Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-23


ing jury fer the Hooper case was
begun
The name Of Fred NJ Oliver Of
! warerviIie was first called. In ans
wer To questions by Attorney Pax-
tansal he stated that he was 4 ma
ehiEist by trade and did not know
the respondent He was accepted as
juror No. :
David H Daring cf Gardner was
challenged by rns defense
G, A EIinwood of Augusta was
loosen as J-uor No. -
" + Harmon of West Gardner
i / he had formed no opinion about
7 case and Was sesecred Is juror
Tn J.
Albert II. Trunmcnd Ct Augusta
81 ! t.aat he did not feel taaE his
= WIS quite open regarding the
The court thought that the
1872 vas competent 70 serve but he
EXCUSED On account Of me IL
IF his mother.
Charlas H Gay Of Gardiner said
- had not formed an opinion and
y vas accepted as juror No J.
Charles 7 Haskell Of Augusta SAID
5e was conscious Of 10 prejudice
al he was accepted as juror No. 8.
N r Norc-oss Of Winthrop tes-
Esed that he had read af other cases
sgLnst Dr. Hooper but was not
.,reiudiced. He was accepted as
juror Ma. s.
Waiter Ii. Stocks1rd If Winthrop
was accepted as Juror Nc. :.
Fred Il Williams Of Gardner vas
challenged by the State.
A a Soule Of Augusta was Sc
lected as Juror No. :.
I Frank & Cheney Of Chelsea SAID
/ that he had read rhe accounts Of The
other cases and had formed IN sPL--
.Cn. He was excused.
William ", Wing of Augusta sad
Ne had not formed an epinien and
as accepted as Juror Nc 9,
Lester NJ Brexnelle Of Aagus1A
as accepted as Juror Ma. 10
Charles F. Cannon Of Augusta dic
act think ae ought 70 serve On the
IHTy sn account ef what he read II
the neNaaa peers He vas challenged
/ By the defense
/ Wsndali Robbins Of Augusta was
accepted as Juror No. IL
John 2. Dyer of Algasta said ne
was pre1udlced and vas excused.
G. P Gilman Of Wlasiew sad he
knew nothing about the case only
what he read II the nsuspa pers- bat
rad formed no epinien. He was
challenged by the state-
job. A1cCue Of Wa1sFviIle had
read about the case n the news
papers bur he had formed no apia-
ion n regard % IL He had not dis
cJissed the ease wirh any Witnesses.
He vas challenged by the STATE
George P Cafsa OF Augusta tesri-
aed thai he hal read something
about the ease II the newEpR pers.
but had formed no opinion. He was
accepted as Juror Ne. -.
c. A. EIiin wood was appointed
foreman BY the court
The jury is made Up as follows:
9. \ EIitrWaod Augusta foreman :;
Fred n Oliver WaIs.rv4iie ". ].
Harmon. West Gardiner, Charles H.
Cay. Gardiner; Charles J. Haskell,
Augusta n. = Nere-oss. Winthr-n. .
Walter IA Stockford. Winthrop; A.
A Souie Augusta; William ".
Wing, Augusta: Lester NJ Brew
nellie. Anguish: Nendal Robbins
AngVisIa; George 2. CeffiIH. Anguish
Hooper Case Opened
After the opening by County A.
tarney san bern, nine witnesses
we're sworn IN behalf Il Ihe STATE
Frank c. Roundy Of Clinton, =
farmer, the father of Beraice g,
Reundy vas called is the first vii
ness He did not knew that his
daughter was In delicate cendI-
tlen until the day before she died.
He had seen the respondent but had
never talked with him about her
cenoiEnp.
Ne quest1nns We're asked hy the
counsel fer the respondent
Mira Eva Poaler of North Tassa,-