SECOND SEC YON. Circulation Over 3800." Murder Tria Almost Finished Testimony Was All Taken By Friday Evening. ARGUMENTS BEING MADE Charge of the Court Will Likely be Made Saturday Afternoon. Green Makes a Full Statement Defense Working for a Verdict in the Second Degree—Prisoners Admit Assault But Had No Intent to Kill—Much Damaging Evidence Against Them. CASE CALLED THU n Dillen and Ir g and at once t oom where their At en's brother came into they counsel until ive minutes of eleven 10.20 W 1] court an went to the grand jur illiam Dill room consultation counsel About ti an t mot and with me Green's father, er rother and sister appear ed and were given seats inside the Bar railing. Green's wife is also in « : our This case w in the Oyer and Terminer, The Commonwealth District Attorney N. B Spangler, Col. E R. Chambers and Ellis L.. Orvis: the de fendants’ interests are being looked after by Capt. H.C. Quigley, Clement Dale, ex- Judge A. O. Furst, oners and their At 10:50 the pris- counsel took their posi. Judge Furst presented a motion to quash the array of tion at the counsel table both traverse and grand jurors the jury wheel last December by the Jury Commissoners Finst—That the It did not All the whee did not select and pla ¢ in the wheel the names of the jurors alternately, quired by the Act of Assembly Seconn--Because lists had been fur. nished to the respective commissioners by certain attorneys, which was alleged to be illegal, ry 1 Commissioners 1 ’ us re is represented by | placed in | properly, as they | THURSDAY AFTERNOON M. Haines Challenge 1 for on on of Commissioner A for cause EMANUEL SMITH have a settled an mind. Challenged N. J. McCarmont Have BurweLi liveryman nged carpenter, Ferguson Ac College. LL not expressed an opinion cepted Fraxk Ce tanner Howard twp it would rec opinion Ac w oppose i (GRORGE nith ton, Jhment Challenged for cause Davin Tawves laborer, Howard twp formed opinion formed and expressed an opinion Chalienged for cause, James E LOWAY laborer, Haines; Chal- lenged for cause Challenged | Hus. Ta smen Called mmonwealth } KEND eX presse Challenged by defendants Heaton opinion pin Henny laborer, constable « township ould Challenged onwealth Wane Bellefonte Ac cept. miller, er an impartial verdict The jury as selected is William Van Trie Ellis Williams, mechatiic J. H il. L Wallace Shimmel Daniel E G. WW, Ream John Shonts as follows 3, farmer, Fergason, Worth Sands Bellefonte gentieman Bunwell, carpenter, Ferguson, Philipsburg senhuth ht farmer, Gregg sawyer, Philipsburg J. H. Griffin, merchant, Half Moon (reo, Garbrick, gentleman TALISMEN C. L. Gramley, Co, Supt, Miles J. D, Wagner, miller, Bellefonte. AUGUST 27, 1904. ie eniran never Heer There were and D bedsteads (sreen Theis painted white, and in the « painted green. Inmates of cell n : : 7 were minic Constance and i 1 i : i er prison, | same evening, Centre Bellefonte, | | and saw Condo and he said, | go to bed,” imberman, Haines. | said to me, Henderson other prisoners Ml Houg Cells number 8 and George Kline, Edward time, only prisotiers were taken out o Condo was turnkey at the saw him at about 4.30 or s:.00 p was the last | saw him until after the ac. cident He was the man in charge of the The next | was the 29th saw him being July 9.00, I was down town and first heard of Bank went to the jail and found a crowd there, t near the County and immediately “I want to This was the last he ever Dr. Feidt was in charge lived a little over a day. | never heard him speak a word, except what I haveal- ready stated. He stayed in the dence, Inside door of the cell, occupied by this prisoner, is on hinges place to pass food through, door bad no such opening. res. It has a The ouler There are He had charge of the jail prop. The | first intimation that | had that anything | | had happened was about | and served twenty He | : them get out jlo “holler” Cross ria Home Pike 1 ned by upper floor I ge Green and Dillen Then bot} own Condo his pocket i raised the went stairs and alarm, after m say they woul they They were complaining . alter were put about not getting enough to eat. | was in the corridor They said it to themselves to Mr not to me or Condo Examined by Spangler Grorar H. Ki Hall, len INE sworn know Ira Was in Green Ham Dil all; put for ten was in oll number ¢ ¥ Cell is near the head of the stairway, and on the same side as the steel cells are got qut of their Did It was about 8:10 or 8.4% Green and Dillen cell sometime that evening not see pm., when Condo was struck. 1 was in the corridor during the day, was in my Heard either Dillen or Green say to us, we were not | cell when it took place or we would “get the same medicine.” 1 was sleeping in my cell, | to me were ive at 3 i Live at Oak were tava } A tthe nit days | with me from Lock Haven to Millhall | Ira whether he knew what he had FRIDAY AFTERNOON, McG ht D ey arrest Ira Green Mr. Green on the trip. State voluntary He was hand cuffed to Defendant's counsel ob- m jects to statements made by Green being | given by the witness Crosse Examined by Furst On the train with me and the prisonet Charles R. Kurtz Caldwell and Thomas 5 \ ‘here were seven deputi | the trolley cat Re-Direct by Spangler Coming up on the trolley car I asked done, Declaration not admissible Cuarres R. Ki Examined by Spangler 1 had a conversation w Riz Sworn th Mr. Green coming up on ftrnin, 1 interviewed him. Am publisher of a newspaper, hm wank Continued on Next Page,
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