The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-25
DUTIES OF A JUROR
BE Must Accept the Law as Laid
Down by the Court or Quit.
JOHN SEBASTlAN'S TRIAL
IL viii BE Fairly Under Way To-
Day-He's Up for Killing His
Wife and n ell Plead Insan-
ity-Creat Falls Notes.

Great Falls, March 24-The case OF
the state VS.. John Sebastian was called
to-day in the district court. County
Attorney Freeman manages the prose
cution, and Stanton q Stanton appear
for the defendant. The entire day was
used up in the selection of a jury and
1t Is probable that it will be noon to-
morrow before they succeed in getting
the requisite IL men.
upon the examination of Qualifica-
ton as jurors, little excitement was
occasioned by three of the panel say
ing that they would not follow the in
structions of the court as to law if they
considered them wrong, absurd or ridi-
culous. The question put by Mr. Free
man was whether or not, if sworn as
juror, you will accept unquestion-
ingly the law as laid down by the court
and apply the same to the facts in the
case, no matter what the instructions
may be?" o. F. Wadsworth was the
first to say he would not and was chal-
lenged for actual bias.
Judge Benton said that there were
rev places in the country where a man
was not free to be governed by his own
opinion, and that one of these was
jury box in the application of law to
facts. 1t was possible that some Jurors
thought they knew more about the law
than the court, but they were under
the law disqualified. He then dis
charged Mr. Wadsworth and excused
him for the term. Henry Tietjen and
Joseph Byrne held opinions similar to
Mr.. Wadsworth and were likewise dis
missed for the term.
The question asked by County Attor-
ney Freeman is based on O. decision of
the supreme court in the case of Muir
ray VS.. Heinze on an appeal from Sill
yer Bow county.
Frank Wilsey was denied this morning
and he was sentenced to Deer Lodge
for ore year. 1t is not believed that
Wilsey will endeavor to sell horse meat
for prime beef for the next few months
to come.
Marriage licenses were granted to-
day to Thomas Hughes and Edith A
Thomas. both of Great Falls, and to
Hamilton j. Mcguire and Martha NJ
Godtland of Belt.
Edith Pierce, another of Mollie
Thompson's wall flowers, was tried to-
day on the charge of exhibiting herself
in a place where liquor was sold. 1t
was jury trial, before Judge Race,
and Edith was found guilty and SEN
fenced to pay a fine Of $65.
The children of f. Z. French, who
have been i'll of diphtheria, are report
ed convalescent and the quarantine will
be raised from the family residence
this week.
Mrs. c. A. Brady, who has been I'M
der medical treatment at Columbus
hospital for several weeks, is improv-
ing rapidly and was removed to the
family residence to-day.
Morris Miller, who was stricken down
with paralysis while in court some time
ago, is lying at deaths door at the
family residence on the north side At
tending physicians hold out no hope
of his recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Todd of Kansas,
are in the city visiting their daughter,
Mrs. Kane.
]. c. Henry arrived from Ohio this |
morning and will spend some time with
relatives in this city.
few of the leading populists met |
tonight at the office Of the News to |
lay out a plan of campaign for the |
county election. II is said there is a |
disposition on the part of leading dem |
ocrats and prominent populists to pool |
issues this year.