Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-03-23

Knight was taken from the 81
TO the court house under guard q
four men about 10 o'clock thu
morning. Six men were on guar
outside the court house to preveuI
any attempt at lynching the defen<
dant. The crowd today was nd
nearly as big as IL has been durin~
the past two days, when VILLAS
FItzsimmons was being tried for tn
murder of his wife.
The selecting of the jury to trI
knight took up the main part Of th@
morning. The defense exhausted tn
number of challenges allowed by i&L
which is twenty. before the jury W.
chosen as follows:
Frank Weller, New BrunsWic1
William DAILY. New Brunswick: WIN
lam Ackerman. New Brunswick
Benjamin F. Prizes. New Brunsulek
Louis r. Walker. New Brunsw1cx
Leslie Cramer. New brunswick; ~
C. Roe, Jamesburg; Arthur YootI
hees. Higfiand Park: Edgar w. BAL
lou. New Brunswick. George Va
Note, New Brunswick, Edward R9&
mer, New Brunswick. and Andre
Hellgesen, Sewaren-
The following men were chAlioN
ged by the defense: Peter X. Peter
son. Perth Anlboy: RicExn
Perth Amboy: Leo GarriA.
bridge: Charles Sehlosser.
Brunswick; Joseph B. NayIor. NI<
dlesese borough: John Gourley. New1
Brunstlick: James F. Healey. NeW|
BrunsEick; William Martin. South|
Ambo,5 and William Marsh. PERTH
Ambosf
The. defendants counsel rhaI-|
lenged on four different quest1onA]
II the jurors had formed opinionS|
from press reports which would
prevent their returning 4 yertic<|
according to the evidence submitted<|
if public sentiment instead OF the
evidence would influence their ver-|
dict, il they had lived in the soush|
and thus be prsjudiced against the
defendant on account of color. and
also if they knew The murdered
woman.
The defendants counsel did no.
want anyone on the jury from PERTH
Amboy, or anyone who knew fdf.
murdered woman. These poinfa|
mainly marked the defense's chat
lenses. although former residents Of
the South. also were Challenged
The state did not challenge any.
jurors at all. but all were questioned
scientious scruples against capital
punishment that would prevent
them from rendering a verdict IN
the first degree. Leslie Cramer whe1
asked the above question, stated
that the electric chair was not pl4f
ishment enough for anyone fakin1
a human life
Assistant Prosecutor John e. Too
Ian opened up the states case with
an address to the jury charging the
negro with murder in the INST de-
srees and asked that they bring in
q conviction for first degree murder1
He recited 10 the jury that first DE-
gree murder as provided for by xhq
person dying as a result of any crime
premeditated. In this particular
case, the contention being that the
ravishing of the woman was the pre-
meditated crime. and she died a. 4
result OF that crime, the assistant
pointed out.
The movement OF the negro. to-
gether with his friends on the n1gEe
OF the murder, from the time they
left the trolley car at the corner o.
of Smith and State streets. was re7
lated TO the court by the assistant
prosecutor. He stated that the men
walked up to Sturm.s saloon at tho
corner C. State and Commerc1
streets, where they stayed for an
hour imbibing in liquor for szlo
there.
The assistant prosecutor a'so o0--'
lined 10 the court the movements Of
Mrs. Wilson together with Miss Sic
FRANKIE, who after atssf.d.ng a per-
foymance At nc Strand theatre.
went to ;,,s. City Bakery aea made
81 me purcnlses. They then turned
the corner at the Packer House and
started north on High street. the as
Sistant prosecutor continued. and
diss Sue FRANKIE left the murdered
woman at SEQ o'clock at the cor
ner of Jefferson and High streets.
Mrs. Wilson continued down High
street to Center street, the assistant
prosecutor stated. and turned the
corner to go to her home The -.
sistant prosecutor told the court she
was attacked a short distance from
her home and dragged into the -
cant lot. The state Contends <c
show that the woman died from
shock induced by the defendant IN
the commission of his crime. Assist
ant Prosecutor Toolan Continues
Assistant Prosecutor Toolzn ~
lated how the woman was fouud
soout midnight, with her cIot41l
torn and her jewelry gone. while <ho
negro murderer had returned a.
Ciiffwood where he disposed Of tn
stolen iewelry the rineH 4>7=z< 4>7zz<E
boarding boss and the watch In U1x<
ment of gambling debt
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