The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
GET A JURY
TO TRY HALE
Preliminaries in M ur d e r
Trial Completed Just
Before Noon
WILL
BE HALE'S POSITION
He Is Charged With Shoot
) ing H. Lester Morse
at Middlesex

july was cDHpieleu III SdsHinElUii
county court to-day just before noon
to try George o. Hale OF Middlesex on
the charge of murder in connection
with the death of H. Lester Morse, by
shooting, at Middlesex on Sunday, Feb.
/, last. The jury is made up as fol-
lows;
w. ]. Brown, Berlin.
II. b. Porter, Northfield.
+. r. Dillon, Duxbury.
A. H. Bartlett, Msrshfeld.
H. d. Erskine, Roxbury.
w L. Durkee, Duxbury.
" j. Batchelder. Plainfeld.
George Kennedy, Duxbury.
G. H. George, Marshfield.
ID. l., Murray, Graniteville.
Arthur Stevens, Waterbury.
Henry Demeritt, Waterbury.
About 4S more jurymen were drawn
by the jury commission last evening,
the most of whom appeared in court
this morning. They were: james
Brown, James Carroll, Z. ], Clark, o. M.
Lawrence, A. C. Moore, George Patter-
son, C. H. Reynolds, Henry Summers,
Barre City; l.. II. Beckley, Fl. H.
Blanchard, W. Fl. Dudley, Thomas Hal
ey. G. c. Kent, NJ l.. Lewis, D. l.. Muir
ray, G.. S. Nye, F. H. Trow, Barre
Town; X. G. Cameron, l.. H. Clark, p.
C. Hammett, r. Fl. Hayden, William
Mcleod, William Olson, Berlin; T, {.
Davis, Walter Irish, Frank Lewis, Z.
James Morse, Duxbury; g. w. Dale,
Edward ID. Barton, A. w. Hill, 7. L.
Howe, r. T. Lance, II. w. orser, G. w.
Piilsbury, George Thresher, Northfeldi
Henry bemefftt, j. r. Pixley. Arthur
Stevens. w. +. Thompson G. I. Troup,
S C. Wheeler, w A. Wood, Martin
Wright, Waterbury; w. A. Averill, B.
W. Boyd. Charles Fisk, Fred Tilden,
Roxbury.
The case opened this afternoon. A
conference of some length occurred this
morning between the attorneys in the
case
The state will try to prove the re-
spondent guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree, while the respondent Is ex-
pected to depend upon self defense.
Hale has been on bail in the sum of
$1,000 since he entered his plea of not
guilty some weeks ago and has been
looking after matters at his farm.
Hale was arrested at his home by
Sheriff +. H. Tracy Sunday afternoon,
Feb. l, following his telephoning to the
1ffice that II. Lester Morse had been
,hot. and il is understood that Hale
aid he shot the man. Morse died i'm
nediatelv. The trouble is alleged 70
ave developed ont Of case IN which /
he two were parties in Washington
,ounty court over a disputed line and
N which Hale obtained verdict. |
which. although it did not amount to
much. was supposed to serve the pur'
pose of establishing the line between !
Norse's and Hale's land. Hale, day |
before the shooting took place, had |
placed a close Jail execution in the Of
irer's hands to be served on Morse but |
his had not been done when the shoot
ng occurred, owing to Sunday inter
rening
The work OF secnring a jury com
uenced at , o'clock Wednesday aft
,rnoon. Judge Chase stated that he
would not give a general charge 10 the
lew jurymen who had appeared Tues
Law as a result Of a recent call Tor
hem but as occasion demanded in the
ases in which they might sit. special
harges would take place, so the draw
ng Of the jury was promptly under way
Some Of the jurymen gave interest
nR answers as to whether they had
ormed opinions. Often when pressed
" the defense they found they had
ormed an opinion and were excused.
Ierrir Freeman was excused for cause.
Ie was drawn from Marshfield and Is
resident Of Danville. Mr.. Parish WAS
imilarly excused. He was drawn
rom Warren. but is resident Of
iranville. These men. being residents
utside the county, could not be jury
nen.
z. r. Plaisted Of Montpelier and W.
!. Andrews of Montpelier were excused
ecause they had discussed the case
nd expressed opinions. The same was
rue Of c. r. Anderson, Mr.. Price and
Ir. Hall Cecil Poster Of Cabot and
!. VI. Ashley Of Moretown were chsl-
.uVed. Neither had formed an opinion
nd neither had read much about the
fair. Mr.. Luce Of Waterbury had
ssd but little about the matter and
al formed no opinion. Mr.. Brad
urv was excused by challenge C. ID.
.osiidrv had read enough. 80 he was
a. was r A. Carpenter
James J. Hin changed his mind rela-
We to whether he Rad formed an opin-
N when the defense asked him some
nestions concerning the killing of
an. NJ J. Long had talked about the
.ss and experienced opinions. &. X. I
dams uas excused for the sane res- I
N. Arthur AveriIl had TAXED With (
r. Carver about the matter on Or
bsut Feb. ?. and had expressed an
rinion. for -Ehieh he wzs excused
-asn service.
G. II. Gordon uas not certain abosIi I
hether his opinion would interfere Z
ith his trial % the case He would
" not 20 allow ]; 10 make auy dif-
.rpn-r. but he was excused foT eauss-
J. McMullin va Prsiudiced in his
aiuion.