Ogden Morning Examiner and Morning Standard | 1909-01-31 | Page 3 | Selection of Jurors Still Goes On

I I I I f I SELECTION OF JURORS STILL S ILL jOBS GOES ON ONI Nashville Jan 20 Tho tenth day da or ot the trial of the Coopers and John Joint Sharpe for tor the murder of Former Format Sen Senator Senator Senator ator Carmack opened with less leas than tItan a hundred of or the tho summoned in court The Jury box now contains nine men one of or whom it Is considered certain will be bc released because of or poor health The list was quickly exhausted with without without out securing q 3 Juror anti and the tho new ne rca ven venire cn ire im of was vas ordered to on Tuesday morning Judge Hart then called Juror Whit Whitworth WhItworth WhItworth worth at the request of the state At General McCan asked him hint con concerning concernIng concerning his health The juror said he was feeling pretty well wull The state Insisted that he lie remain on the jury jun Judge Hart said saidI I l dont want to take any am chances of ofa ofu ofa a u a mistrial because of the tho s of oC ofa oCa ofa a Juror A man nian who has hat an organic disease e is more liable to be bo ill than another man manAt manAt manAt At this point Attorney Garner for Cor forthe Corthe forthe the slate state declared For some reason your ur honor will wili appreciate the tho word has h s gone out omit that I Whitworth must be he gotten off otT the thc Jur Jury This Is a scheme to get the man oft off Now If lC ho is Js incompetent prove It But wo hear that men mOil oven went to Mrs and told tod her that lint her husband was In n a precarious condition in order to excite her fears If there thero Is anything an like this going on the court wants to know It said saIdI Judge Hart sharply sharp The attorneys for C r tho tim defense were on their feet Instantly clamoring to tobe tobo tobe be bo heard and denouncing bitterly any insinuations that they were guilty of or underhand practices The prosecutors proseCUtors tors torn denied they the attributed the ho plan planor or oi even the knowledge of It to counsel for the tho defense but insisted upon an Investigation These Those charges are ar serious said Judge Hart This court will not per permit permIt permit mit chicanery If It however tIle the court finds that Mr Ir Whitworth W really Id hi a 11 victim of ot Brights disease he be will be bo excused and this in itself will dis disprove disprove prove proe the charges To this th s end Dr Dc Bower will examine Mr lr WhItworth again and report to the court on Mon Man Monday Manday day da Thereupon court adjourned until Monday morning