The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-12-16

lue croWu tuat q packed the court
room during the forenoon were again
on hand and many new faces also.
! A terrible time was experienced In
getting a jury. One by one the embryo
jurors were brought IN and sworn, but
1t was the same old story nearly every
time. They had either formed or
expressed an opinion or were biased and
p%rejudiced against the defendant, and
one fellow was foolish enough to say
that he should like to help ride the de-
PENDANT out of town on a rail. This, to
our mind was not very smart, although
he seemed to think so. Finally, after
the patience of nearly everybody was
exhausted, a jury consisting of Messrs.
Horde, Goodman, Becker, Smith.
Beuchner and Underwood were sworn
to try the case. The complaint wa
then read to the jury by Mr..
Riner, the same being to
the effect that the defendant
had used obscene. profane and often
sive language to Schnitger, to-wit:
"You g. of a b." the balance being
an accusation that for foulness and
falsity was only equaled by Its low-liv-
ed, wretched vulgarity. The attorney
made a very brief statement of what
the evidence would be. The attorney
for the defense made no opening state
ment to the jury.
The prosecution then called Marshal
Schnitger as a witness, who testified
briefly to the facts In regard to making
the arrest, and to the language used,
and stated that when she used the Ian
guage imputed to her, she screeched it
out at the top Of her voice. According
to him, she twice, in substance used the
same language to him.
Officers Sullivan and Blake were
present at the time. The Cross exam
nation elected little or nothing differ
ent. from what he stated In the examin-
alton in chief.
B. F. DIETRICH was next called, who
testified substantially to that which had
been stated by Schnitger. There was
only a difference of a word or two In
the pbraseology of the term used. He
was cross examined with the same re-
suit as In that of the preceding wit
ness.
The prosecution here rested for the
time being.
The fair and youthful Helen was
then called and sworn as q witness In
her own behalf. She of course denied
having used the language imputed to
her and explained all about it from her
stand point. She furthermore stated
that Sullivan took $25 out of her
pocket while taking her to jail; that
the pocket Of her dress was ''all torn to
pieces but that she had a $40 gold
piece and some other coins in the same
pocket after she got back home. Just
how this money could have staid in her
pocket after 1t had been "all torn to
pieces" Helen didn't explain. Proba-
bly, because she was not asked the ques-
ton. Her cross examination did not
shake her testimony very materially.
She said that Schnitger plnched her
arm when he WAS taking her to the
cslaboose, and offered TO show that II
was still black and blue. Whereupon
Riner remarked, "Well, il the jury
want to see it | have no objection to
your showing it."
Pretty much everybody appeared n
think that Helen looked better with
her clothes on than she would with
thetu off, so nothing was shown.
One of the soiled doves was then
called and testified with about the
same result.
No. 2 was then called and stated
about the anne
The defence then rested their case,
No. 3 not being called at all.
Officer Sullivan was called on the
part of the prosecution In rebuttal
He denied simply that he took 1926 OF
any other sun of money out of hel
pocket while assisting in taking her Il
the calaboose. Why Sullivan was not
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