The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-21

G. Block-one door west of Bank.
again, being set for today. 1t was
stated in the Statesman that jury was
fired, but such is not the case The
court called the jurymen in and asked
if they had agreed on verdict and
on being answered in the negative, he
discharged them. There were some
irregularities which might have given
a great subsequent advantage to those
working in Crump's interests, but
there was nothing that did not happen
through innocent ignorance. During
recess of the court, before the evil
dence was all in, Butter6eld went
over to the wagon bridge to inspect a
band of sheep (he is sheep inspector
of the county, and while in the jury
room Tom Galloway looked mp some
question in a law hook, to which
there was easy access. 1t is said the
court would have accepted the verdict
had the jury been ready to give one.
The last ballot stood nine for acqut-
tai and three for conviction.
ROMANCE. ~
The strangely changable weather
destroys the pleasure of Weiser's
usually fine climate for the visitors,
but now and then pleasant evening
drops along, when nice and pleas
ant evening stroll may be had, even
though the moon don't shine. If
perchance some tender attorney from
some neighboring Washington county
town is accidentally seen sauntering
along the road in the delightful duski-
ness with Il grass widow on each arm,
it is only one of the pleasant phases
of our life-and gentle reminder, to
him, of the wife at home.
CURTIS CASE. "
The Curtis case occupied three days.
This case, in which Thos. b. Curtis
is accused of the murder of one Ed.
H. Stone on the 29th day of August
last, came on for trial Monday morn
ing of this week The prosecution
of the case is in the hands of District
Attorney Hayes and Jno. w. Ayers,
while the defendant is represented by
J. j. Rogers and Frank Harris. The
morning session of the court was de-
voted to the work of selecting jury.
The following jurors being competent
and acceptable to both sides, com
pose the jury to try the case: Il. j.
Burns, james p Gray, f. M. Hub
bard, G. T. Drake, Lyman Perkins,
j. G. Lolly, A. NJ Colson, Rober
Jackson, j. L. Riggs, Norval Gorrie,
Lafayette McFadden, j. H. Ander
son. The theory of the prosecution
is, that the slayer of Stone was con
cealed in milk house on the unoc
cupied Stone ranch and shot through
a crack in the door This buildin!
is situated fifty-three yards from tn
point where the dead body was found
DR.. Brown was called to the stan,
and testified that when he made al
examination of the body he foun,
that gun-shot had entered at abou
the last rib on the left side an
emerged from the right near the nip
Pile, that in passing through th
body the ball ranged upward abou
, five or six inches. G. r. White ex
: amined the milk house on the da
r the body was found and although th
> ground floor was wet at the time, h
a saw no. tracks there. The groun
t gradually ascends from the locatio
= of the milk house tc the point whei
S the body was found, the latter polT
: being, according to opinions of wi
nesses, from six to twelve feet MOI
t elevated. Evidence of threats mac
e by Curtis against Stone was intr'
D duced, although the cross-examini
ton showed that all the threats we
e more or less qualified. Sheriff Rol
e erts testified that Curtis, few da,
+ after the killing, admitted that it WI
r his act, but claimed justification