St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-29
TIRE TRI l. BEGUN.
Jury Secured i'm the Case of Martin
For Murder.-TestimORy Taken


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For Murder--T Taken
Yesterday.
A complete jury was secured for the
Martin murder trial yesterday, the two adj
ditionaE-juDrs, who were acceptable to
both state and defense being John II.
Armstrong, a carpenter at 2S4 Elm street,
and f. W. Wenert. a West st. Paul con-
tractor. This made the twelve good and
true men, and after recess at noon, Judge
Egan- for the state, addressed the jury.
There was greater interest in the case
anparently, than heretofore, for all the
standing space in the courtroom was taken.
The attorneys, the clerk, the sheriff and
those of the jury who had been in the box
for some days. gave sigh of
relief when the twelfth juror was
secured. and there was iivelier
air about the whole proceedings
than has been noticeable during the long
DAYS when wOuld-De jurors were being
challenged. Martin had the same look
while Judge Egan was talking that he has
worn at all times. with possibly few eX-
ceptions. since he was arrested last March.
Judge Egan made the jury short address.
He went into the history of the murder at
the Transfer briefly, and dwelt at some
length on the acquaintance and Intimate
business relation between Moore and Martin.
The coming of Moore, or Smith. as he
called himself, to the Transfer, and the
arrival of Martin train or two later, were
gone over. and the circumstances con-
1ected with the finding of Moore with his
throat cut were also touched upon. The
county attorney laid especial emphasis on
the fact that while Moore lay in the station
at Merriam Park,
MARTIN WAS THERE,
as wonId be shown by several witnesses,
and though an old acquaintance, business
mariner and an intimate friend, he made no
sign or said no word that indicated that he
knew who Moore was or that he had ever
seen him before.
There was not move, no. sign of recogni-
fion. not an utterauce Of regret when this
man Moore lay there dying, said Judge Egan.
Moore was yet alive, though in his dying
agouies. He breathed. He was alive, and
Martin saw him, and yet no sign of sorrow.
is this the way that man naturally watched
the deaf of friend? Is it natural that If
this man was innocent he would so deport
himself when the man who had fondled his
babies la dying; man who had lived with
him and had been an old friend? But, no,
with q nerve unknown, unheard of before,
unparalleled in history, with a force of char
acter that has sustained him at all times, ne
restrained his feelings, and il was two days
before he made known that he had ever
known him. If We rested our case at this
point there is monument OF proof for you.
We shall prove that there were blood spots
On Martins clothing when he was arrested,
though we may not prove that 1t was human
blood What Martins motive was l know
not We cannot fathom the motives of
human action. We are all enigmas.
TAKING TESTIMONY.
marks Dir. RYAN made the usual motion for
the exclusion of all witnesses for the state
from the courtroom during the testimony.
This was done and the taking of testimony
was begun.
Alva wood, the engineer of switch engine
at t1e Transfer testified that he found Moore
in "pen 49, with his throat cut, and that he
was in charge of the engine that took him to
the Merriam Park station.
John Carmody, yardmaster at the Transfer,
testified that he helped carry Moore to the
station Tue fatal cut was about an inch and
a half square and was jagged. He saw two
Dools of blood in the stock pen Bear Moore,
h,1t there were no evidences of q struggle.
He saw Martin in the Merriam Park station
where he (Martin) could have seen Moore, He
identified the knife found near where Moore
was killed.
". j. Sullivan, a son of D. NJ. Sullivan, of
the transfer saw Moore carried to the station
at Merriam Park. There were three lights in
the room. and it was as light as usual. He
saw Martin after Moore had been taken to st.
paul. and Martin asked Where is Billy?'
meaning Billy Ryan. Witness had seen Moore
shat afternoon and had sold him 200 pounds of
nav for his horses, which were expected that
night.
AT this point Judge Egan produced a pho
tograph of Moore, taken after death. and
the witness said it was the man to whom
he sold the hay. Mr.. Ryan objected to the
photograph as evidence, but Judge Wilkin
admitted it, with All objection noted by the
defense.
. ] Crowley testified TO seeing Martin at