Evening Star Newspaper, September 2, 1929, Page 14

2 i THE EVENING STAR, STRIKE TRIAL JURY | [eme e S p— SELECTION DRAGS RN TUR J;mosmg Counsel Excuse {Talesmen Passed by Judge, . With But Seven in Box. By the Assoclated Press. . CHARLOTTE, N. C., September 2.— The Sunday before Labor day found attorneys engaged in the trial of 16 men and women, members and organizers r the National Textile Workers' Union d affilated organizations, accused of murder, preparing to resume this week their task of getting a jury. ¢ Through six days last week the Meck- burg Superior Court, hearing the case against the labor union workers who are charged with having caused the death of O. F. Aberholt, chief of Follce of Gastonia, devoted its time to he routine business of choosing 12 ac- ceptable men. When Judge M. V. Barn- | hill announced the week end recess | there were stlll five vacant seats in the WINIFRED FAUNCE, The police chief was fatally wounded | President of the George Washington on the night of June 7 as he and four | University Chapter, Kappa Kappa other officers entered the tent colony of | Gamma Fraternity, who will go as a th> Loray Mill strikers at Gastonia, | delegate to the province convention, to * our Days of Questioning Talesmen. | boqrpe ScPtember § to 12 at Virginia * Four of the six days were spent in| actual quizzing of prospective jurors. Nearly 200 veniremen heard their names | vin. Fred Erwin Beal, Clarence Miller, fgalled, took their stand in front of the | K. O. Byers, Robert Allen, W. H. Mc- witness box, answered questions fired GlnnL! George Carter, Louls McLaugh- at them by attorneys and the judge |lin, K. Y. Hendricks, Joseph Harrison, and then heard ‘meelves being dis- |J. CA Heflner Russell Knight, N. F. missed. Gibson and Delmar Hampton are . The other two « 5 were spent in|charged with first-degree murder. serving summons ou the first special P Ventre of 200. Cut-worms and army-worms ar The second special venire of 300 s 180 names "was called while the first was | JUMerous in parts of ‘the Philippines being exhausted, obviating the necessity | LS fim‘ N LeyfarsiipiEyenting of halting court operations. £ Both Proceed Cautiously. During the examination of the venire- men both sides proceeded with elaborate taution. Neither prosecution nor de- Tense was taking any chance on having -y iz & juror who might have the least bias. ician— i ¢ Any time Judge Barnhill did not be- Optician—Optometrist . > eve a prospective juror's opinions . N.W. lieve @ brospective Jur fon 922 14th St. N.W. woul nder him in ‘the proper dis- g charge of his duty he was dismissed Established 1589 pr%mp!tly ?‘3; 8 peremptory challenge, y far the greater number, however, . had been dismissed by Judge Barnhill anlzed : :}(‘:ecr :‘kl:ey :x:d D}l;gf!iifie‘!a be so tilasetd Org gy | ey thoug] ey were unable to render a fair verdict. Some were ex- Responflblllty \ 0 t e cused by the judge after asserting they ‘were opposed to capital punishment. Questioning on_the part of the de- Use fense attorneys has brought out the . fact that it probably will use self-de- Yellow Cabs fense and unwarranted invasion of property in fighting to clear the de- and \ g Tendants. Questions bearing on these H ‘ w0 points %vurfllu’h]y have | Teatured the m‘d‘ and White Cabs E Qquestioning by defense attorneys. - \ i Of the 16 on trial 13 are charged with Owned and’ Operated by N\ : first-degree murder and three with sec- Brown Bros. N - 22222 ond-degree murder. 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