The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1892-12-28
1T WAS A HARD BATTLE
Trial Of Lsaslfs on Tho Charge Of
nufdeflng Bean
VICTORY FOR THE ACCUSED
One OF the Most Noted Cases Aris.
Ing From the Trouble
In the Coeur
d'Aiones.
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stan Correspondents Of the Standard.
/ WALLACE, ldoho. Dec. 25.-Ths long
drawn out trial Of d. w. Leasure, tho nrst
OF those growing out of the riots In the
Coeur dAlcnes last summer, was con-
Guided Mt Rathdrum Friday night. The
case has occupied exactly four weeks and
has wearied everyone In that community.
II the trials Of the other Il against whom
indictments have been found arc as long,
the people Of the Coeur d. Alenes will have
law enough TO satisfy them for their nat
ural days.
Leasure was accused Of the murder of
Ira Bean, one of the Gem guards. and
at the opening of tho trial District Attor-
ney O'Niell stated that tho best case the
prosecution had was against Leasure, one
OF murder direct and the other Of murder
indirect by virtue of being in the conspir-
acy. The purport OF the testimony by
witnesses OF the prosecution was that they
had seen Leasure shoot and seen Bean
fall, but on cross-cxamination the posi-
tiveness OF their testimony was shaken
great deal, especially in regard to tho
recognition of Leasure.
The prosecution cndeavored to show
that the firing was begun from town and
that Bean was shot from the town by
Leasure. The evidence introduced by tho
defense tended to prove that there was not
bullet mark on the Gem fertilization or
| ON the wood pile used for fertilization.
and that the town of Gem was riddled
with bullets coming from the direction Of
the fertilization; that one saloon, namely,
the one Of William Daxon, had
fully 100 bullet holes in II; that the firing
began on the Gem mill side. and lastly
That n M Ia sr. L. 80
loon instead OF outside of Il. and was in
IN intoxicated condition SO that he could
not have been guilty of the crime charged.
II was further shown that Leasure was
not q member Of the Miners union and
was not q miner, but was simply by chance
member Of the crowd, consequently he
could not have been guilty OF the charge
of conspiracy.
The ability and energy of Attorney
Reddy was we'll displayed in the course Of
tho trial. He contested every inch of the
ground and on Thursday and Friday made
one OF the finest pleas of IL hours in length
ever heard In Idaho. j. II. Hawlcy was
his capable adjutant. whose plea TO tho
juryswas an able effort, dealing directly
with the facts and the law In the case. A
dramatic incident was when tho Judge
called him down for characterizing one Of
the Witnesses as q perjurer. Hawley said
he knew what he was doing and needed
no instructions when dealing with wit.
nesses SO corrupt a. those Of the prosecu-
lion.
There was an incident also in Reddy's
examination of q witness named Harris.
The latter refused to answer q question
saying that he was q crank and not to be
forced, which was understood in the court
a. L.. IL
Tho latter said he was ready at any time
TO meet cranks and bulliozers no matter
IL they were In court room.
w. b. Hepburn. special counsel for the
prosecution, is q very bright and able
lawyer, and his closing plea was master
piece. The pleas TO the jury occupied
three days. The charge Of Judge Holle-
man was very fair and impartial. Tho
judge permitted tho introduction OF evi.
dence extraneous to the case, occupying
days Of time in which nothing was accom-
plished. But for this the trial would
probably not have lasted more than 10 or
- days, but rs he permitted both sides TO
Introduce the cxtraneous evidence neither
side had any kick coming.
The case was given to the jury ut 4
O'Clock Friday afternoon. Tho jury was
made up of business men and working
men mixed, and both sides seem TO have
been satisfied. The prosecution had ex-
hausted Its challenges In selecting jury
men but the defense had not. The jury
was In consultation an hour and quarter
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