The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-07

Late In the Afternoon Before the Jury
Was selected.

Late In the Afternoon Before the Jury
Was selected.
BUTTE, April "a jury was hAnily Sc
cured in the Ehrick murder trial this
evening, and is compos ed of Morgan
James, o. c. Abbott, William verian,
Joseph Knotwell, George Gum, William
Gudeihofer, A. T.. Mcmillan. e. n.
Dunckel. Joseph Boiler and Howard Adj
ans. The jurors were ordered kept in
charge of a bailiff, and the taking of testi-
mony will be gin on Monday.
When the impaneiing of jurors was re-
sumed this morning, the sheriff made re-
turn on GO services from the venire of 100
issued on Thursday. Sixteen of them
werc excused at once for some reason or
other. Many others were let off because
they had opinions or were opposed to
capital punishment. ID. r. Ward got a
little mixed as to his knowledge OF the
case. and could not tell whether the mat
ter he read in the papers was comment
or Testimony" and when asked IL he had
formed an opinion on what he read in
the papers he replied: mo; il / did I
would be crazy. don't believe anything
/ read"
George w. Irvine III. was one of the
talesmen. He said he had known the de-
PENDANT all his life and was an intimate
friend of his father. The defendant's
victim, Michael Gilmore, was at one time
IN the employ of Mr.. Irvine. The juror
had an opinion and was excused.
jonathan Hoskins said he had no opin-
ion in regard to the case on trial. but
added: Il would hang any man who is
guilty OF cowardly murder and would
help to hang him."
Ehrick laughed at Mr.. Hoskins' answer.
and on several other occasions he found
an excuse for laughing or smiling.
The defense had no use for Mr.. Hos
kins and he was quickly excused on q
peremptory challenge.
1t was after o'clock when the jury was
completed. all challenges having been ex-
ercised except the defendants last.
Mr.. Booth made his opening statement
to the jury before the Adjournment of
court, and said the testimony would show
that on May % of last year, the defendant
and William Banks and Richard Car
mode went to the placer grounds north
east of Butte, owned jointly by the de-
PENDANT and his victim, Michael Gilmore.
They had some words about the owner
ship of the ground. The next day the old
man ordered two of Ehrick's men off the
ground, where they were at work. On the
morning of the oath Ehrick left Butte
with a double-barrelled shotgun and went
up to Gilmore's cabin. The old man was
sitting on a log on the outside. Ehrick
approached him within a short distance.
Il understand you want to see me. I'il
give you a chance for your life," and then
he raised his gun and fired q shot before
the old man had a chance to move. He
fell over on his side and instantly Ehrick
fired another shot and Gilmore rolled over
behind the log on which he had been sit
ting. Ehrick then walked up to him and
beat him over the head with the gun until
his skull was crushed and the gun stock
broke. He then went into the cabin and
threw the old mans stove and other
things out and got a bottle of whiskey and
invited several witnesses to have drink.
He then searched for Gilmore's gun and
found it under a bunk in the cabin and
took il, and with his nephew started to-
wards town. Aftey they had gone some
distance a shot was heard, and the
smoke indicated that the shot was fired
by Ehrick. A short while afterwards
Ehrick exhibited his hat with hole in it
and claimed that Gilmore had shot at him
first. Mr.. Booth said the state would
prove that G lmore was totally unarmed
and had not made a single hostile demon
stration towards Ehrick, but that the
murder was a deliberate and cold blooded
one.