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Domestic News May 29, 1925

Adams County Witness

Berne, Adams County, Indiana

What is this article about?

In Wapakoneta, Ohio, a jury of eight men and four women was selected for the trial of George Fetters, accused of murdering Edward Moyer in August 1922 at the Moyer farm in Mercer County. The selection followed examination of 72 prospective jurors, and attorneys moved to take the jury to the crime scene.

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JURY TO HEAR GEORGE
FETTERS' TRIAL SELECTED

Eight men and four women compose the jury to hear the trial of the State of Ohio vs. George Fetters of Celina, Ohio. The selection was completed in the common pleas court at Wapakoneta, Ohio, Tuesday afternoon, after 72 prospective jurors had been examined.

Soon after the jury had been empaneled, the attorneys moved that the jurors be taken to Mercer county to visit the scenes of the crime, and to familiarize themselves with the Moyer farm where Edward Moyer, for whose death Fetters is being tried, was murdered in August, 1922.

What sub-type of article is it?

Legal Or Court Crime

What keywords are associated?

Jury Selection Murder Trial George Fetters Edward Moyer Wapakoneta Ohio Mercer County

What entities or persons were involved?

George Fetters Edward Moyer

Where did it happen?

Wapakoneta, Ohio

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Wapakoneta, Ohio

Event Date

Tuesday Afternoon

Key Persons

George Fetters Edward Moyer

Outcome

edward moyer murdered in august, 1922; jury of eight men and four women selected after examining 72 prospective jurors; motion to visit crime scenes in mercer county

Event Details

Eight men and four women compose the jury to hear the trial of the State of Ohio vs. George Fetters of Celina, Ohio. The selection was completed in the common pleas court at Wapakoneta, Ohio, Tuesday afternoon, after 72 prospective jurors had been examined. Soon after the jury had been empaneled, the attorneys moved that the jurors be taken to Mercer county to visit the scenes of the crime, and to familiarize themselves with the Moyer farm where Edward Moyer, for whose death Fetters is being tried, was murdered in August, 1922.

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