The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-25
WORK OF SELECTING
JURY MOYESSLOW
AT FRIDAY SESSION
Present Indications Are That
Panel will Be Selected
Within Few Hours
eleven CHALLENGES USED
Defense Has Three and Prose.
cution Two Of Psrsmytory
Clusters Left
ELEVEN CHALLENGES USED
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
Selection of a jury to try
Governor William LANCER and
seven other defendants on fed
eral charges was completed late
Friday afternoon.
The prosecution exhausted
all of its six challenges. The
defense had one of it's 10 left
when the jury was accepted.
Judge Andrew Miller called
for two alternates to sit with
the jury for service in case one
or more of them should die or
become ill during the trial.
Six of the regular jury ars
farmers and six are business.
men.
With Il Of the 81 prospective jur-
ors examined up to the noon recess
Of federal district court today, selec-
ton Of . jury to try Gov. william
LANCER and seven co-defendants
moved along at . slow pace, but In
dications were that the II perman-
ent jurors would be chosen before the
end Of Fridays proceedings.
Several jurors were excused for
cause by the court when they indicat-
ed they had direct or indirect dealings
with either the federal government or
the state.
The defense used three more Of
its ten peremptory challenges, max
ing total Of seven used since selec-
ton Of the jury began Thursday.
while the prosecution still had two
Of its six challenges left.
Barring dismissal by the court Of
any Of the Il jurors now In the bo9.
seven will remain to hear the ease.
since the defense and proooeut3om
have only five peremptory challenges
left.
The trial Is proceeding On Q ehARDo
against the defendants that they en-
spired to obstruct operation Of IN ~
Of congress. The court still he's I'M
der Amusement demurrers to q &C.
ond indictment charging tho sewer
nor and his associates with oonsp19-
ing to solicit political contF1but1ons
from federal workers. The charges
are based on the government's alle-
cations that contributions were sought
for financial support Of The Leader"
state administration newspaper.
Originally there were nine defend
ants, but State Senator Oscar i.
Erickson Is not now on trial because
Of illness.
The II tentative jurors in the box
when court recessed ct noon were:
Otto Roder. Easily. farmer; Fred
Hanna, Lisbon, grocer: J. !. Brady,
Fargo. automobile dealer; Charles
Lueck. Gardena, farmer; Edward
Arnegard. Hillsboro, farmer: John
Jones, Garske, farmer: Lester r.
Christ, Grassy Butte, farmer; L. G.
Hulett, Mandan, credit company en-
ploye; Albert Anderson, HilAboro,
furniture dealer: A. T. spenberg,
Baldwin. farmer: A. D. Scott, Fargo,
farmer; and Nick Eckes. Wahpeton.
retired automobile dealer.
The defense Friday used peremp-
tory challenges to remove from the
jury William Hammer, Crosby, bar
Der: and John T. Morris. Warwick,
drayman.
Court Excuses Several
As court opened, Judge Andrew Mil
Ter excused for cause w. G. Norman,
Glen Ullin, bookkeeper, after J. M.
Hanley. Mandan. Of defense counsel
informed the court the prospective
juror has q son-in-law working for
the highway department which Is
headed by Frank vogel. one Of the
defendants.
Also excused for cause by the court
was David Riley, Killdeer fsrmer, who
at one time had been discharged from
the highway department.
The II prospective jurors called
Friday up to the noon recess were:
John Irmen, Bisbee, billiard parlor
operator, excused by the court when
he said he expected to make applica-
ton to the state beer department for
beer dispensing license.
A. D. Scott. Fargo. farm lands and
farming, who said he knew Gov.
LANCER and his family for many
years.
+. T. Ridl. Dickinson, excused on
account Of bad health.
Sam Bye, Heimdal, banker, doine
business with the state banking Do.
partn,ent: excused.
Nick Eckes. Wahpeton. retained %
jury.
Elmer Brynjulson, Bowden. farmer.
challenged BY defense.
r. g. Collineson, Devils Lake, hank
cashier, excused by court altar sayine
he had previously expressed oplnion
on case.
Ole Nelland, Hampdsn, farmer. e.
cused because of impaired hearing.
Thomas Cooper, Parshall. faxmee.
merchant and rancher: wife had ~
Gently served - postmistroos: e.
cused.
II. +. Kluver, llinot. auto 1oalor
and banker: step-1on : oalon1l -
Gov. LAngsrs stAcf: sIcuaed.
H. !. Hnefy, 1Azgo. roG11ne -
banker: he'd expeo1ned opfnlrn; 81.
affected ~ Gov. 1AnoHs 1neso1.
ilm: excused. ~
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