The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-14
SELECTION OF
K0RSVICK JURY
is COMPLETED
Men Who Will Try Case Of Al.
legged Murderer Sworn in at
lO:45 This Morning

With the selection Of jury this
morning to try Joe korsvick, Aber-
c49mbie, N. d., flor murder in the
second degree in connection with
the fatal shooting Of Arvid Pa
llnainen near Schmidt two months
ag0, prospects Of the speedy dis
posa Of the trial were seen. The
juroa t.ete sworn at lO:4O and the
ease Wa then explained to them
~ states Attorney G. +. kelsch.
.orsvick is expected to plead
Stif-defcnSc.
Jurors selected were: Erasmus
I.cingang. Il. j. Zahn, Adolph G.
Nelson and Adam Stein, Mandan;
K ri kiesei, New Salem; u. Buchli,
Hebron; Frank Dettman and Ed
ilorer, .ludson; Nick Kuhn. Joseph
binyer, Glen Ullin; Carl G.. Thor,
Amont. and Adam Geiss, Huff.
The defense used 10 peremptory
challenges, the prosecution five,
AID three men were excused by
Judge L. +. Lembkc.
G. +. kclsch, states attorney OF
Morton county, who is conducting
the prosecution, and William Lang
en- of Bismarck, one of the attOr-
neys for the defense, questioned
prospective jurors on their opin-
ions Of the case and on their abil-
t. to render an unbiased verdict.
Associated with the defense ir
the case are Mr.. LANCER, M. H
korsvick Of Abcrcrombie, N. ID.
father # the accused man, and j.
ii. Connolly.
KOrsyck NOnchalant
Court opc.ed promptly at p
RI yesterday and questioning OF
jurors was begun almost immedi
ataly. Joseph korsvick, dapper il
4 blue suit and smiling nonchalant
~, occupied seat by his father
and watched the questioning o.
jurors with interest, OCCASIONAL.
leaning forward to catch some re
mark Of attorneys.
One comic incident served t;
break the routine Of the question
ing whe~ Anton Grunefelder, ques
toned b. Mr.. LANCER, declared tina
he wouldn't like to serve on
case like this and would like to b
excused
Rising t. his feet and addressing
Judge Lembke. Grunefelder saic
"Your honor, | would like to be ex
clsed from this case. don't wan
to do any harm to either side"
1T seems to me that woul
make you just the kind of man W
want" commented Judge Lembkt
while a litter ran through tn
courtroom.
Request Refused
Grunefelder again repeated hi
request to be excused, whereupo
States Attorney kelsch declare
that the state resisted the reques
III the juror and added that. on tn
same reason, any man on the jur
could be excused.
IL think he'll make a good jur
cr.' Judge Lembke said.
Joseph kottsick, in answer t
Mr.. Langer's question as to hi
place Of residence. stated that h
lived c.nly six miles from the resi-
1clcc Of Pahinainen, with the re
suit that he was challenged by tn
defense.
The challenge was upheld b
Judge Lembke, who said, Il PEI
sonalIy don't believe that a neigh
l,o,. should be on a trial jury
Philip Shafer of Mandan, afte
bain. questioned by the attorney
was excused by Judge Lembke be
cause Of weak heart. He wa
also excused for the balance Of tn
term.
Gregory Schmidt. who lives nea
the scene of the Pahinainen shoot
ing, was the first witness callet
lie gave description f the SUI
roundings and. the location of tn
various buildings on the farm
Schmidt was still on the stand a
the. noon recess.