Evening star., 1916-05-08
No Business With Bank.

F., Walter T. Hyer, a grocer with Corn
we'll &; Sons for many years. said he has
lived in the District for thirty years He
said he knows all Of the defendants by
sight but has had no business relations
| with the Riggs Bank. He had no bias OF
prejudice or opinion to the guilt or
| innocence of the defendants. and knows
| the attorneys only by sight. He was
| later dismissed on peremptory challenge
| by the prosecution
Charles g. Lohr, a printer, in busi-
| ness for himself in Anacostia for thir-
teen years, said he had lived all his
| life in the District, except a few years
in Baltimore. He had no impression
or prejudice in this case and thought
| he could give an impartial verdict ac-
| cording to law and evidence. He
worked for the government at one time.
| in the Government Hospital for the In
| sane and had a brother in the geologi-
| cal survey He was later dismissed on
| peremptory challenge by the prosecu-
| ton.
Edgar H. Pullman. dealer in photo
graphic supplies. for more than TWEEN
ty-fve years, has lived all his life in
the District. He has never done busi-
| ness with tine Riggs Bank and does
not know the attorneys He had no
bias or prejudice. He has never been
employed by the United States gov
| ernment. but has furnished some sup
plies under contract with the general
supply committee. but as far as he
knows very little Of this is for the
| Treasury Department. On inquiry he
| said he did not know Secretary Nc
Adoo or Controller Williams. He has
no stock dealing or prejudice.
Charles r. Schutt. a dealer in house
furnishings said he had been in bust
ness since 1879 and has lived in the
District since 1865. He has no bias or
prejudice; no memb bers of his imm ediate
family are working for the govern
ment: ne does not know the defendants.
attorneys or detectives; he has never
| engaged in stock dealings, but has no
prejudice against persons or institutions
that engage in such business
Edward V. Connor, employed as a
pharmacist for thirty years. said he
has lived in the District all his life
He is not depositor at the Riggs
Bank. nor is his employer. He has
formed no impression on the merits
Of the Riggs Bank case. and any dis
cusion that he has heard has not caused
| him to form any strong opinions. He
| could bring in a verdict according to
| the evidence given before the court"
| Alfred Mayer. merchant at the
| Louvre, has been in business in the
| District for twenty-five years, and said
| he has formed no opinion as the result
OF what he has read about the Riggs
| Bank case. He is not A depositor in the
| Riggs Bank and does not know the de-
| PENDANTS or the attorneys. He said he
| did not know Attorneys Unterneyer or
| l.. -. Bran0els, VINO appeared in the
equity suit out of which the perjury
charges have grown. He has no preju-
| dice against stock dealing and none Of
| his family is employed by the govern
ment He was dismissed on per
emptory challenge by the defense.
OF the remaining nine talesmen the
| following were in the jury box when
court was dismissed: Martin F. Dixon,
| a merchant grocer; William ]. Brewer,
| a printer and stationer. who has been
in business for twenty-nine years and.
lived all his life in the District. and
Ottmor Sonneman. an expressman, who
has been thirty-two years a resident
of the District. Each one of these
said he had no prejudice in the case.
had no relatives working for the gov
ernment and has had no dealings with
the Riggs bank.
Those dismissed on peremptory rhal-
lenge were A. w. Jett, 1l2 18th street
northeast. an employe OF. the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. protested
by the prosecution: Lafayette Jefferson.
colored. 1929 23d street, in business In
Center market. protested by the defense.
Harry D. Bailey. 1102 o street southeast.
In the boat business. protested by the de-
fense: Charles r. Girouard. 115 10th street
northeast. in the cigar business. pro-
tested by the defense. and Edwin F. Els
minger. 1859 Otis street. cigar salesman,
protested by the prosecution.