Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-06-04

ANU Nh exception was taRen. IL was
agreed by opposing counsel that peremp-
tory challenges should not he used until
The twelve men had been selected.
Hermann Backhaus was the first person
whose name was drawn from the box
He was accepted.
Samuel F. Wright was excused for
actual bias.
Robert Dickson was accepted.
Albert SHUTTER was accepted.
John Jackson, ]. I. Roop and Martin
Green were excused for actual bias.
Wiley Wilson was accepted.
John Perry excused for actual bias.
Jas. Parker was accepted.
I. H.. Robinson and J. B. Cornell were
excused for actual bias.
Mr.. Stevens gave notice that he would
shortly offer an affidavit as to the payment
by the court Of expenses Of defendants
witnesses.
Adjourned to 2p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court convened Wednesday afternoon
at Q O. clock.
The drawing Of jurors was resumed.
The name of F. D. Walker was the
first drawn from the box. He was &C.
cepted.
N. L. Sherman was excused, as he was
related to William Rouse.
Walter w. Ellis was excused, as his re-
ligious views were such that he would
not like to SIT on Saturday, should the
case last until that time.
Wesley Baker was accepted.
At this stage Wiley Wilson. who had
been accepted during the forenoon, was
excused because Of his beng coroner of
Emmons county, and therefore disquali-
fed.
George w. Burge was the next person
called. and he was accepted.
John Burbidge was excused.
#. E.'Lawler, being Second Adventist,
and there being possibility Of the trial
lasting until Saturday, was excused fol
the reason that sitting on the jury on
Saturday would be oppossd % his rsliE-
sious belief. 81.
The next three examined were accepted
namely: H. J. Herolz, Albert House ant
VIM. M. Derr.
Ole Thompson and Edward F. Savage
were excused.
Fletcher Ryckmau was accepted.
This completed the Jury. Judge Win
chester informed the attorneys that. al
the new law giving twenty peremptor,
challenges 10 defendant and ten to the
state Ind no emergency clsuse, 1t woulc
not 50 into effect until July 1st. There
fore. the old Law was 10 force, which
gives twenty-five peremptories to the de-
fendant and six to the state.
The state excused f.. d. Walker becnus,
the prosecution was not certain that tht
old gentleman believed in capital punish
ment.
VIM. Colville was called and excused
A. s. Secley was accepted.
Wesley Baker WAS peremptorily chal
lenged by the defense.
w. Cleveringa was accepted.
Robert Dickson was peremptorily chal
lenged by the state.
Ed Buckley was excused.
John Vetscb was excused for the term
for lack of knowledge of the English Ian
guage.
j. w. Wescott had no hesitation in say
ing that he wasn't friendly to Indians
and he was excused.
Eds& Cook, being Second Adventis
ilwassxcused for the term. g,y,.
n. Mahaney waa accepted.
=. Backhaus was tnptorily excuse,
by the defendant. 5
E. G. Campbell was excused for actua
bias.
| Martin Mattison was excused for th
term because he didn't understand th
four and five story words usedby "Steve'
Chas Mcintyre was accepted.
| Albert House was peremptorily chal
lenged by the defense.
Thomas Ryckman was peremptoril,
fexcused by the state.
/ David Sites was accepted.
| VIM. Derr was excused by the defense
81 VIM. cTaggart was accepted.
II John Jackson was peremptorily chal
4 lsngsd by ths dsiense.
Il Arthur Mc(7innsss Was also excused. !,
Jacob LoatEsnhiSsS was accepted.
The Jury, g thus constituted, ~