Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25
ON TRIAL FOR MANSLAUGHT TER
James j. Mnrry, Charged With Kill
ing Robert Robinson at Sand
Cuulee. On Trial.
Judge Benton Roasts OIIcions Med
dlers-A Talesman's Excuse
from Service.

1IohLOb pIchluluB.
The Jurors as published in The TR1B-
uNE several days ago were present. When
Judge Benton announced that he would
hear any excuses from jury service that
those summoned might have, j. j.
Doherty Of Sand Coulee arose and
stated that he would like to be excused,
on the ground that man who will pay
a man 81 per day to stay on his ranch
and then come to town, pay board and
receive no compensation has not sense
enough to sit on q jury. Mr.. Doherty
SAID that he would like to hide himself
away. lie noticed that the county Off
GERS did not serve without pay and be
thought any man foolish who did.
Judge Benton announced that he
could not excuse Mr.. Doherty. The
law was hard, but the legislature had
enacted it and the court must live up
to it.
Mr.. Dohcrty now states that when
he went to Sand Couice he thought he
was about as far out as whites dared 20,
but lind5 he is still too close to town. If
he lived more than % miles from Great
Falls he would draw 50 every day during
the term.
On motion of County Attorney Free
man, the case Of the State vs.. Mary Nc
Closkey, char LED with breach Of the
peace, on appeal, was dismissed on the
ground that no notice of an appeal had
been given.
The first case called was that Of the
State Va. James j. Murry, charged with
mansiaughter, in that on May 2G, 1898,
at foot race at Sand Couee, he care
lesaly fired d revolver while standing in a
crowd. the bullet striking and Killing
Robert Robinson.
County Attorney Freeman appears for
the State and Largent lE iiuuLOon and
Stanton & Stanton for the defense. lhe
defendant, who is blacksmith for the
Sand Coulee company, has been out on
bail since the killing.
After cXhauating the regular panel Of
10 names and Two special ycnires, one Of
eight and the other of six names, the
following jury was sworn at l:iJ p. nl.:
talmorc Beaudry, Belt; james Burns,
st. Peters; \. +. Morris, Frank Lewis,
Arlington; j. G. Taylor, Truly; G. IL.
Mills, +. j. Brown, Cascade; IL. J.
Barnard, $. b. Robbins, Great Falls:
Mike iloIIcran, Suuuysidc: William
3 stu, August Anderson, kibbrv.
Judge benton stated that he under
stood that parties in town uad talked
vita jurors on the panel since they came
70 town about cases on the calendar,
giving the jurors certain versions Of the
Case. The Judge said he did not know
whether this was Intentional or not, but
it vas wrong, and it he found out who
was talking to jurors he wouId make the
parties pay for 1t. Such action delays
the court ana must b. stopped and il
Judge Benton finds who does 1t he will
tino them.
In his opening address Mr.. Freeman
stated that he expected 10 prove ttat on
May 20, 1888, foot race oc
CURED Il short distance from Sand Cou-
lee, 800 to 400 people attending. Murry
was the hacker of one OF the contestants.
He had Il revolver part of The time
III hls pocket and part Of the
time in his hand. lie was partially un-
der the Influence Of liquor. He WIS
Ewinging the revolver to clear the race
course, furnishing it in ID careless man
ner. When the man be was hackirg
Won the race, Murry discharged the re
rolvor. Robinson WIS standing behind
him and The bal! struck him. Mr. Free
man continued that the state did not pH- |