Trial of John Jasper for the murder of Edwin Drood; in aid of Samaritan, Children's Homeopathic, StAgnes and MtSinai hospitals, April 29, 1914, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, . ce is ready. The Court: Officer, produce the prisoner. (John Jasper is placed in the prisoners box.) The Court: The Clerk will now proceed to ar-raign the prisoner. Court Clerk: John Jasper, stand up. John Jasper, hearken unto an indictment, pre-sented by the Grand Inquest of the Commonwealthof Pennsylvania, inquiring for the County of Phila-delphia, charging you with the murder of EdwinDrood. How say you,—guilty
Trial of John Jasper for the murder of Edwin Drood; in aid of Samaritan, Children's Homeopathic, StAgnes and MtSinai hospitals, April 29, 1914, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, . ce is ready. The Court: Officer, produce the prisoner. (John Jasper is placed in the prisoners box.) The Court: The Clerk will now proceed to ar-raign the prisoner. Court Clerk: John Jasper, stand up. John Jasper, hearken unto an indictment, pre-sented by the Grand Inquest of the Commonwealthof Pennsylvania, inquiring for the County of Phila-delphia, charging you with the murder of EdwinDrood. How say you,—guilty, or not guilty ? John Jasper: Not guilty. Court Clerk: How will you be tried? John Jasper: By a jury of my peers and by thelaw of Pennsylvania. Court Clerk : And may the law send you a safedeliverance. John Jasper, you are now set to the Bar of theCourt for trial, and these good men whose namesyou will hear called, will pass between the Com-monwealth and you on trial. You have the right tochallenge twenty of them peremptorily and as manymore as you show cause for challenge. The Court: The Clerk will now proceed to callthe jury, in order that twelve jurors may be selected 42. Some of the Veniremen Reading from left to right. Top row: L. W. Miller, J. W. White. M. F. Hanson, H. Lovett, F. A. Lewis, T. K. Ober. J. 1!. McMaster, M. V. Bergen, J. M. Gest,Middle row : J. W. King, J. P. Norris. Charlemagne Tower. Henry Budd, S. W. Pennypaeker- O. W. Keixriek. A. S. \V. Rosenbach. Rev. C. F. Kavanagh. E. F. Smith, J. Gribbell, C. R. Miller, row; C, C. A. Baldi, N. T. Folwell, W, A, Cam J. F, Huneker. S. P. Rotan, \. G. Hetherington, W. R, Ellison, J. H. Carstnirs, J. B. McCall, G. w. Elkins. DRAWING THE JURY to pass upon the guilt or innocence of the prisonerat the bar. The Clerk will proceed. Court Crier: No. 1, John Bach McMaster. Court Clerk: Come forward, please. As thejurors names are called, they will walk forward,and present themselves at the bar of the court. The Co
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