| 83THE SHEEDY MURDER TRIAL
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The Work of Impanelling a
Jury Still Coes On.
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But Little as YetManifested---A Mo--
notonous Morning's Work--
The attendants.
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Seiecting a Jury.
When Judge Field in the district
court resumed his work this morning at
nine o'clock there was still lacking three
to make the full compiement of juros
in the Sheedy murder case now on be-
fore him, for last evening when court
adjourned the nine men retained as
having passed the challenge for cause
were J. P Hendry. E. D. Champion
Henry Harkson. Charles Ring. F. H.
Dunham. C. Oakes. F. W. Quackenboss.
James Reed and L. L Corey.
The coterie of lawyers sat at the table
on the south side. directly in front of
the witness box. Messrs. Snell, Hall
and Lambent on for the state, Judge
Weir of Boise City, Idaho and Attorney
Strode for Mrs. Mary Sheedy, and Bil-
lingesly & Woodward and J. E. Phil-
pott for McFarland, occupying position
around. Mrs. Sheedy pale but attrac-
tive in deep mourning sat to the right
of her attorneys and between her sister,
Mrs. Morgan of San Diego, Cal and
Judge Weir of Idaho.
She evinced a careful interest in
everything and scanned critically the
face of everyone called to the stand. as
if to read in advance his very thoughts.
Monday McFarland sat just behind the
whote haired and whit bearded judge
who is espousing the cause of the fair
defendant, and was comparatively hap-
py, to judge from appearances.
The work of the morning was really
begun when Stearns made a motion ob-
jecting to the present panel of jury a (?)
asked that they be quashed an excused
on the ground that (four of them) E. T.
Ewing. E. W. Jackson. W. B. Mills and
Andrew Sipp, did not offer appearnce
or offer any excuse when called. This
was overruled and ecception taken.
C. W. Dulan, after the regulation ex-
anination of jurors, was challenged for
cause and Judge Field sustanined the
challenge.
J. W. Castoz was the next called
Col. Philpot. attorney for McFarland,
called the attention of the court to the
matter of the recent enactiment concern
ing jurors and the publications of pur-
ported facts of crime as relates to their
opinions or convictions. holding that it
does not debar Judge Field responded
by saying that he had thought over this
particaular matter during the night and
it was his opinion that the clause re-
cited did not amend the law of 89.
However, he would give the attorneys
an opportunity to recall challenged
jurors later on Mr. Castoz responses
to interrogatories seemed to qualify
him sufficiently and he took the jury
box along with the nine others.
Mr. Chas. Speer was the next called,
but was challenged and excused.
Alba Brown Jr. A. M. Bartram.
John Franklin, I. M. Hill. Ed. Ferris.
Chas. P. Anderson and C. N. Crandall
fared as did Mr. Speer. Mr. Anderson,
in the terms of the court, was excused
because he could not properly under
stand the English language or rather
fathom the interrogatories hurled at
him in law lore by the attorneys. Mr.
Crandall had evidently formed opinions
and inadvertantly expressed them in
answer to the questions put to him to
determine his qualitications. It is need-
less to say he was excused from duty
and as he passed out from the railings
the eyes of Mrs. Sheedy followed him
in a piercing stare.
This was the result of the morning's
work and when recess was announced
only one more had taken his place in
the jury box and two still to be selected.
And even after the trail panel of
twelve shall have run the guantlet of
challenge for cause. It will probably be
pretty thoroughly thinned out again by
peremptory challenges. of which the
state has six and the defens sixteen.
so that it may yet he some time before
the active work will begin.
The questions put in the examina-
tion of jurors, are simply routine, and
as to whether or not they have formed
any opinion; were their opinions based
on newspaper reports; had they formed
an opinions as to whether Sheedy was
killed from a blow of otherwise. etc.
This afternoon the jurors were re-
called for examinations as to the forma-
tion of opinion from newspaper articles
concerning the murder of John
Sheedy the inquest. etc. Of the ten
five were suspended up to three o'clock,
they being Messrs. Hendry, Hartely,
Oats. Quackenbooss and Champion.
Charles Binger was recalled also, and
in answer to the questions gave out that
he had formed an opinion from the
reports read in the papers, but that
opinion was not a fixed one nor one
that would not be changed by evidence.
He had no conscientioys scruples that
would thwart the law. He was chal-
lenged. but it was overruled and he
took his seat again in the box.
These were all that were recalled
and the work was again turned to the
examination of jurors, S. S. Griffin
being called to the stand at 3 o'clock. | 83THE SHEEDY MURDER TRIAL
----------
The Work of Impanelling a
Jury Still Coes On.
