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' Trial of Jerome Brooks, in the Carroll Circuit Court, for4the Murder of A, W, Slater.FI8ST DAYS’ PROCEEDINGSDkTjI'IUj Jnd,, Aug. 1~, 3S75.let (ho August Term of the Carroll Circuit Conrt, .fudge Biddle presiding, the ease of Jerome Brooks auci Charles Carr, charged with the murder of A. W. Slater, in the city of Lngausport, on the 20th of April last, was called for trial, and the prisoners brought in to Court at 10 o'clock A. .31.Counsel fur State, District Attorney Hess and (Japt. .0- H. Chase, Judge Turpie for defendants.By agreement of counsel, Jerome Brooks was fir.-t placed upon trial.A jury was tlic11 empannelled as follows:Nathaniel Ashby, Wil!iam II. Sleecc, John Morrison, James D. Bryant^am* xiel Myers, ELonuio H. Doe, i£ii Doubling, Jm B. Bridge, Horatio Warrick, John Hiue, Daniel McCain. Eli \V intoan»■During the erapanneling nine persons were rejected, excused or excepted to. Three had formed opinions; two excepted to; two excused on account of sickness; one had conscientious scruples as to the death penalty, and one was an unmarried man, consequently not a househoulder.At the calling, of the States1 wi In esses four of them failed to respond, and attachments were ordered to issue.At about eleven o'clock, the first witness was called.
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Logansport Democratic Pharos
Logansport, Indiana, US
Wed, Aug 23, 1871
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