The chronicle=news., 1915-01-20
PROGRESS TOWARD
SELECTING JURY IN
IkaYEIA CASES
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Pueblo, Colo, Jan. 2l.-That the
selection of jurors in the La Veta
case may be ended within "a hours.
by both sides accepting the le men
nov in the box, waas indicated to
many who are watching the trial
here TODAY It is thought that the
men now occupying the box make VI
the best Jury yet drawn and that
they may prove acceptable. The de-
fense still has IS challenges. how.
ever, and the state. IL.
This is the 18th day since the.
work OF selecting jury to try the
eight former coal strikers. charged
with the staying OF a party of mine
guards and a chauffeur, commenced.
A fourth venire containing 120
names. was drawn yesterday by Jury
Commissioner Darlington for the La
Vcta murder. trial. This makes
total of ,C20 yeniremen i.awn from
the jury wheel for this case, and
there is 10 method OF aetcinia!ne
when the jury VIII be obtained. IN
! fact. q casual observer "an Lot see
! that the attorneys have accomplished
ANYTHING toward obta:ring Jury
during the two weeks and three days
! hey have been working c%cept that
exactly half Of tho 2io reremptor.
challenges have been exhausted
When court adjourned last evening
10 challef ges had hacn exercised By
each side.
Progress yesterday was slower
than usual, if 1t can he called such
Eleven talesmen were excused for
cause and six on peremptory chal
Ienges. a total of Il. But one man
was in the jury box when court was
| dismissed last evening who was moi
there when the days grind began
sickness. Florean AIonsch. no.
West Eleventh street. who has brcI
cn the jury six days. became sick las.
saturday morning and las since, been
confined to his bed in til. jury Cor
mitory and under the care of doc
tor One o: the rigid rules OF ;ury
services on such an important case
as this is that on one is permitted
to visit nan retained a d juryman
Nonsch's wife and chiliren We're not
I permitted to see him. They Inquired
through the bailiif as tc his condi-
ton every day. -
! Judge burke yesterday afternoon
announced that Monsch would be cx-
Cusei. He was taken 20 lis l.uiuc in
/. carriage. Monscl is !. ca re-
rairer. He is subject 10 attacks o.
"a, oh 10
sion of his customary activiyit at
work and heavy eating IS said TO hay e
brought on the attack.
That the defense is gradually
tightening up on its requirements for
Jurors, thereby consuming more time
in the examinations, is more and
more apparent. Yesterdays session
closed with a series of disputes con-
cerning qualifications of talesmen
which involved the attorneys on both
sides and the fudge in several three
cornered bouts. At least two of the
talesmen alternately We're repeatedly
declared and disqualified due to the
uncertainty of their replies.
Harvey p. McGranahan. a depart
ment in the Crews-Beggs store un.
derwent prolonged examination
Upon brief examination Attorney
Manly for the people passed the
juror. Attorney Hawkins took Nc
Granahan down the line for 20 min
utes examination and then reminded
him that he had contradicted him
self several times. He challenged
the juror for cause and the people
resisted the challenge. Judge Burke
questioned McGranahan. He told the
judge that he could lay aside his
opinion in the case and be a fair and
impartial juror. t--