The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-23
TWELVE JURORS
ACCEPTED IN J.
!. BRIBERY CASE
Jurors Accepted.

John Turnbom, Lind township.
Clarence Flett, Kempton.
ship. -,
H. o. Strand, Brenna township. "
Ale S~teedsman, LArimore town
ship.
G. F. Holmes, Inkster city.
Nels Fosness, Chester. township.
William Gaulke, Walle township. :.
township.
Jas. S. Woods, Strabane township.
M. S. Gjelness, Americas township,
To Select From.
M. e. Durick, Grand Forks city.
D. H. Olmstad, Larimore city,
Hector Mckenzie, Logan Center
township.
George Hyslop, Grand Forks city.
Edwin j. Thompson, Grand Forks
city.
George M. Redick, Grand Forks city.
Orr Burgett. Agnes township.
Chas. H. Lesson, Grand Forks city.
Grand Forks, N. D., July 23.-Twelve
jurors to sit in the grand jury inves-
tigation Of bribery charges incident to
the McLain Cooper murder trial, were
selected before Judge Leighton, of
Minot, called to sit in the inquiry.
lIISS JuTOTS WGI6 SNCuSSu, "A. "A.
Ramage, q Marvel pharmacist who is
exempt under the law because of his
vocation, and who requested to be ex-
cused; James Magoris, Larimore, ex-
cused because Of illness, and Dan
Healey, formerly Of this city, but who
has been absent for five years, accord
ing to a letter received from him, and
who is now in a Fargo hospital.
There remain Of the original panel
Of twenty-three names, eight from
which to select the four necessary to
complete the panel. The law stipu-
lates that the jury may number no
less than 16 nor more than %.
No Challenges.
Atty. Stephen j.. Cowley, Of Great
Falls, Mont, formerly of Larimore, Is
appearing in the interests Of r. N.
Bruyere, of Larimore, and John c.
Stevens of this city, bound over to the
district court at the examination be-
fore Justice Phil Mclaughlin.
Contrary to expectations, there were
no challenges entered by counsel for
the defendants and prospects for an
early consideration Of evidence are
bright.
Bangs Not Represented.
Atty. Tracy r. Bangs of this city
and j.. G. Mahon, of Inkster, who were
accused in the original complaint but
who were dismissed 1t the hearing
before Justice Mclaughlin, have no
representation Of counsel before the
grand jury. The cour ruled that they
have not the right Of challenge nor to
examine jurors for prejudice, on the
grounds that under the law the right
to challenge is limited to those bound
over to the district court, namely,
Stevens, Bruyere and Sullivan.
Early in the examination of jurors,
Attorney Cowley and States Attorney
Burtness FLASHED on the point Of
bringing the m of these two into
the questions put to the Jurors, Mr..
Cowley Directing on the grounds stat
ed. The objection was sustained by
the court. That there are some deli
cate points Of law to be brought out
and discussed and that the legal battle
will be an interesting one, seems ap-
parent from the preliminary skirmish.
Organized Yesterday.
Following the completion of the Jury
yesterday, the court will name a fore
man, the jury will be sworn in and the
consideration Of evidence begin behind
closed doors. The jury will first Or
ganiZe, naming it's own clerk. William
Schuyler was appointed bailiff by the
court. His duties were to be merely
to act as doorkeeper at the jury room
and preform such duties as the court
may direct. The members Of the jury
far selected were given their lib
erty at the conclusion of the first
days session, but when the jury is
completed they will be in custody of
the bailiff.
The questions put to prospective
jurors by States Attorney Burtness
were in the main along one line,
whether or not an opinion had been
as, first. to the truth or falsity
Of the charge that bribery had been
and secondly, If such opin-
ion, If formed, was so pronounced as
to make impossible an unbiased con
Of the evidence and the re-
turn Of an indictment, if, in the opin-
Of the juror, the evidence warrant
the same.
Those accepted were generally Of
one answer; they had heard Of the
bribery charges, read the reports of
testimony Of witnesses in the exami-
nation before the justice, formed i'm
pressions but not opinions of such
nature as to prevent them from giving
testimony fair, honest and unbias-
ed consideration. Some knew the three |
bound over by sight only, others