About 11 o'clock the work of obtaining a jury was begun, the first three persons being disqualified, two on the ground that they had formed mixed opinions in the case, the other on the ground that he had conscientious scruples on the subject of capital punishment. In examining the jurors Scoville went over a large range of questions as to their religious and political belief. Finally five jurors were obtained and sworn in. Their names and occupations are as follows:—John P. Harlin, resstaurant-keeper; Fred W. Brandenberg, cigar-maker; Charles G. Stewart, flour and seed dealer; Henry J. Bright, retired from business; Thomas W. Langley, grocer. The panel was exhausted after five jurors had been obtained, and another was summoned. At the suggestion of the District-Attorney an order was issued for the drawing of seventy-Gve names frou the box.
the prisoner at this point slowly rose and informed the Court that he would like to make a speech to-morrow morning, but he was ordered by the Court to take his seat. He then passed his manuscript speech to a newspaper-man, but before the latter could leave the court-room, Scoville called him backhand compelled him to return it, This raised the anger of the prisoner, who excitedly declared that he was not under the control of his counsel; that he was a lawyer and knew the law himself; that when he wanted help he would ask for it, and that he desired his speech to be published for the purpose of influencing public opinion, He was again silenced by the and it having been agreed that the things of the Court should be from 10 a.m, to 3 p.m, daily, allowing half an hour for recess, the Court adjourned.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.