The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-10
TRYING TO GET OUT
Men With Excuses for Not Serving
on the Trial Jury.
ALL KINDS OF REASONS
Some Had Cows to Milk. Others
Were Afraid They Would Lose
Their Jobs. and Many Plead
ed Dense Ignorance.


Judge Speer yesterday morning i'm
paneled new trial jury. Thirty-nine
men had been summoned, but 10 of
them were excused for various reasons.
Timothy Murphy said he could neither
read nor write and j. F. Cunningham
said he had been out of employment
for a year and had just secured a job.
which he would lose If compelled to
serve on the jury. Joseph Cartier had
a very sick wife who required his at
tention. John Mcbride was not a tax
payer. John Kelly had a sick wife and
besides that he could not read or write.
Alfred Tippet said he had not very
good education and knew nothing about
law.
You are the kind of man the law
yers are looking for" said the court.
+. l.. Shaw, manager for NJ. j. Con-
| NELL wanted to be excused because Mr..
/ Connell was away and there was no
! one to sign checks.
Might you not be better off IL you
! didn't sign checks?" asked the court.
Mr.. Shaw said something about the
sheriff getting him. and added as a
further excuse that Mr.. Connells bust
ness would suffer IL he were compelled
to serve on the jury.
Richard Gill said he was too sick to
serve. and Isiah Esteridge, Big Hole
rancher who had Travelled IS miles in
3 response to a jury summons, said his
family was alone on the ranch and
there was no one there to take care or
his stock and milk the cows.
Mike Backorck said me no talk En-
glish much" and he had great difficulty
in understanding the questions of the
court. G. ]. Henneberry said he was
operating a little mine near Walker
vile and was employing few men.
His presence was necessary to the
proper working of the mine. He said
he had shipped 100 tons of ore yester-
day morning and offered in evidence
lump of ore he had in his pocket.
Daniel Hogan was afraid he would
lose his job at the mine If compelled to
do jury service.
1T guess you won't be discharged for
doing your duty" said the court.
Dan Mcneil couldn't read or write and
r. NJ. Davidson said he had a sick
brother and his presence at the store
was required.
Charles ]. Woods said he couldn't
hear well and william Woodward, a
Divide rancher. had no one TO attend
to his stock. He said he had to get a
neighbor to look after his affairs while
he came to Butte to make his excuses
TO the court.
j. s. Simons thought he was not the
man the court was looking for. as his
summons called for u. w. Simons."
He also said he was not taxpayer.
John L. Carroll said his business re-
quired his attention, but admitted he
could serve on the jury If absolutely
necessary.
Thomas Sturtridge had some doubts
that he could get a man to take his
place in the mine and Il. II. Dutton.
one of Butte's old timers, said he
, | cOuldn't sneak English we'll
You have lived in this country about
80 years" said Judge Speer.
Yes, sir; very nearly"
You can talk enough to transact
your business"
Yes"
81 am afraid you are losing conf
dence in yourself in your old age"
William Eddy said he was a man
with large family and had been In
straitened circumstances because he
had long been out of employment. Only
recently he secured job In mine
and he said he would like TO keep or
! working If possible.
The court excused from serving Tim
othy Murphy, j. +. Cunningham, j. $
Simons, William Woodward. JOSEPH
Cartier, William Eddy Isiah Etheridge
John Mcbride, Mike Backorck, Charles
! j. Woods. John Kelly, +. f. Shaw, Oar
, Mcneil. G. J. Henneberry and Richard
! GILL;
The following were retained by Judge
Speer: Miles Ferrick, Frank Ambrose
, George f. Sherman. Howard Adams
VIII L. Clark, Alfred Cox. John l.. Car
roll, Thomas Sturtridge, b. II. Dutton
Charles Pierce, ]. A. Elliott, William
Stolte, Louis Baumler. Alfred Tippet
John Yank, ]. J. York, r. NJ Davidson
A Isaac Nadeau, r. ID. McLaggin, DAVID
Hogan, James Burns. William McGui
gan. Adolph Schwade and James Da
| wilson.
Judge Mediation also added a mum
Der OF new Jurors TO his panel yester
1 day morning and excused several ven
{ iremen for cause. John Parker said hi
eldest son was killed recently In tn
mines at Horn and that he had hare
work supporting his family. He wa
{ excused. William Littletohn was ex
: cused because he was not "A citizen
I William Shields and James McNulty
who had served for some. were let Of
: from further jury duty. c. NJ. Joyce
r Hamilton Reed, Adolph Reichle, Chas
NJ. Strawbridge and w. F. Sinsel wer
II added to the panel.