News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-12-15

| Lamolle County Court opened Mon
day afternoon at 300 o'clock to draw {
jury for the case of State VS.. Arthur
Mudgett accused of murder of Amy
Shonio.
The presiding Judge is Sherman R
Moulton with assistant judge N. A. Wa
terman. Judge Justin S. Leach being
disqualified as he was present at the in.
quest held at Johnson.
The talismen were called in the fol.
lowing order.
w. o. Davis, Wolcott, farmer. Had
formed. an opinion. Excused.
E. C. Phelps, Elmore, farmer. Ex-
cused.
J. w. Green. Jeffersonville, farmer
Has wife and three children.
M. L. DAVIS, Waterville, retired farmer.
E. A. Carpenter, Waterville, laborer.
Frank Kneeland Hyde Park, farmer,
Excused.
D. B, Smalley, Johnson. Had formed
an opinion. Excused.
A. NJ. Howe, Waterville. Excused.
j. B. Rogers, Eden, farmer. Had form
ed an opinion. Excused.
John Spaulding, Hyde Park. Had
III ilSN an OpililOIi' I--NNuStus
F. E. Guild, Belvidere, mill hand
F. H. Jackson, Hyde Park. Farmer.
Frank Strong, Morrisville, mill hand.
L. NJ. Munson, Morrisvlle, merchant.
F. B. Boyden, Cambridge.
w. w. Ross, farmer, 70 years old.
F. w. Leslie, johnson, Secondhand
dealer Excused. Had been a witness
at the inquest.
A. NJ. Brown, Waterville, farmer.
c. C. Goddard, Hyde Park. Excused. o.
E. w. Gates, merchant, Morrisville.
Excused.
0. C. Hitchcock, Cambridge, farmer
Excused.
NJ. E. Gates, Morrisville Excused.
J. L. Peck, Wolcott, farmer. Opposed
10 capital punishment, Excused.
F. S. Merriam, Elmore, farmer.
II. o. Stiles, Johnson. Had formed
an opinion. Excused
H. ]. Edmunds, Morrisville, Jeweler.
Had formed an opinion. Excused.
w. G. Lease, Jeffersonville, Oar and
Paddle business. Had formed an opin
on. Excused.
F. 0. Thomas, Jeffersonville, retired
armer.
They were examined by Judge Moul- |
on and held or excused. A call for
mother panel of 20 was issued as both
he State and defense have right to
hallenge any Of those held by the
Judge.
Court adjourned at o'clock until 9
i. m. Tuesday morning.
Court opened promptly at 8 o'clock. |
Mudgett entered the court room soon ,
fter.
Roll was then called of those already
rawn.
An extra panel of 20 were summoned |
o appear in court this morning as fol-
ows:
Earl Gray, North Hyde Park. Farmer
formed an opinion. Excused.
Gilman Hogaboom, Hyde Park, AZ
ears old. Farmer. Well acquainted with
Iudgett. Against capitol punishment
Excused.
H. w. Drown, Morrisville, 60. Farmer
Held.
A. B. Mckee, Elmore, So. Farmer. Wife
nd daughter, Held.
G. H. Davis, Wolcott. Farmer. Wl1e
nd four children. Held.
L. V. Brown, Eden. Farmer. Wife
nd five children. Against capitol
punishment Excused
Fred ODER, Morrisville. Granite Deal
=. Formed an opinion. Efficuesd.
n. B. Moore, Eden, n years old. Far
ler. Acquainted with Mudgett. Held.
Grover c. Potter, Belvidere Mill
and. Wife and two children. Formed
n opinion. Excused.
E. f. Camp, Morrisville. Laborer. Wife
nd four children. Formed an opinion.
REUSED.
c. j. McCuin, Johnson. Formend an
pinion. Excused
F. H. McNally, Jeffersonville. Wife
nd five children. Formend an opinion.
'xcused.
L. c.. Fletcher, Eden. Farmer. Wife
nd adopted daughter. Acquainted with
Iudgett Held.
Henry Waite, Morrisville. Merchant.
ormed an opinion. Excused.
S. A. Stebbins, Stowe, 81 Wife. Mer-
liant. Held.
A. J. Clark, Hyde Park. Formed an
pinion. Excused.
w. I. Lebarron, Morrisville Carpenter.
ormed an opinion Excused.
F. S. Adams, Eden, brother-in-law of
[udgett. Excused
j. S. Carpenter, Morristown. Farmer
Wife and five children. Held
T. B. Ellis, Morrisville. Secondhand
ealer. Formed an opinion. Excused.
C. f. DEMO, Hyde Park. Formed an
pinon. Excused.
E. 7. Ryder, Morristown. Farmer.
ife and two children.
R. B, Mcmahon, Stowe, auto dealer,
ife and child. Had formed an opin- '
IN. Excused.
A. G. Rogers, Cambridge. Opposed to !
lpital punishment Excused.
H. A. Slayton, Belvidere, farmer.
W. P. Smile, Waterville. Excused on
count of sickness.
H. A. Foss, Hyde Park, merchant. Had
,rmed an opinion. Excused.
George A. Morse, sMorrisville, lumber
ealer. Had formed an opinion. Elk {
used
C. w. Merriam, Elmore, farmer. {
0. w. Learned, Cambridge, farmer. !
ad formed an opinion. Excused.
C. G. Day, Morristown. Had former
4 opinion. Excused. :
Another panel of IL were called to
opear in court at 9 o'clock Wednesday 7
orning and one more man was held for