The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-02
Nine Jurors TAKE
OATHS IN TRIAL OF
L|NDBERCH SUSPECT
Colonel Sits at Prosecution
Table; Mother Of Murdered
Infant Not Present
FLEMINGTON BOOM TOWN
State Ends Months Of Prepare.
ton With Questioning Of
Nurse Betty Cow
FLEMINGT0n BOOM TOWN
Copyright, 1885, BY The Associated
PresS)


Press)
Pennington, N. j., Jan. 2.-(P1-
Jurors Nos. 5, 8, z, 8, and 8, were &C.
lected and sworn Wednesday In the
first hour Of the afternoon session Of
the first day of trial for Bruno Rich
ard Hauptmanu for murder.
The fifth and sixth Jurors chosen
were Mrs. Ethel Stockton, housewife.
Union. and Elmer Smith, Lambert
vile insurance agent.
Juror No. is Robert Cravatt, Z
CCC educational advisor Of High
Bridge, N. j.
Philip Hockenbury, Of Clinton, town.
ship. q grey haired laborer. He WA
quickly accepted by both sides a
Juror Number Eight.
George Voorhees,, serious looking
farmer from Clinton township. wa
sworn as Juror No. 8.
Among veniremen questioned WAS
Miss Frances Opdyke, Remington
nurse in whoss home Mrs. Haupt-
mann is making her residence. Both
sides consented to her dismissal after
she readily acknowledged discussing
the case with the defendants wife
Hearing those who were accepted
say they had no prejudice against
capital punishment was the stOlid
Bronx carpenter sitting within . few
feet of the famous flier, father Of the
murdered baby.
He stared straight ahead through
the questioning Of veniremen, paving
little heed to Colonel Charles A.
Lindbergh seated nearby . tho pro
secution table. Mrs. Ltndbergh uhs
bereaved mother, was not present.
Another woman. almost lot II tn
back of the room among . tanning
crowd, listened with intense interest
She was Mrs. Anna HauptmAun,I @TS-
of the Bronx carpenter and mt her
of his own infant son, Aannfri4A
Four Accepted b. Neon
At the noon recess a ve6heme5
and sworn.
The first four jurogs choten veres
Charles F. Snyder. . farmer: Mn.
Rosie Pill, widow: Mrs. Vienna shy
der, housewife, and Charles Walton,
ST.. machinist.
Justice Thomas w. Trenchard d.
rected guards be sworn for the tour
jurors already chosen.
Justice Trenchard, after telling the
guards to see that the jurors talk To
no one, said:
II want you also to see that they
read nothing Of the case and hear
no radio broadcasts."
He then called for luncheon recess
Of one hour and Is minutes.
The questioning and selecting went
forward with unexpected speed.
began almost immediately after Jul
tice Thomas w. Trouchard open !
court at 1O:0oa. M, In the mos. an
portant and dramatic trial Of recent
years.
Walton will be foreman Of the jury.
"criminal file No. 2310," was moot
point in the questioning Of the pros
peetive jurors. This pamphlet, satir-
King the Lindbergh case and thinly
yelling the names and circumstances,
was widely distributed in Hunterdon
county. Most Of the veniremen ack-
nowledged they had read the piece.
but none would say that It had any
thing to do with the forming OF an
opinion, If he had formed one.
Colonel Keenly Interested
Colonel Lindbergh watched tfsa
prospective jurors with deep intstssas
noted each Of them as they rdaeaas
to state or defense questions.
At one point In the morning'4 FRO
ceedings the defense was accused Of
trying to attract "unwarranted syTa-
pathy." This was when G. Lloyd Fish
er Of the defense staff asked . pros
pective juror IL the presence Of -
many state troopers in uniform would
influence him. Justice Trenchard all
so thought the question uujustitied.
Hauptmann was heavily guarded
when brought into the court room. but
no manacles bound his hands. He waS
dressed in . neat gray suit. 30 was
Col. Lindbergh. who strobe In few
minutes later and passed directly IN
front Of the prisoner.
The state used two Of It's peremptofy
challenges In the morning session. Tho
defense used six.
The only time Mrs. Hauptmann
made herself In the least conspicuous
was when she tried vainly Tor five
minutes to catch the eye Of her hus-
band. A member Of the defense stall
saw her. He pointed out the location
to Hauptmann. He looked. MIS-
Hauptmann waved.
Walton, ST.. I1Est Acoooeo4
Charles walton. Sr.. sixth pecoo0
Ito b examined n The se1ectaon q :
Jury % try Bruno Richard 4aupe-
mann On : charge q milrdeElng To
lIindbergh child. was Tho mn -
lcepted
he quietly told tn court - would
''be guided oo1oly ~ III es10o,oo l.
the CASE and thAt ~ hAd - pgo34-
dioe o. objection t. cauttal p1n1A.
meut.
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iShment while oe4on1e oonol lgeoo
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