----------
But Little as YetManifested---A Mo--
notonous Morning's Work--
The attendants.
---------
Seiecting a Jury.
When Judge Field in the district
court resumed his work this morning at
nine o'clock there was still lacking three
to make the full compiement of juros
in the Sheedy murder case now on be-
fore him, for last evening when court
adjourned the nine men retained as
having passed the challenge for cause
were J. P Hendry. E. D. Champion
Henry Harkson. Charles Ring. F. H.
Dunham. C. Oakes. F. W. Quackenboss.
James Reed and L. L Corey.
The coterie of lawyers sat at the table
on the south side. directly in front of
the witness box. Messrs. Snell, Hall
and Lambent on for the state, Judge
Weir of Boise City, Idaho and Attorney
Strode for Mrs. Mary Sheedy, and Bil-
lingesly & Woodward and J. E. Phil-
pott for McFarland, occupying position
around. Mrs. Sheedy pale but attrac-
tive in deep mourning sat to the right
of her attorneys and between her sister,
Mrs. Morgan of San Diego, Cal and
Judge Weir of Idaho.
She evinced a careful interest in
everything and scanned critically the
face of everyone called to the stand. as
if to read in advance his very thoughts.
Monday McFarland sat just behind the
whote haired and whit bearded judge
who is espousing the cause of the fair
defendant, and was comparatively hap-
py, to judge from appearances.
The work of the morning was really
begun when Stearns made a motion ob-
jecting to the present panel of jury a (?)
asked that they be quashed an excused
on the ground that (four of them) E. T.
Ewing. E. W. Jackson. W. B. Mills and
Andrew Sipp, did not offer appearnce
or offer any excuse when called. This
was overruled and ecception taken.
C. W. Dulan, after the regulation ex-
anination of jurors, was challenged for
cause and Judge Field sustanined the
challenge.
J. W. Castoz was the next called
Col. Philpot. attorney for McFarland,
called the attention of the court to the
matter of the recent enactiment concern
ing jurors and the publications of pur-
ported facts of crime as relates to their
opinions or convictions. holding that it
does not debar Judge Field responded
by saying that he had thought over this
particaular matter during the night and
it was his opinion that the clause re-
cited did not amend the law of 89.
However, he would give the attorneys
an opportunity to recall challenged
jurors later on Mr. Castoz responses
to interrogatories seemed to qualify
him sufficiently and he took the jury
box along with the nine others.
Mr. Chas. Speer was the next called,
but was challenged and excused.
Alba Brown Jr. A. M. Bartram.
John Franklin, I. M. Hill. Ed. Ferris.
Chas. P. Anderson and C. N. Crandall
fared as did Mr. Speer. Mr. Anderson,
in the terms of the court, was excused
because he could not properly under
stand the English language or rather
fathom the interrogatories hurled at
him in law lore by the attorneys. Mr.
Crandall had evidently formed opinions
and inadvertantly expressed them in
answer to the questions put to him to
determine his qualitications. It is need-
less to say he was excused from duty
and as he passed out from the railings
the eyes of Mrs. Sheedy followed him
in a piercing stare.
This was the result of the morning's
work and when recess was announced
only one more had taken his place in
the jury box and two still to be selected.
And even after the trail panel of
twelve shall have run the guantlet of
challenge for cause. It will probably be
pretty thoroughly thinned out again by
peremptory challenges. of which the
state has six and the defens sixteen.
so that it may yet he some time before
the active work will begin.
The questions put in the examina-
tion of jurors, are simply routine, and
as to whether or not they have formed
any opinion; were their opinions based
on newspaper reports; had they formed
an opinions as to whether Sheedy was
killed from a blow of otherwise. etc.
This afternoon the jurors were re-
called for examinations as to the forma-
tion of opinion from newspaper articles
concerning the murder of John
Sheedy the inquest. etc. Of the ten
five were suspended up to three o'clock,
they being Messrs. Hendry, Hartely,
Oats. Quackenbooss and Champion.
Charles Binger was recalled also, and
in answer to the questions gave out that
he had formed an opinion from the
reports read in the papers, but that
opinion was not a fixed one nor one
that would not be changed by evidence.
He had no conscientioys scruples that
would thwart the law. He was chal-
lenged. but it was overruled and he
took his seat again in the box.
These were all that were recalled
and the work was again turned to the
examination of jurors, S. S. Griffin
being called to the stand at 3 o'clock. |
