Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-22
ocAl INTELLIGENCE,
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT.
scond Day of the Trial of the Eu-
rska Consolidated Mining Com
pany VS.. the Richmond Consoli-
dated Mi ing Company.

dated Mi ing Company.
At the converting of the Court yes
krday morning, the usual crowd Of
knxious listeners vas in attendance.
All the available space without as
NELL as within the bar was occupied.
The Sheriff was obliged to gather the
surplus chairs from the adjacent Off
rs TO supply the increased congrega-
lion of attorneys, clients, reporters
snd others with seats. Among the
kuorneys connected with the case and
whom we inadvertently omitted to
fentiol Yesterday are. for the de-
|Etnse, CIV. Baker, and Thos. Brown,
E Hamilton.
The proceedings were commenced
By amotion from Mr.. Hillhouse to
ktrlSe out all that portion of defend
Fnts answer which refers to titles,
Deeds, etc, because the same is imma-
Fsrial. Motion overruled. Motion of
demurrer to defendants answer, by
R%alntitf's attorney, upon the ground
eAat the defendant does not claim to
le IN or to have been in possession of
lne ground now in controversy : mo-
lDn 0verruled, and both rulings duly
accepted to.
AtlUia O'Clock the Clerk called tn e
Fal OF lurymen, when each in turn
answered to his name and took his
sat, During the examination that
NIIowed as to the eligibility of each
EFhlleilan lmpaneled to impartia!ly
w lhe cause in issue. some really
,Iau9haDle conversations took place.
~ one instance, in answer to a QueS-
aol rom the attorney as to whether
Ae mineral formation in this district
aregular or is found only i'm deposits,
W. Juror answered, with all gravity,
Ia', III his experience, it is found just
Sone happens to come Oh to it, and
@al II exists Just as it is found. On
suo'her occasion, when Mr.. IIillhouSe
sas showing to a juror Il map of
NY eureka Consolidated COmpany's
MLle, 10 facilitate in as~certalning
"netaer he (the juror had worked
Spoi men ground, and had thereby
Teoiie disqualified from serving on
m5 case Mr.. Wren objected to his
M Sns lhe map, upon the ground that
- same WAS not perfect.
ma.Inonse-"Why, Mr.. Wren, you
IW,ten ! seen this map vet"
b0 "nll'eI-"Certainlv l have, Mr.. Hill
T Tse can see right through it,"
ane TACT of the map having been
uaWh ON translucent paper or cloth,
aale Mr.. Wren's remark quite point
irnm a'ti elected IA general laughter
Honoa.l IN hearing, and caused his
Aolor TO demand order.
had iour O'Clock the following jurors
anJ md ueeh selected from the panel,
we're sworn in by the Clerk:
nan idce IT,. Richmond, Fred Cush-
" JACOB Jacoby, Chas. Pagan, q.
Wb;tn aTtholomew, Albert Bass. j. q.
%c;Hahof' Gray Williams, George
Ir,llnre, Edwin Barston, James
Juda no1ike ard Frank A. Hymers.
iury; Mckenney then charged the
nirsa, an lorclble terms not to cOmmu-
less WIN any II whatsoever, I'M
Of tho nnthoilg themselves /; but in case
With aosolute necessity of speaking
Lodv pefsons other than of their own
broyn,o mat 1t could be done only
trno,n nm by consent of the at
hem on both sides. He then gave
he I, IN charge of the Sheriff, after
tuly sm n his Deputy had been
Meet ., ""rh; The Court adjourned to
Tbasto ~ o'clock this morning.
ese w;,,S every evidence that the
prOce "iIi nave an impartial trial. The
er,oIeu!ihgs thus far. suggest no other
ipno. usion. Judge McKenney, i'm the
sbi ntt'ai and unenviable position
nes asn he occupies, manifests a firm
.Cstjce miiat he thinks is law and
han 10 which Indicates him the right
ag. "si'ih so momentous a proceed