto the - prospective
The nature Of the case against
30llnnan: that Gilman. between
ia and July g. 1917. received
~. J. Brennan, whose true name
S1ter ]. BurnS, $3.50, foF ili6Sal
bs promised to'the wxbnh rail-
II attorneys' tables were arrang'
tthat Attorneys Mcnamara, Seal
VI Rannsyy, for the defense. were
II 81 front Of the bench. Aid.
I'll 1T st one corner Of the table.
Sc0ting Attorney Shepherd and
SOlotants, JaSncwsh and Toms,
ri he other table.
H1aH n. Distin replied to Mr..
UB11'o questions that he 10 en-
81 the engineerng department
9 Ce6llac Motor Car Co. that he
2uo1 health and capable Of sitting
10A : long trial: that he knows
MI ~ his own ward. by name,
~ personally; that he had never
III any member Of the common
non tgr any favors: that he had
ti G(Cned . petition to the coun.
Ant - Nod never spoken to Aid.
nn;. that be had never had any
oo With IN attorney; that he
11vor Opao to the city hall for a
2n1tt and had never had any bust
NTH any city department.
II uootin oai6 that he belongs to
I1odgo, r. Z A. M; that he Is q
49, neither Of the board Of com.
10y nor any other civic organixa.
1s Mat his fAthor. = painter, 10 not
her Of . union: that he u not
1mbere Of . political club: that
- ~ nor any member Of his fam
49, been On sspirant for once He
Gnoo written to Mayor Marx In
ux of the appointment Of John
I'D to succeed Dr.. Lucien e. Ellis
~ board q education. That had
sAe extent OF his political activi
S plstin's father, 1t developed
or1goporty IN the Eighteenth ward
u not know whether hts fathel
Oeor had dssliugs with Aid. Gin
Ne had never heard of any.
.Joonpvski read his questions
r. Joog typvritten list Of mani
Dootin said that he had talke,
- q the Dighteenth ward con
Az. Gilman, shortly ate
NJ orToet, but not since he ha
0Mn - . Juror Theee mel
moW Aid. Gilman .pecsenally
thot walter Goddard. in tn
p>Ant had mentioned tn
j eooo 10 him. This brough
1o1ohe Of questions concernin
D114rd'e public interest In tn
n appeared to be casus
~ hAd read about the Chr
49, - newspapers, but sal
1tmoG no opinion az to tn
Doo4eNce OF the defendant.
- H0lpiOn ct the time" h
bo))qypd that what the ps
n1Upkl asked II Il were q
01UGt that II could be &c
~ ~ splitting hairs" sai