The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-01
re-. !. .:;:::GRAMS! !:
.,orilles Notion for a New Trial.

s,oyille's Notion for a New Trial.
v,.U,x:.r,>. Jan. 2S.-This morn
a., ,,,,ilI. lied in the Supreme COur
~, m. Disri., al CoIunli,i;. papers upon
".,';'.h LII h. base, hi, motion or motion.
va. new trial. Not being familiar witt!
~. ,r;,rl;ce o' this District. :x.Oville con.
..I.d to IL the motions to ~ ure
.,,.;f ...a;l-t s~i:,g deprived,
.', ,.n,,n M, legal t..cilnitsll:ty, Of the
..+I .a !: review %! tie .:.>.. hy the court
n ~,.ueral terms. The papers fiiesi in
,,r SaprrIir Court. are 1.-The
,r.ooers atli.lavil.' affidavit o: 4.
!, SNYDER IL to the tinslin- Of y news.
',,,r in til. ro;,. occupied by the jury
,clr circumstances Initiating it ha,l
ZEN read hy the jury: the affidavit o!
". Gu;t,au that he is ,,ai.laintetl with
y. >;..ati.r:> Hi hve PERSONS whose
,,,r.> ;.ve written on the margin Of tie
..,la,,,r said to have been seen by
4. .;iry: that ;ic has seen them writ.
-.jr names and believes the writin. cl,
,s,; newspaper to have been matte hv
ne ;anr- named. T!,c i,,:>t sili.lavi! j.
i; d. If. :~.vvi'le setting forth newly
~"yr.r evidence n,.cn which he
,a..sl ;h;. motion 'Or - new trial.
Tie frs, paper j. !: motion for Il new
u;a; upon tx. following grounds:
f:r,i. !y r,:.sun of the uncertainty in
,.l verdict in t;,a: the jury thereby
ind the defendant guilty, whereas
:..r Indictment CONSISTS Of different
,,nts al Variance Irunl and incuI.is-
:a witt, each other in matters Os snt'-
,,glrp. >.r'Ml That *;:i,l verdict ni' t!is.
hIy .i~. ~; specify which count o:
.,.,..> OF tIr indictment; it Was founded
!. i. :,.,,: several III the counts being
a. rail ,,i!i:rtnt from, others. the
:. 'r,i j.: not advised by the form, ar
1.taw,. u; said verdict as tO the find
W.: q: H.. jury u!nm ,h. !natcrial facts
j" I: I:s:h nr the place Ot the death
g. iiic ni,"r., cd. third FOR that the
trial oi til: .:,,i:., was commenced ut
h" Jane tr,;:,l III thi, court and was not
~',rl.i in tb" same term Of the court,
ia Hs< extended INTO the December
l,Fn without authority Of law. FOURTH
For t!.at thi., court had no j;uristlictiOn
. This cause hy reason If tho dccca*c
aavin- !,krn pace M,t>i.lc Of the Dis
!rr' r"lumI.i::. r'i;ti-For that the
".t erred IN ovrrruling each and all the
'~:rr. u'r'n Questions of law asked by
,'s'lsel hI defense and in refusing to
.lHrt the jury rs requested in eaci,
u He the fourteen prayers proposed ty
;.~n.. Sixth-That the court erred in
IN trial "i this cause in excluding prop
rryh!enrc offered by the defendant, rs
r: iorlh IN the bill Of exceptions.
'ih. That the Court erred on the tri-
a'M This t..l,Sr il, admitting to 20 to the
iury improper evidence on the part If
'r''Arl,tiOn as .;,Own in the bill Of cx-
r,i:o,l-.
>h. The Court erred in commenting
"rr"i~rly during The trial upon the
""iu: "I the defendant and in enter
'nS i'l" an arrangement with the Dis
'Eirs Attorney without the knowledge
:. Inc 'n's''.s' for the defendant (whcrt.-
= u" Jury and expert Witnesses for the
'o'.'ili"h during IL portion Of the trial
''.''' "''':vr certain conduct of the
-, ~.'''''''!: t. .'''.e,vc the purpose o! the
.''', .''> '!G."n IKE defense being insanity
"N'"'a' 4" rc-,r,ining power OF the
E'~'~ x;rv :,,..u,,.li,h,I +, the great
.'."'rI' u i:c defendant.
'h. Ni~"r!'a"i"r"f "f tine jury III read
ny "t ''",ri':. t;:I :n lien, newspapers
"'".al't !" prejudice their minds
.,a,i'>l lHv d'.n:: ::.n' ~ shown in the
."'svit''i E"d'k II. Snyder, George
lH''l' an jrh', ". Guitcau. and
''.a h'i""iti..
IVA. Ey ,.'s~"n ni n:w and material
@,' un>,rv', Il :i.v tine "f the tria!
'"1 mt "..",r. lined h.. r:;.onablc dill
..'Af ".i i, ar, Of defendant or his
..H''''' n, :. s.u..!, :, ,:.:,t since III:
- 20 ;'> s.. :Ml i;nr :.;.,.,vit lied Il, r.
',"I;
''d. f.>: :, vnr,:v. !. contrary -
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