St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-03
FOR HIS LIFE.
The Cantieny Murder Case on Trial--The
Jury Empaneled.


The Cantieny Murder Case 0n Triaf--The
Jury Empaneled.
The trial of Antony Cantieny for the muir
der of Robert Laughlin, member of the
police force of this city, began yesterday in
the district court. The crime was committed
about O'Clock on the morning of july 26.
Officer Laughlin had his beat upon Washing
ton avenue north, and at the corn er of
Fourth avenue, opposite the Pacific house, at
the time mentioned, endeavored to arrest
Cantieny, who, with two companions, was
creating disturbance. Cantieny refused to
obey the officer and ran. Laughlin followed,
and after calling upon Cantieny to stop,
! fired at him. The latter wheeled and fired at
| Laughlin, the ball striking the officer in the
abdomen and infiicting mortal wound.
which caused death two days later. Cantieny
and his companions were soon after
arrested. The excitement occa stoned
by the tragedy was intense. The
Grand Army of the Republics
national reunion was being held and the
city was filled with strangers. Another po-
heeman was killed during the same week
and the numerous crimes committed about
that time had the effect of arousing great in
dignation. As result two attempts were
made by mobs to break into the county Jail
for the purpose of lynching the murderer.
There was lack of organization in the law
less attempts and the police were able to re
sist the effort successfully. 1t was deemed
expedient to remove Canteny, German and
Parker to st. Paul for safe keeping and to
postpone the time for their examination in
| ba fort itar Z
had subsidized somewhat the examination wa :
had, when Cantieny was bound over to await
the grand jury. German and Parker were
not held to the grand jury and were after
wards discharged. This is q brief review of
the details of the crime, although there were
many exciting events associated with it
which served to increase the feeling against
Cantieny. Laughlin lived two days and
made an ante-mortem statement, in which
he narrated the facts as above stated, and
expressed a desire for his murderer to have
a fair and impartial trial.
Difficulty in obtaining the jury yesterday
was expected, and the anticipations were
fulfilled.
MANY WERE CALLED
to act as jurors, but few were chosen. The
case was called about II o'clock in the morn
ing and the examination of those sum-
moned on the venire of thirty-five n ames
was begun At noon fifteen had been ex-
amincd and only three jurymen obtained.
A special venire of twenty-four names was
then ordered by Judge Koon. In the after
noon the examination of Jurors continued
and it was 5 o'clock before the twelfth man
was obtained, after forty-nine had been dis
missed. Those challenged by the defense
| were:
A Sandberg, W. D. McNeice, John O'Brien,
7. j. Mennessy, John Lawton, James McCon-
nell, Richard Welsh, William Gundeson, E. r.
Norris, j. A. Snyder, ". f. Mccarthy, G. F.
| Douglas, CIV Thompson, o. P Flatten, Phineas
Phelps, Frank H, Roberts, C. A. Bartlett, A. \
Gray. ". W. Waternkin, John Fewer, a. N
! Greeley, j. X. Frear. Jesse Poland, D. E.
Dow, G. ". Kellogg, John Lally, j. NJ. Dun.
ham, J. c. Campbell, r. B. Dickey, C. C. Gar
Allen, NJ. ". Nash, Luther Sage, Jeremiah
! Crummns.
Those rejected by the state were Louis Deyo,
Jacob Decker, b. F. Baldwin, John Furness, W.
II. Dezeill James Anderson.
THE TWELVE MEN
| good and true arc:
Moses Ray, L. r. Wilson. William Fewer, II
\. C. Thompson, Matthew Buxton, John Burns
Joon Galbrath, D. X. Adams, Fred Webb, George
Parker, Matt KEGS, j, H. Makosky.
The jury was then sworn and given into
the charge of Deputy Sheriff Doran with
strict orders TO keep the members together
and to prevent any person from copversin 9
with them.
County Attorney Davis then stated the case
to the jury, setting forth the atrocity anG
nature of the crime in vigorous language
AS it was nearly o'clock when he finished
court was adjourned to this morning.
THE PRISONER.
Antony Cantieny sat just at the elbow oil
his attorney, John G. Woolley. He seems tc
| have borne the confinement of seven month:
very well. His complexion has changed
somewhat, and the pallor which
! prison life is apt to give is noticeable, but
otherwise he is unchanged. He is neatly
dressed in u suit of dark blue and is closely
shaver. Just back of him is his father
! Casper Cantieny. the saloon-keeper. He ii
a man nearly 20 years old, but seems to
have borne his life easily. The family re.
semblance between the father and son is
quite noticeable. An elder brother who
lives in Fargo is another member Of the
family who sits near the prisoner Can
tieny's attorneys are John G.. Woolley, L. A.
Reed and c. A. Ebert, who also occupy seats
near him. The state is represented by
County Attorney Davis and his assistant,
| Robert E. Jamison. Back OF them sits Chief
of Police West and Detective Quinlan. The
court room was filed with spectators and
within the railing were many attorneys. The
! trial will be resumed this morning at {
O'Clock.