The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-05-29
JURY COMPLETED IN NIGHT sEs-
SION TO Be KEPT IN CLOSE
CONFINEMENT
COURT ROOM is WELL FILLED
Congressman Who Resigned When
Seat is Contested viii Figure
Prominently in case-Crazed
Man Wants Trial Stopped,

Marquette, Mich.--A suit involving
allegations of drunkenness on the part
Of former president OF the United
States is being heard here by a Jury
composed Of four miners, three team.
Btors, two farmers, one blacksmith,
one locomotive fireman. and one wood.
man.
The plaintiff, Col. Theo Roosevelt
who is suing George a. Newctt, an
lshpcming newspaper publisher, tor
$4,000 damages because OF an odi.
toria charging him with drunken
ness, was the first witness.
{ The jury Is composed Of: Joseph
Robear, tenmster, aged 25 Thomas
Pryor, locomotive fireman, aged q;
Thomas Howard, farmer, aged -;
Robert Bruce, lumberman aged 49,
William II. Matthews, miner; vii
liam Fassbcnder, teamster, aged IS;
John Frcderickson. miner, aged 81:
William Garrow. miner, aged 81; An.
drew +. Johnson. miner, aged co.
John a. Johnson. farmer, aged 80;
married; William Sharp, tcamstcr,
aged &c. married; Gus Polcen, black.
smith, aged 80, married
Jury Is Locked Up.
As soon as the jury had been sworn
Mt a late hour last night Judge Rich.
ard G. Flanagan ordered the jurors
locked up and kept in confinement
until a verdict is rendered in court
Gentlemen OF the jury said tho
court until you have rendered a
verdict ia this case you will be kept
In close confinement; so that YOU
vii! be protected from any possible
influence other than the testimony
which You will hear in the court room.
] have decided on this to SEQ that
you are not approached by outsiders.
II any one attempts to talk to you
about the case ! want you to report to
the court, II possible giving their
names | wish to caution you against
coming TO any final conclusion in your
minds as 10 the merits of the case
until you are instructed 20 deliberate
on a verdict Don't talk among your.
selves about IT,
'ion may write to your families, but
no letters will be delivered to YOU IN.
less you agree that they may frs; be
opened by the court"
Two bailifis were then sworn by the
clerk to keep careful watch and ward
OF the jurors, and not allow them TO
communicate with any one, including
the bailifts, except by permission OF
the court
7. 4. Sits Through Night Session.
Col Roosevelt was present through.
out the night session. which did not
conclude until II o'clock. The defend.
ant. Newett, worn out during the
afternoon session. was not present.
During the day Judge Richard C.
Flannnigan, who presided, received
from Minneapolis telegram, as fol.
lCws:
Don't let this sensational trial con.
tinue until have arrived"
II was signed Jacob Miles" Judge
Flanagan turned the message owe.
to Frank Tyree who was one of Coz
looseyelts private guards while
president and who is here as a wit.
ness. Tyrec notified the chief Of DO.
lice OF Minneapolis. who wired back
that Miles was insane and had been
arrested.
Congressman Figures Prominently.
James II. Pound OF Detroit ques-
toned the veniremen for the plain.
tiff. His associate attorneys are VII.
liam II. Van Benschoten of New York
and W S Hin of Marquette.
The Detroit lawyer made it n point
to ask possible jurors as to their &C.
quaintance with the principals in the
defendants legal camp and about
their acquaintance with II. o. Young.