The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-03-10
THE LUDWIG CASE.
A Jury Secured and q Postpoe,euent
Until Monday aOrnink.

The trial OF Anton Ludwig, for the mu,
der OF A. Grussy, last fall, was called in th
District Court yesterday forenoon, wit
District Attorney w. Y. Pembert on an,
assistant William Scallon as counsel 10
the Territory, and Messrs. Robinson 4
Stapleton and Campbell d Duffy represent
ing the defendant.
1t was not generally thought that tn
case would come up, and consequently tn,
attendance was not very large.
With very little preliminary work tn,
task of securing jury was begun:
The appended extracts from the record,
OF the Court will show how this was &C
compliahed.
Ihe following jurors were called, sworn
and examined on their voir doir: &. c
Knox, H. T. Thomes, Richard Williams
Julian Smith, W. w. SHETLAND. Jobu
ORourke, G. W. Storey. W. F. sinsel
! George Holbrook, Jacob HOFFMAN. j. W
| Price, John McLaggan, Fred. Wey, A. Del
moe. J. A. Murray, J. B. Wilcox and T. A.
| Morris.
The following were challenged aud OK.
cused Tor cause: John o 'Rourke, J. A. Muir
| ray. Richard Williams, A. Delmoe, r. A.
Morris and W. w. SHETLAND.
This exhausted the regular venire and the
Sheriff was instructud to summon q special
venire. OF sufficient number OF the citi-
zens OF the county to secure jury and the
court took a recess until IL o'clock.
At that time tfe venire was +. turned and
the following persons were sworn and ex-
amined: e. Mclaughlin, Martin Sackett,
F. W. Humes, J. p. Martin, Thomas Par
sons, e. e. Williams, J. J. Smith, Rodney
Wing, George Wilson, Charles Thomes, W.
L. Scott, Daniel Cadigan, William Soudan,
D. Hutchinson, Charles Burnett, Louis
Reese. j. A. Reward, F. J. Haynes, j.
Wheeler, 1. g; Scott. r. c. Yeldell, Samuel
Dyrden, Marshall Kearney, s. c. Ayers, e.
T. McKinstry. A. M. Walker, s. E. Graney,
Harry Massette, George Robinson, w. N.
Hartupel, N. Ornell, F. p. Casey, w. II.
Baker. W. W. Williams and e. e. Thomas.
The following were excused for cause: W.
F. Sinsel, s. H. Courtenay, j. B. Wilcox, s.
Z. Ayers William Soudan, +. W. Humes,
Louis Reese, H. Maasette, J. A. Reward,
George Robinson, e. E. Williams, j. j.
Smith, N. Cornell, Rodney Wing, L. 8.
Scott, F. P. Casey, George Wilson. w. H.
Baker, Charles Thomes, s. Dryden. W. L.
Scott and NJ. Kearney.
The following were challenged by the pros
ecution: Fred Wey. George Holbrook and
w. W. Williams.
The following we're challenged by the de.
tense: r. c. Knox, e. Mclaughlin, Martin
sackett, Daniel Cadigan. T. ]. Haynes, w.
M. Hartupel and f. 8. Scott
The following jurors were then sworn to
try the cause:
JULIAN SMITH.
J. WHEELER,
]. GRANEY,
E. T. McKMsrkx.
JACOB HoorMAN,
JOHN MCLAGGAN,
r. e. YELDELL,
THOMAS PARSONS,
Il. T. THoMEs,
j. A. Moss,
GEORGE w. SToREv, I
q. E. THOMAS.
By consent of counsel the jury was per-
mitted to separate, and after being in-
structed not to communicate with OF per-
nit anyone to communicate with them |
apon the subject Of the case, the jury was
excused until Monday morning at >
, clock.
There are great many witnesses under
and the trial will probably con-
'ume the greater portion of next week, but |
',-"-vth.no is now in good shape, so that |
;he testimony can he openeu The tirs, thing
lpon the assemblage of the court.