Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-10
CHILD WIFE ON
TRIALFOR LIFE
CALM in COURT
Pale but Composed as Tales
men Are Called to Serve
ON the Jury
HUSBAND AT HER SIDE
In Even Tone Cathleen Stew
art Declares 81 Am Not
Guilty

Four of the IL jurors who had been
called in the case against Cathleen
Stewart. II. indicted on a charge of
numbering her three-weeks-old baby,
William Edward, on June 10, were ac-
cepted for service when court ad-
journed at 1890 o'clock this after
noon. The trial may start late in the
day.
The girl mother, slight in stature,
little more than FIVE feet tall, with
rather attractive face, was pale
but composed during the entire morn
ing session of court She was brought
into Courtroom No. /. at 11.25 o'clock
by Sheriff w. w Caldwell. She was
wearing plain, purple dress, with
white, ruffled cuffs and collar,
heavy top coat and large. black, un-
trimmed hat, which she did not re-
move during the morning. Soon af-
tel she sat down she removed her
coat.
Pleads Not Guilty
AS soon as Mrs. Stewart was
brought before the court she was
arraigned by Deputy Prothonotary
Henry f. Holler, who read the grand
jury indictment which had been re-
turned at the September quarter ses-
sions When he finished reading it
he asked her How say you, Cathleen
Stewart, guilty or not guilty." She
replied in an even tone Il am not
guilty"
Her husband. John Stewart, sat by
her side to the left this morning, her
attorneys, w. Justin Carter and Moe
Baturin, were on the right. In the
front of the courtroom a few feet
back of her was her mother.
President Judge Kunkel is con-
Quoting the trial, and at the morning
session District Attorney Michael E.
Stroup, his two assistants, Frank b.
Wickersham and Robert L. Fox, and
County Detective James T. Walters
were seated together. with Mr.. Stroup
examining the jurors who were
called.
Foreman Is 20.
w. Il. Scott, 519 Muench street, a
motorman, was the first one called,
and was accepted. He said he was 26
years old. married, mad three children
had no opinion about the guilt or in
nocence of the defendant and had no
conscientious scruples against the in
Fiction of The death penalty for
murder in the first degree. He was
sworn at 11.40 o'clock.
David +. Bauder 81 South Eigh-
teenth street, builder. was next
called, and was challenged perempt-
orily by the defense. j. Leroy Eber-
sole, a farmer from East Hanover
township, aged 32, was accented as
the second juror and was sworn at
Has. He said he was married.
Several Challenged.
Eli Martin, farmer from London
derry township, was called next, and
was accepted, ticking the oath at11.50
o'clock He, too. said he was mar
ried and had two children. Joseph
b. Stehman. Middletown,. was ex-
cused when he was called, because
o. illness. Judge Kunkel releasing
him from further service this week.
Harry Hoffman, a motorman from
Williams township, aged 2S, married
was sworn at 11.55 as the fourth
juror. William Cook, Lykens; will
liam Woodside, Lykens, and James
Gotshall. Uniontown, were. called re-
spectively, and were challenged per-
emptorily by the defense.
Edward SwartZ, Derry street. was
excused because of partial deafness
Jacob ID. sShuey, salesman, Is South
Seventeenth street, said he had con-
scientious scruples against capital
punishment and was challenged for
cause by the Commonwealth. The
court sustained the challenge. Chas.
OFT. milkman. of Riverside, also was
challenged and excused when he said
he was opposed to capital punish
ment. After being questioned by
Judge Kunkel he finally admitted he
did not think it wrong to impose a
death penalty for murder in the first
degree, but said that IL would inter-
fere with his business to serve. He
was excused, however. Judge KunkeI
remarking: Business always before
everything else. that is always the
case"
Charles A. Fornwald. a clerk in
downtown bank. was called next. He
had been excused subject to call and
was sent for at 1920 o'clock. After
waiting few minutes Judge Kunkel
ordered court adjourned until 2