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WE AT STAKEPool Koitsch an Trial for the Murder of Edna Crider.NO TROUBLE TO SECURE JURYThe Twelve Good Men and True Obtained Monday Afternoon'.COMMONWEALTH OPENS CASEB. Frank Urar; Relates the llreum-■tincfi Attend!mt the Murder and Illaatratee by Map* the Territory Where the Crime Wan Committed —The Primmer Bright and Cheery — An AJTeetlnc Seme BetweenBrother and Sitter. -Monday Afternoon.When coon traa caned at 3.30 tbc court roam was packed, with many standing.Considerable time was taken up in receiving tbs constable's return..The giand jury was called and i net met. ad by tbc court as to their duties and retired to the grand jury room to deliberate over the bills af indictment presented for their ooosideration. Henry J. Brown was j, selected as foreman of the grand jury. „ Duel T. Heed was appointed tipstaff to (, the grand jury. hThe attorneys for tbs defense in the Paul ,] Kortach Jr., mnrder trial asked the court ,| far a continance of the case on account of 0 one of tbs witnesses, Mrs. Eunice Ange- n. vine, having met with an accident and be- el tag enable to attend coart. The common- „ .wealth attorney* said they knew what the ^ witness was going to swear to and would j jt accept the evidence in writiDg and the case ; „wentco. LThe Trial Brtlsi.Pant Koitsch, Jr., who had been indicted at the last term of coart for the murder ofEdna Crider last Joly, wsv brought into court by Sheriff R. D. Peck, and took his I p astt between bis oonnsel, Frank P. Com- {fa mings, Esq., and Geo. A. Brown, Esq-, i tj, The Commonwealth coanrcl are District! Attorney E. P. Geary, ami W. C Kress, I Esqa The prisoner looked las in appear . cl a nee, with clean shaven lace and nicely J D( brnsbad hiir, be showe l very alight traces j of the ordeal he has gone through since bis 1 inenraemtioo io the oonntr iail on the 9th j of Joly last, and really does not look like a ^ mu who would commit the heinons crime I OD with which he is charged. Koitseh was \ nr ordered to stand np and raise his right nl) huh The indictment was read to him by i Prothoootaiy Lesher aad he was asked the I qnestion, “Guilty, or Not Guilty?”Koflaeb answered distinctly aad with f y, ca^haois ‘ Not Gnilty.” j t'lvTbsqnestion wss then asked the prisoner: j an ‘‘How do yon wish to lie tried?” His re-, ply was “By my God and my country ”Jacob Fishsr, of Lamar, was the first jnrymaa called, bat wss challenged by the defence far cansr.Stephen B. Byder, Reaovo, said he eooM not repder a verdict to hang a man on circumstantial evidence, and was rejected.J. H. Ricker, Lock Haven, was called aad aa his opinions did not suit counsel for sither aide, was challenged for cause.Uriah Kitchen, Beech Creek, bod not expressed an opinion and was not opposed to capital punishment, and wsa accepted by the defense, but set aside by the commonwealth.S. W. Price was opposed to hanging, and challenged.W. U. Sanderson, Bald E igle. bad not expressed an opinion, nor was he opposed * io hanging for manlcr. bnt was challengedH. C. - Stoner, Chapman, waa the seventh juryman called and examined, who Bps nooeptod by both aides and ordered to take bis seat in the box.John N. Shadle, Crawford; had no .opinion, but was opposed to hanging on wires matential evidence and was challenged.J. J. Shaffer, Lock Haven, wan also opposed to hanging on circunutentiol evidence and was not wanted.C. J. Wait, Lock Haven, had expressed bo opinion; was not opposed to capita! punishment, and wsa accepted as the second juryman.Tbomm A. Stevenson, Porter, waa not particularly in favor of hanging, but could render a verdict aoootding to the evidence, j tici and was accepted by the defense, but set 1 by the ootnmonwealth. AnSamuel Barr, Renovo, waa not opposed lt;lcc to capital punishment and had no opinion in the case, bat woo challenged by defense.A. H. Harhach had formed an opinion, qhioh would interfere with his rendering a verdict and was challenged.John Maadea, Mill Hall, waa not op-poaod to hanging on sufficient evidence and wan accepted.James Gibb, Laek Haven, had not ex-pressed opinion; nor opposed to hanging; challenged for case.Peter Wogner, Renovo, had formed an aptohm. bnt oooId render a verdict accord
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Lock Haven Evening Express
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Jan 04, 1898
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