Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-12-18
In the District Court Mr.. Healy
Pleads not Guilty to the Charge
of Bribery.
The Day spent in Securing Seven
JurOrS-the Names OF Those
Secured.
The Kennedy Brundage Wedding
Local and Personal Mention
Miscellaneous.
From Wednesdays Daily.1

court opened, Mr.. Healy pleaded not
guilty to the information that had been
filed by the states attorney.
There we're five jurors of the original
panel and they were all excused on the
ground that they had heard MI. Mason's
sworn statement in court. Sheriff Don
nelly was sent out to secure the tales
men.
Thos. MCGOWAN was first called. He
said in reply to questions of counsel that
he had read the TRIBUNE accounts of
Mason's examinations; he had also talked
the matter over; he had never had any
dealings with Healy, but was not friend
ly with him. His feeling against Healy,
and his opinion in the case, rested on the
grounds of his being a taxpayer.
MI. MCGOWAN was challenged by the
defense and excused.
MI. Geo. Jennings came next. He had
read the TRIBUNE accounts and had
formed an opinion in regard to the case.
He was excused on motion of defend
ant.
MIR. Eppinger was questioned. He had
an opinion also formed from reading and
conversation, and it would take evidence
to remove it. The state challenged him,
but the challenge was denied.
John S. Wells had heard Mason's tes-
timony in the justice court and he was
excused.
Mr.. A. E. Beal came next; he also was
present in the justice court and heard
some of Mason's testimony. The state
objected to him on the same ground that
the defense had objected to Wells, and
he was excused.
E. G. Taylor was next examined. He
had heard a number of people talk about
the case and had read of it in the papers.
He had formed an opinion, but had not
expressed ore. He was sworn as a
juror.
Geo. Gussner was questioned. He
had formed ar opinion but if sworn as
a juryman would go according to the
evidence. He was excused, on the
ground that his opinion was very
strong.
Mr.. Faunce had an o%plnion-a pretty
strong one-and he was excused on the
ground of actual bias.
Chas. Kupitz had talked with Mr..
Swenson about the case, and he was ex-
cused.
A. e. Stevens was excused because
he had heard some of Mason's testi-
mony.
M. P. Slattery was examined. He had
nc opinion, but was peremptorily chal-
lenged by the defense.
Arthur Van Horn had a slight opinion,
and he was peremptorily challenged by
the state.
Coco. Wainwright was next called. He
had read the head lines in the TRIBUNE,
and thinking that they contained all
there was in the articles, he read very
little more. The juror was acceptable
to both sides and was sworn.
Mr.. E. S. Pierce was excused because
of deafness and spinal weakness.
Sam Townsend had no opinion as to
the case He had read one copy of the
TRIBUNE only. He was accepted as a
juryman.
j. B. Taylar was excused because he
had heard Mason's testimony in court.
s. H. Scott and s.. N. Pye we're excused.
The panel was thus exhausted and eight
more tales lei were called for.
John D. Mack was examined. He had
read the TRIBUNE and formed an opinion,
which was a pretty strong one. He had
nothing against the defendant. But his
opinion was very strong and practically
Interchangeable, and he was excused.
w. s. Dawson didn't know much
about the case. He'had heard it men
toned, but had formed no opinion. He
was accepted as a juryman. .
E. 8. Beardsley was excused because
he had heard Mason's statement.
John Dawson had a very strong opin-
ion, and he was excused on motion of
the defendant.
Bernard O'Reilly was called. He
knew but little about the case, and was
accepted as a juryman by both sides.
Robt. McNider had a strong opinion
in the case, and a large number of wit
nesses would be necessary to change his
opinion! Excused.
Jacob Horner had an opinion and he
was challenged peremntorily by the de.
Tense. r..
At the evening session six more names
were brought into court.
W. Bell was called. He had read very
little about the case and knew but little
Of it. He had signed a petition asking
for MI. Healy's reinstatement as a coun-
ty commissioner. Mr.. Bell admitted that
he is q prohibitionist and under certain
circumstances he would not give as
much weight to the testimony ofR a man