The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-03-03
Mrs. Angle Aids Her
Lawyers In Selecting Jury
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the case. OF Hawley. States Attor-
new CUMMINGS asked this question.
which was repeated to several other
ta1es1nen: t.Are you member of the
odd Fellows2'' Hawley was not q
member of the society.
The first young man examined was
clifford w. Gillette, 26, a. farmer Of
E,aston He is unmarried. He said
he thought he could try the case I'M
partially Gillette was excused by
the state.
Edward Egan., of Newtown. q far
rner was accepted as the third juror
He had read nothing Of the case and
Ri OUGHT he could be an impartial jul
ror.s
Joseph F'errara, OF Bridgeport, told
A ftornev Cummings that the fact that
the prisoner was a woman, might pre-
iadice him in her favor. he was
chauenged for cause by the state To
T,,fIese Williams, question, Ferrara
said the fact that the prisoner is q
woman would cause him to hesitate
IN hnding her guilty. Judge WlA11ans
excused F'errarar
Thomas Stewart, orn1er alderman
of Brfdgeport, a contractor, was next
caIIed.e He had formed no opinion and
had no prejudices because of the sex
of the prisoner. He was excused by
the state.
walter A. HubbelI, contractor, OF
Stratford, said he had read of the
case He said he is an Odd Fellow
and Attorney Klein asked the import
ance of the fact His objection to this
question was overruled. He was ex-
cused by the state.
william H. Hanford, 81 years old,
a fruit grower of Fairfield, said he
thought he could act inparttally as q
juror In reply to Judge, Willlan1s
question. he said the fact that a ygno-
man was the prisoner would not cause
him to be prejudiced. He was ex-
cused by the state.
stiles NJ. Clark, a fire insurance
agent of Monroe. said he knew little
of the case. He was excused by the
defense.
: Waterman D. Wheeler,la farmer OF
Easton, was accepted as the fourth
juryman. He knew nothing of the
case he said, other than that he had
been told it was set for trial this term
Robert d. Smith, a farmerof New
town, said he had no prejudfces be-
cause of the sex of the prisoner. He
was excused by the defense.
Arthur Jones, a farmer of Trumbuu
said he might be prejudiced against
voting to find a woman guilty 70
Judge Williams, he said his sympathy
for woman would not prevent his
doing his duty as jurynan. The
state challenged Jones for cause. The
chal1enge was overru1ed and Jones was
then excused by the state.
James e. Hartley, employed at the
Singer Mfg Co, said he had read but
little OF the case and he had no opinion
as to the merits of the case. He was
accepted as the fifth juror.
John K. Gau1t, of Westport was ac-
ceptabIe to both sides and took jury
seat No. g..
Michael F. Heating. farmer OF
Newtown, said he had never heard of
the case until he was called to court.
He was accepted as the seventh juror.
Mark M Maggie. of Bridgeport, had
no prejudices in the case. he said. He
was accepted as the eighth juror
At this point a recess was declared
until 2 o'clock.
Angle left the court room with her fa-
Their and went to the StratfleId. she
smilingly faced battery Of photog-
raphers who levelIed their cameras at
her as she walked down the court
house steps.
Byron Eddy, of Fairfield, retired
manufacturer, the first juror exam
ined after recess, was accepted and
took seat No. 9.
Frederick B. Lake, a farmer, of
Newtown. said he had no prejudices
because of the sex OF the prisoner. He
said he belongs to the Odd Fellows
He was excused by the state.
Benjamin L. Toque, Of Westport, a
retired manufacturer, thought he
could make an impartial Juror ana
was accepted as the tenth juror
John H. Cobb. of Fairfield, a ma
son contractor. WIS the eleventh juror
accepted.