Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-12-15
MOVERS MURDER.
William Mover on Trial for Killing
 James Levy.

n. At ? o'clock Tuesday the court F, o assembled, and the second days trial C l, the Mover case began, Alexander Cam n bell appearing for the prosecution an v Thomas Fitch and J. A. Anderson, ST
 for the defense.
 The clerk called the venire. who an. e wered to their names. B The defendant sat between his counse
 he looks pale from long confinement ?, and has grown neat mustache an, i' chin whiskers of black color, tn n cheeks being shaven smooth. He has l. bold, high forehead, clear blue eye an, 7 a slim neck. He was very nervous al the time and took keen and active in l terest in every movement made anl !, every word uttered. When Mir. Camp , bell questioned the jurors if they had
 any consclentious scruples against tn, death penalty for murder, he nervously
 twitched. He kept up constant whisp ! ering with his counsel. Mr. Fitch. Not a thing escaped his active eye. $. H. Drachman was examined for q juror and excused because he had an
 opinion.
 , The defense excused c. ". Payner and J. H. Jenks.
 The prosecution excused I. Goldtree
 and J. Phy.
 J. c. Hayes, G. w. Lowe, P. HeaIev.
 hobt. Miller, w. Hubbard, l.. N. Lich-
 liter were then sworn as trial jurors.
 The juror box was then filled aga1n
 from the yenire.
 J. MIllerd was excused for having ap
 unqualified and fixed opinion.
 J. w. Knox was excused for being
 hard of hearing.
 J. $. MeWheeler, a locomotive en-
 glneer, was examined and passed for 1 cause.
 J. 4. Sorin had been in Pima county
 only three weeks, Passed for cause.
 w. II. II. Thompson was examined and challenged for bias. Allowed. ! k. c. Sanford was examined and chal- ! lenged for cause. Allowed.
 4. J. Davidson was examined and ! passed.
 John Priest was examined and excused | for nOn-resiience.
 J. A. Telford was examined and chal- ienged. Disallowed.
 A. J. Buchannan was examined and l excused for non-residence. c. A. Elliott was examined and passed for cause.
 Chas. Haislip was examined and ex- c1sed, for bias.
 ('haa Tboupcor yr.s aw,r,;ral .l challenged for prejudice. Allowed.
 c. A. Elliott, ]. 4. Telford and A. J. Davidson were excused by the defense.
 j. A. Sorin was excused by the pro- secution.
 Y. DrlscOll was excused on account of | having been on the Coroner's jury.
 r. Kitchen was excused for being over l age.
 J. k. Brown was examined and chal- l lenged for implied bias. Allowed
 J. \. Burrows was examined and chal- | lenged for bias. Allowed.
 J. M. Crabb was excused for non-resi- dence.
 J. Nj. George was excused on the ground of non-residence
 l.. VI. Proctor was passed for cause.
 J. B. Hlnchman was challenged by the defense for actual bias. Allowed.
 Charles Ransom was challenged for bias. Allowed.
 ]. Gotthelf was examined and excused on the ground of having conscientious scruples against infictiDg the death penalty.
 T. s. Moore was challenged for bias. Allowed.
 k. Barnes was examined and passed for cause.
 Charles Stout was examined and passed for cause.
 J. A. Black was examined and passed for cause.
 C. \. Johnson WAS examined and passed for cause.
 The remainder were then sworn in as trial jurors. The full jury is: J. A. Black, Charles Stout, l.. NJ. Proctor, J. c. Hodges, c. W. Lowe, P. Healey, R. s. Miller, B. W. Hubbard, l.. \. Lichliter and J. $. McWheeler.
 The court announced that the hour being too late to commence taking testi- mony, 1t would adjourn till this morning at 9 o'clock.
 Sheriff Paul and deputies Vosburg and Appel were sworn to take charge of the jury, and they were looked up in the courtroom all night.
 WEDNESDAYS SESSION.
 On the opening of court this morning at 9 o'clock, the trial of Mover was re- sTmed After the reading of the min utes the prisoner was brought into court, by Deputy Sheriff Yosburg. The clerk called the jury roll, and all answered to their names, and then read the indict- ment found against David Gibson and William Mover for the murder of James Levy, which took place June ,, 1882. The indictment was found.
 NIT. Fitch asked that the prosecuting attorney to elect under which count be will prosecute the defendant.
 MT Campbell said there WAS no law or precedence for such thing.
 The court denied the motion, and the !, defense excepted.
 Mr. Campbell then stated the case to [ the jury and what they expected to prove. The law defines murder to be unlawful killing with malice afore- l thought. He read the entire law upon this point, fully instructIng the jury upon tue AhN- Alt Ab Dc hDlc lp clear case of murder in the first degree. On June ,, 1882, there had { been some difficulty between James Levy and one James Murphy, and ar- ] ranged a duel to take place in Mexico. 1 The next morning Mover, Murphy and Gibson left the Fashion saloon on Con yress street and went up to the Palace, and met Levy coming out with friend, i and unarmed. They open fire upon him, { and shot him down, killing him instant ( y, and kept on shooting into his dead ' body.
 Mir. Fitch sad that the law of self defense was not that man should wait ! ill a man began shooting at him, but if q be believed g man to be seeking his life, ! and saw him making a motion, he had { he right to defend himself. Levy was | ! desperadO. The prosecution objected to this state nent. and the court decided that the J act that Levy was a bad man dld not [ justify his assassination. [ Mir. Fitch then reeOunted Movers side { If the story of the murder, making 1t Rs a favorable as possible for Mover. Ac ( ,ording to Mir. FItchs pathetic tale, mar -ated with all the argentiferous artlcu- q ations of which he is capable, Mover IS k good. upright citizen, who pursued the V honorable calling of banker (faro \ ,anker), and that Levy slandered the c ,ank; said they pulled" 'foul' card l md didn't run square" game, and a of of base lies. A duel was arranged, p nd that the bad man, Levy, was too Q mean and stingy to pay for a team to ! Jalabasas, and concluded to asssssinste \ Mover and Murphy. That Mover was h ,ot at the killing of Levy. That Mur- v ,hy. Gibson and unknown party did the | -'' sr, .r ns... -, .,'-osa,4 ba I fl