The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-12-15

field, accepted. Joseph W.. Higgins
Bordentown; Joseph Cross, Burlington
( George Kirby, Lumberton, excused b,
defence. Fred Smith, Bordentown, ha,
t formed an opinion as to Murphy's gull
and he did not think it could b
, changed, so the defence excused him
Irving A. Collins, Chester, excused b,
consent. Harley Wright, Shamong, &C
! cepted. Harry B. Gale, Chester, excused
, by defence. Jacob Ellis, Burlington
! was the next man called. Judge Kaliscl
evidently remembered Jacob and hi
attitude when drawn as juror in thu
Johnson murder trial, for he did not al
low the lawyers to examine Jacob ant
peremptorily excused him. Jesse A
Estllow, Woodland; Charles w. Adams
Jr., of Beverly, excused by defence
Hartley Severns presented his certificate
as an active fireman and was excused
Antoine M. Beckenback, Palmyra, ex,
cused by the defence. Milton r. Cox
accepted.
This concluded the drawing of the
Jury which took nearly an hour and a
half There were no bitches in the
drawing until the name of Jacob Theurer
was called. The state had asked its
questions and said "cross examine. =
The defence did not lose any time in
making the announcement that they
were satisfied with Mr.. Theurer, and
Judge Kalisch ordered the juror sworn.
Mr.. Atkinson said he would challenge
| the juror but the Judge said he was too
late. Mr.. Atkinson replied that he had
not passed upon the juror, but had mere
ly turned him over to the other side.
The Judge was at first disposed to COM
pei the acceptance of Mr.. Theurer, but
the Prosecutor put up such strenuous
objection on the ground that he had not
been accorded his entire rights, that Mr..
Theurer was told to step aside. Then
the defence put in an objection and
craved an exception.
The jury as finally selected was as
follows:
Edwin 9. Davis, Lumberton.
Villa J. Lippincott. Evesham.
John B. Colkftt, Mansfield.
John w. FenimOre, Beverly.
Frank Ridgway, North Hanover.
Harry BOVINE, Southampton.
Thomas Shinn, Southa mpton.
Walter Fenimore, Burlington.
Frank Cook. Springfield.
Harley Wright, Shamong.
Milton r. Cox Bordentown.
Five of the above were on the jury
that convicted Griffith Johnson.
STATES CASE OPENED.
At the afternoon session Prosecutor
Atkinson made the opening for the
state. He related the incidents of the
crime, which was committed in Delran
township ON July IL last. The defend
ant, Murphy, while lying in waiting,
twice deliberately shot Herman Fisher
and thus committed murder in the first
degree. After detailing many of the now
well-known details of the case, and that
the motive was jealousy, because Fisher
seemed to be more acceptable than the |
defendant to young lady in the neigh |
borhood, the prosecutor requested the
jury, after hearing the evidence, to re-
turn a verdict of first degree murder.
John w. Harris. surveyor, explained !
the details of large map he had made |
of the scene and neighborhood of the
crime. He also produced a number of
of scenes and objects in |
the vicinity.
H. L. Keller, photographer, also ex-
planned pictures he had taken in the vi |
cinity of the crime.
DIR. Alexander H. Small, of Riverside, |
made the postmortem of Fishers body. |
There were two gunshot wounds, one on |
each side Of the body. Each load of shot
was sufficient to cause death. One shot !
entered the body when it was in reclin-
ing position. Shot were found in the liver |
and kidneys, and powder grains in the !!
heart and lungs. One load was fired at |
a distance of about two feet.
DIR. R. /. Downs, Of Riverside, who was
called to the spot of the crime that night,
described its location as being in corn
field near the road. He also described |
the injuries and wounds revealed by the |
at which witness assisted |
DIR. Small.
Ida Wilhelm told Of having been to
Riverside that night with Herman Fish
er and Others. They returned to Taylor's
Lane late that night, arriving at her
home about 11.3O. Herman walked home
with witness. The party gradually dis
persed. After Herman left she heard |
two discharges of a firearm and heard
cry ooh" Later she was told of the
murder. Murphy visited the Wilhelm
house on several occasions and until wit
ness sister sent word to him not to come
because they had heard he was married. |
Miss Wilhelm stated that she and Fisher
were engaged to be married.
/. On cross-examination witness indig- |
nantly denied that she was engaged to
Arthur Phillips or that she is or ever was
Hilda Wilhelm, sister OF the for
mer witness, was with Fisher and barty |
at Riverside and returned to Taylor's /
lane that night. Fisher left few min
utes after they reached witness home.
He called frequently to see Ida.
Soon after Fisher left the report of a
firearm was heard. Later the defendant,
Murphy, called at the house with Fish |
er's brother and told of the crime.
On previous occasions the defendant
had called at the house to see witness
and her sister, and was told finally not
to come again, as he was married.
The case is being continued to-day.
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