The Clerk of Arraigns: Will the gentlemen of the Jury please rise, and sit down as I call their names? Mr. George Bernard Shaw, Sir Edward Russell, Dr. W. L. Courtney, Mr. W. W. Jacobs, Mr. Pett Ridge, Mr. Tom Gallon, Mr. Max Pemberton, Mr. Coulson Kernahan, Mr. Edwin Pugh, Mr. William de Morgan, Mr. Arthur Morrison, Mr. Francesco Berger, Mr. Ridgwell Cullum, Mr. Justin Huntly McCarthy, Mr. William Archer, Mr. Thomas Seccombe—you shall well and truly try the Prisoner at the Bar, John Jasper, for the murder of Edwin Drood, and a true verdict give according to the evidence.
Mr. George Bernard Shaw was elected Foreman.
Mr. Walters: I appear for the prosecution, my Lord.
Judge: Mr. Cuming Walters, I think, for the prosecution. Is there anyone with you?
Mr. Matz: I am with him, my Lord.
Mr. Cecil Chesterton: I appear for the defence, my Lord.
Judge: Mr. Chesterton, I think, for the defence. One s, I think. Is anyone with you?
Mr. Crotch: I am, my Lord.
[The Case for the Prosecution.]
Mr. Matz then proceeded to open the case for the prosecution in the following speech: