The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-22
kLOKlJ JURY
DIFFICULT 7
TO SELECT
Late Wednesday Attor-
neys Still Examine
Candidates Called

a jury IN the kloka case had not
boon selected az 80 o'clock We'd
rcsday afternoon. There were then
men In the Jury box, but they
we're not all the ones that apparent
~ had been selected earlier in tho
day When II looked as II Jury
was about 10 be obtained Assistant
Prosecutor Koidan dismissed VIII
lal Trayos and Abort Murphy.
Finally Stanley Shaw. No. i3l Mill
tary-eve.. was tentatively selected 10
take the place OF Travcs. but MUIR
phys seat was vacant after a half
dozen men had been examined and
excused
The prosecution was represented
by Assistant Prosecutor Harry II
Koidan and Attorney General Groes-
beck. while James A. Murtha and
hMgene l.. Mistersky appeared for
kloka
When court adjourned for the
noon recess Judge Connolly an.
nounced that the fury will be locked
up during the trial
Jurors passed "Wednesday morn
ing by the prosecutor are. David
INaybury. No $50 Sixteenth-st.. re-
tired painter and decorator. Albert
Murphy. No 207 Piquetts rave. milk
wright. Austin Gardener. No. 3ss
Vinewood ave. Michigan Central an.
gineer. C. T Henderson, No Sal
hurnside-ave.. Pullman car waiter.
! liugh Murray. No. IL Antietam-st..
retired painter and contractor,
James r. Armstrong. No. ii0s Sher~
idAn-ave.. Michigan Central engt
neer Louis Barribeau No. 220 Med
eury.avo. rual estate dealer: Harry
Brandeis. No 90e Twonty-fourth-st..
stone cutter. John Cotney. No 39s
s. Aubin ave-. gAs worker William
r Reid. Nh 6S2 Tow nsend-aye.
William n. Travcs. No. 264 High st
west. contractor
John J. SlaEinski, No 46T Gar
/ Heldsve.. The second man drawn on
The Jury. was excused after he de-
clared ma had a frm opinion regard
| lnK tho guilt or innocence OF Kloka-
/ lie said he had been n bookkeepcr
on The Polish Daily News but de-
uisd when Assistant Prosecutor
Harry Keidan asked him that he
knew whether Kloka owned stock
n the paper
Hugo Rosenhush. No $40 Gratiot.
ave an agent for The Stroh Brew
ing company. was excused when 10
declared he had formed an opinion
regarding Kloka'ss guilt He also
declared h. vas acquainted with
both Senator Murtha and Eugene l.
Mistorsky. Kloka's attorneys
August HIM was called for the
Jury. bu, MAS excused when It be.
came know that be was "A friend Of
5 fhe Kloka family. while Robert Z.
Suckcrt. 40 437 Kerchevalave.
was dropped because he IS a friend
1 OF Eugene Nistersky. one Of Kloknls
attorneys. Joseph Bows. a confAc-
tioner. OF No 522 Michigan ave-.
,aid man entered his store and
! told him enough about the case so
/ that he had well developed idea
as 70 the guilt Of the defendant and
I II was decided that he wouldn't do
Kloka was brought into court 4
/ few minutes before the Judge arr
rived. lie seemed disinterested in
the proceedings During the queS
! tioning OF Jurors he gszed about tho
spectators benches in the court
room and smiled at his friends
Judge Connolly declared that fur
( INK the Kloka trial court will open
nj $3.50 In ne morning and continue
In session until I o'clock. Recess
will be taken until 2 O'Clock Court
will proceed from then until Z
I, o'clock
The warrant IN this cas~ charges
Kloka with the theft Of s6.S46 from
tho county 'rcAsurer's Office Feb u
1915 Thirty names arc Endorsed or
tho information