Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-05

camp, on the 9Th of March.
The adjourned term of Circuit Court
was opened last week Tuesday, for thu
first murder trial in Crawford county.
The people were represented by Pros.
Atty. j. o. IIadley assisted by Geo. I
Il. Alexander and j. Maurice Finn.
The prisoner was defended by ]. X.
Wright.
Great interest was taken by our citi-
gems and the courtroom wns filled with
spectators. The prisoner appeared as
little excited as any one present. The
panel OF the Jury was exhausted with
out a selection and an order issued by
the court for the drawing of fifty ad-
|ditional jurymen TO be present at nine
o'clock Wednesday morning. The
time till Wednesday noon was used in
examination of Jurors and the follow
ing were selected, at that time, WIN.
II. Sherman, II. Davenport. c.. f.
Kelley, Elias Deck, VIM. Peacock, II.
T. Shafer, NJ. Dyer, G. z. Horton, A.
8. Buck, L. e. Ostrander, Chas. Bar
Der and J. A. Breaky. AT this point
the defendants attorney moved to
uuash the information for the reason
that it was not verified by the Pros.
Atty. or any other party The mo-
ton ives denied on the ground, that
the error, if it be one, is merely cler-
ical omission, and further that the OBJ
lection was made too late.
The defendant excused another
juryman and after several challenges,
Neil Patton and Jno. J. Coventry
were selected in place of NJ. Dyer and
Elias Deck, and the jury were sworn.
Geo. l.. Alexander opened the case
for the people by brief statement of
the facts in the case as they expected
TO show.
The first witness called was 0. Pal
mer, who testified to the condition OF
the body at post mortem examination.
DIR. +. f. Thatcher testified to the
condition of the patient from the time
Of his first visit. imm ediately follow
ing the assault to the time of his death,
and detailed his treatment. DR..
Haynes Thatcher corroborated the
statements of his brother. being with
him in the treatment of tho case
DIR. N. II. Traver testified to the
facts connected with the post norton
examination, minutely describing the
fracture of the skull, and the condi-
ton of the brain beneath the wound.
DIR. Geo. NJ. L. Davis was called in
the same connection and testified to
the. same facts.
John Kerry was the next witness
He was present at the time of the af
fray. The testimony showed that the
fight began in the house, where Ma
honey struck the first blow. 1t was
continued out doors where Mahoney
seized numbering vhiffitree and
struck Grund on the head, and struck
at him again after he had fallen. He
expressed a wish that the S-of a
b would die, after Grund had
been carried from the ground.
-rsa.-o,vfsos oesifvSs, CUE '.fs Syf-
dence was only corroborative of the
beginning of the trouble.
James Collins testimony exactly cor
roborated that of Kerry, al to the as
sault with the whiffletree, which was
produced in court. 1t is q nurderous
weapon about three feet long and near
ly three inches in diameter and heavi-
lily ironed.
Christ. Larson was the next witness,
and his testimony exactly corroborat-
ed that Of the others. as did also
Geo. Oleson and Olvin Oleson, the
latter of whom had to be examined
through o Swedish interpreter.
Sheriff Mccullough was the last wit
ness called for the people, who testi-
: fed merely as to the arrest The peo-
, pie rested their case reserving the right
to introduce two farther witnesses il
the officer returned with them.
The defence was opened by Mr..
Wright and Edward Brown called to
the witness stand. His evidence did
not differ from that of the former wit
ncsses, except that he did not see Ma
honey strike tho first blow in the shan
. ty, and his manner, more than his
. words favored Mahonev,
I He was followed by Mahoney in hi
own behalf. He claimed that Grund
was the aggressor, and that what was
done was in the heat of passion, and
from personal fear of Crumbs continu
ing the assault. He admitted on cross
examination that he had been convict
;, ed of Highway Robbery aud served
: two years in the states prison at Ionia
His appearance throughout the tria
was that of disinterested spectator
except while in the witness chair h,
exhibited some heat under the search
:. ing cross examination.
J. Maurice Finn occupied fort,
- minutes in the opening speech for tn
people and his friends were well pleas
ed with his maiden effort in an inpor