The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-29

uAsbarred For UnprofessiOnaI Con-
duct.
"As far as the plea of the lack of
money is concerned" Graham said, 81
have positive knowledge that large
sums of money have been offered with
IN the last week to prominent attor-
neys at this bar to come into this case
as associate counsel for the defense.
showing there are funds at hand"
VIII your honor allow the case to go
Rotan.
Call the jury" said the judge.
firmly.
One juror had been admitted by the
commonwealth when Holmes, in a
quivering voice, said to Judge Arnold:
May 1t please the court. I have no in
clination to continue with the trial Of
this case with Mr.. Rotan and Mr..
Shoemaker as my counsel, feeling that,
in view Of their desire to withdraw, my
interests would be damaged. I there
fore discharge them as my counsel"
The Court Firm.
you cannot discharge them. Mr..
Holmes" answered Judge Arnold
That is for the court, and If they
Withdraw from this case. they will be
punished"
If" continued Holmes, in tremulous
tones, your honor viii give me until
tomorrow to secure additional counsel
-
rive will have no more debate, Mr..
Holmes. The matter is decided"
The examination of jurors was about
to be proceeded with when Shoemaker
stated that the prisoner absolutely for
bid them representing Kim in the case,
and declared he would examine the jul
rors and witnesses himself
Judge Arnold said he would permit
Holmes to question the jurors if he so
desired.
Enoch Turner, the first juror, was
turned over to Holmes for examination.
he had already stated he had formed
an opinion in the case, but could never
theless try it according to evidence.
Holmes challenged peremptordly.
Frederick Slump S. was accepted by
both Graham and Holmes.
Rotan and Shoemaker arose and de-
clared they felt obliged to withdraw
from the case, regardless of the conse-
quences.
His Counsel Resign.
You may take the consequences,
then" said the judge. They left the
court room.
The commonwealth officer consult
ed with the judge, and then called up
on Everett a. Schof1eld and J. NJ. Fahy,
young lawyers, who agreed to assume
the grave responsibility, with all the
aid possible from Mr.. Graham.
Holmes objected on the ground that,
as he knew nothing of these gentle
men, he should not care to entruSt his
life to them.
AS far as aid from Graham is con-
cerned,' he added with unveiled bit
terness, 81 had abundant proof the
past year what the promise of aid from
the district attorneys Office means.
Il ! slI
tomorrow to see R. Q. Moon, who is
already familiar with the case and
whom know I can easily engge?"
DO YOU then refuse TO allow these
gentlemen to defehH you?"
Il do. sir. If 1 am not allowed a
continuance until tomorrow ! must ask
to try the case myself"
rive will go on today said the
judge. land we will see about engas-
ing Moon latter on.''
The examination Of the Jurors was
then resumed. ~ &c
Holmes Examines Jurors.
Holmes continued questioning the
jurors as they came up. His words
which embraced the usual technical
questions, were we'll chose, He lis
tened 10 District Attorney Grahams
formal inquiries with the keenest inter-
est, an almost imperceptible flush re-
sides the usual questions as to whether
or not the jurors had formed any opin-
ion as to the guilt or the innocence of
the prisoner, and the entertainment of
conscientious scruples against capital
punishment, Holmes also asked: Have
you visited the dime museum at Ninth
and Arch streets?"
The reason for this question was the
fact that there has been on exhibition
in the museum for some weeks a wax
counterpart of Holmes, 1.-The multi
murderer as he is there called, to-
gether with models of the Irvington,
Ind, house and the Chicago castle"
All who have seen these were peremp-
torily challenged by Holmes. At the
suggestion of Mr.. Graham, he also
asked each man whether or not he had
read the book called Holmes Own
Life" pETGorting to be an autobiogra-
ply of the defendant. After one of
these questions, Holmes said with sub
dued force: AT the proper time and
mace to discuss this matter, I will show
that have neither published nor au-
thorized the publication of ana such
book
Mr.. Moon Appears.
There were not nearly so many chal-
lenges as were anticipated. After nine
jurors had been accepted Lawyer II. O.
Moon came into court and with the
assent of the commemorative officers
and the judge, held a whispered con-
gultation with the prisoner at the con-
clusion of which, addressing the court,
he admitted having been consulted in
the case and said he knew probably
more about it than any outsider. He
would be glad to take UP the defense
of the prisoner, but in view of the for
eign elements entering into the case,
such a thing was practically impossi-
BILE without a continuance until some
future date
Judge Arnold reiterated that the case
should proceed without delay. Mr.
Moon replied that in that event he felt
constrained to decline to participate
in it.
After Holmes had exhausted all but
two of the challenges allowed him, he
made another earnest plea for a con-
tinuance until tomorrow morning on
the ground that he wanted to get GER
tain necessary papers from Messrs. Ro-
tan and Shoemaker, and have an in
terview with a certain person IN this
CITY,
Judge Arnold was fnflexible, however,
and reminded Holmes that he had dis
charged his counsel in his efforts to
force a continuance. but that the ruse
would prove ineffective as the case
must proceed. He would, however be
permitted to send for the papers men
toned.
The jurors were then sworn individ-
ually and the court took a recess until
8 o'clock.