Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-29


Wadsworth cases, has been continued
to Monday. If the Wadsworth cases
are ended before Monday. civil business
will be taken up. .
From Wednesdays Daily
In district court Tuesday afternoon
Fred Carstens had no opinion n way
or the other as to the case. H..
The state excused David johnson.
James Campbell was excused because
he did not have his second papers.
The defense excused Fred Carstens.
G.. w. Hensler knew nothing.
The state excused Mr.. B. Flynn.
Fred Merry never formed an opinion
on the case, and both sides passed for
cause.
The defense excused Mr.. Merry per-
emptorily.
The regular panel was now used up,
and Il special venire Of three jurors was
sent for.
Albert Rohrer was the first called. He
had no knowledge of the merits of the
case.
The state had no peremptory, and the
defendant excused Mr.. Gorsuch.
E. S. Pierce was next called. He was
passed on both sides.
The defense used it's next peremptory
on Mr.. Pierce.
Charles Pierce had no opinion, but in
summing up the cast he might disre-
gard the instructions given by the court.
He would weigh the directions of the
court as well as the testimony of the
witnesses. If there was a preponderance
Of testimony pointing towards guilt, he
would find the defendant guilty not
withstanding ADMINISTRATIONS that might
be given by the court. In his further
examination the juror Strengthened out
statements somewhat, but the defense
peremptorily challenged him.
, N. E. Shelton was passed by both sides
for cause. w."
Mr.. Hensler was peremptorily chal-
lenged by the defense.
Court then adjourned to $50 a. m.
This morning in the district court the
work Of securing a jury in the Wads-
worth case wal resumed.
Henry Caspar said he had lived in
Bismarck eighteen years, was a native
born citizen, read no newspapers, did
not know what 'sverdict'' or 'defendant''
means. Excused.
M. H. Weeks had an opinion, based
on conversations had with various par
ties, and what he had read in the papers.
The defense passed him. He was ex-
cused on motion of the prosecution:
Sam Townsend had no opinion as to
the guilt or innocence of the defendant.
He was peremptorily challenged by the
state.
Nicholas Dockendorf was peremptorily
excused by the defense.
George McTier was acceptable to both
sides.
The defense peremptorily challenged
George Day.
Charles Spitz had an opinion, founded
on what he had read in the TRIBUNE,
and he believed the defendant was limo
cent. He would act fairly on the evil
dence, and was passed for cause by both
sides.
Court then adjourned to las p. m.
The work of securing a jury in the
Wadsworth case was resumed this
afternoon.
Juror Spitz was peremptorily chal-
lenged by the defense.
John Anderson was called and
peremptorily challenged by the defense.
"". SENTENCES.
This afternoon Harry Hungerford was
brought up for sentence. This is a
young man who was sent to the peniten-
tiary from this county a year ago.. He
escaped from the pen, and made another
from the jail. Judge Winchester in
passing sentence said that he had been
reliably informed that the prisoner was
in bad health and if he were sentenced
for a long while to the penitentiary he
would in all probability not live to serve
out his sentence. He was sentenced to
the p%enitentiary for one year beginning
with July Both last.
James Carney was also sentenced for
one year for escaping from the pen, his
term to begin from September 18th last.
The Northwest Passage.