National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1915-11-20
NJ. E. SchmidYs
Jury Selected
at Los Angeles
Judge Accepts CHALLENGE
From Prosecution
Not Defense
J. 4. HORTON EXCUSED

murder in connection with the destruc
ton Of the Los Angeles Times build.
ing. October /, 1910.
When the last regular juror was de-
eided on. Judge Frank r. Willis stated
that in view Of the prospect Of the
tral being . long one. advantage
would Be taken Of the law, which pro-
vided that an alternate juror might
be selected to take the place of one
OF the regular jurors in case Of illness.
This law. the court said. provided that
the defense should have two peremp-
tory challenges and the prosecution
one In the selection Of this alternate.
The names Of the twelve regular
jurors. with the residence, occupation
and age Of each, are ~ follows:
Edwin H. Miller. Redoado Beach,
hotel proprietor, IS.
Sanford Woodbury.. Pasadena. stock
raiser. s..
{. ID. DsnieiA. Lancaster. raneAer.
Is.
". ". lab,er. Les Angeles. street
railway eeodseter. -.
George L. Lesdea, Les Angeles. 60.
trsetes. 50.
}. B. Hsaser. Whittier. earpsater.
-.
Z. ". Lawresee. Pseate. rsaeAes.
IS.
JssepA z. Nsere. Bell teaastes, -.
Frank d. Pease, AlhaahsA retired
merchant. 20.
n. n. Hayward. PsssAsaa, retired
grocer. Sc.
W. J. Hawkins, Asusa, laberer, 50.
Charles J. West. Artesia, rsaeAes.
q.
Net Fair Trial.
There Is serious doubt In the minds
Of the people Of this city a. to wheth-
er n. A. Schmidt 10 being given fair
trial.
Judge Willis. the trial judge. 10 evil
IDENTIFY biased, - he accepts challenge
from the prosecution, but will not &C.
cept same from defense on the same
grounds, as the following comparisons
will show:
Juror Charles Hughes, . retired
capitalist. being examined. testified
in part ~ follows:
Question. And the defendant
wosld have. II Ne wanted to establish
In your mind II was gas, he would
have to prove II TO you!
Answer: I think he would: yes.
sir.
Question And do you start in the
trial. with the firm, positive convie-
ton that this building was destroyed
BY dynamite with intent to take hu-
man life!
Answer: Yes, sir.
Question: Yes, and il the defend
ant wanted to establish to your sat
isfaction that il Was done with gas
accidentally. he would have to intro
duce some proof. wouldn't he!
Answer: II that IL = necessary ele-
ment in the case, he would have to
do that.
Question: Then il the district At
torney, in the presentation Of his case
against the defendant, did not remove
from your mind the belief which 10
now there, that it was done by means
Of dynamite. you would not require
any proof on that question from the
people. would you!
By Dynamite.
Answer: would be inclined to be-
lieve that the building was destroyed
by dynamite.
Question: Now. you understand
that this is the position Of the district
attorney.
Answer: Yes, sir.
Question: And upon that point you
would not require any proof from the
district attorney, would you.
Answer; No.
Question: Then you 90 into the
trial Of this case with your mind made
up upon every question except that!
Answer: Yes, sir.
Question: Well. you say you would
rive him . fair and impartial trial ?
That statement 10 also coupled with
the mental reservation that yss have
this opinion which would Affect your
Judgment!
Answer: To . certain extent, yes,
sir.
Question: You wouldn't Be salts
fed, would you. Mr.. Hughes, to take
that as a fact, that the Times build
ing was destroyed by dynamite. from
what you read in the newspapers in
regard to the guilt or innocence Of this
defendant!
Answer: Well. connecting the de-
PENDANT with II. II the prosecution did
that, l should take that part Of Il ~
settled.
The above juror, q retired capital
list. was challenged by the defense for
having . fixed opinion. The court de-
MED the challenge.
John Horton.
Juror John A. Horton. n day Ia