The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-28
g||bng' TRIAL FOR MURDER
nAY EXHAUSTED IN THE At
xcwPT TO GIT A JURY.
ted COonsel Are Putting
-. asrd Fight for Their Pennf-
-. Client, Who In Aecssed OF
xsllang PuyaiInp Indian woman.

,risi Dispatch 70 the Post-lnteihgenesr.
c1roNA. Dec, z7.-Tne Creams murder
LII vxa begun n department . OF ina
-..~r4or court this morning, and the en-
- A. mas devoted 10 searching exam
& ..xo, If ,aIesnen IN an effort TO get q
\ - s..fssactsry 10 defense and prosecu-
!. - .Iste. As had been expected. the
~, 4 being watched closed BY members
= - Iccai bar and the determined work
s-.~ct46 on the part Of the three attor-
-. named by the court 70 defend
crasms was plainly apparent from the
-1msuf the fir=s juror took his seat
ae~xraI interesting features developed
.s,sur the examination Of Jurors. and the
srusually careful questioning. the sxraor-
.".,,Iy large number excused for cause.
I. ve.i 81 challenged. makes TIE contest
-. ,he selection OF the jury the most
ees..~oy.hy In the history OF the depart
-, uncer It's present Judge, w. II. II.
~-~n Before either the prosecution or
=. S~fsuse had exhausted the right OF
s.s,l.oae. sorty-ffve men had been qass-
Z $500 ard either excused or challenged.
.rs.s a these were excused because they
~ rat believe In capital punishment, and
sy.rai others for the reason that they
~sulA mot agree to verdict OF guilty
s.sed wholly upon circgmstantiaI evil
dknse.
4 gas when James Trace. Seventh
..,d Republican, was called az a Juror
nat 4 rather unexpected cause for ex-
- from duty vas brought out. Assist
=, prosecution Hugh Farley asked B'rare
= ~ had not said ne would like 10 shoot
sash Farley and Prosecuting Attorney
T,,Iov. and the Seventh warder replied:
Indeed. I did not say any such thing.
III did say thought you both ought TO
- shot"
Thss admission. OF course. made II need
- 10 question Frace any further, and
= vas excused amid a general laugh
frem the benches. which were all day
crowded with visitors.
Tss,s Is now no doubt about the hope
A. the three attorneys OF the defense 70
uske record case ia their efforts 10 save
th4 neck OF their penniless client When
o,oems first attorneys withdrew from
ths ease Judge kean named Attorneys W.
p Reynolds. w. II. Harris and Walter
Harvey TO undertake the defense. allow
fng them an extension OF TIME 10 prepare
for their fight. As yet II II largely sur
mtse a. 10 what line Of defense VIII be-
adopted, but Ii Is not likely that the orig
axi plea OF insanity urged by the first at
,orreys will be resorted to- unless other
gnfs should fall. The one point most
strongIy In favor Of Creams In that so far
o. Is known there is no living witness 10
the murder OF which he Is accused. and
un.ess something new develops II seems
psohable the trio fer the defense will
make the most Of this possible loophose
d escape.
Creams was found by an officer i'm the
bay with great gash iii his throat,
hHd!y calling for help A few minutes
later the murdered woman WAS found In
. shack near by. As generally under
sscod the prosecution charges Creams
With having killed the Indian woman with
an AZ after beating down door TO reach
her. and TO have then slashed his own
throat, and while frenzied with pain and
jealousy rushed to the dock and jumped
overheard, The fact that no one saw
The crime committed. and that Creams
was found some distance from the scene
af the killing. may make IL hard for the
prosecution TO prove a direct connecting
link In liz chain OF circumstautisl evil
dence. ana 1t Is believed that this point
sil form the basis for the defense.
II IL also not Impossible that the de-
tense may try te entirely overthrow the
pfasecutions cdtflce OF circumstances by
going about TO ahew that when Creams
forced his way 20 the woman he was
eoafrnnfed by another man. that ter
fshle fight ensueG, In ~hich the woman
vas killed and Creams throat cut; that
The second man then made his escape.
and that Creams threw himself into the
hay not knowing what he did and only
thinking 70 get away from the scene OF
The murder
Attorneys for Creams are keeping their
eNn counsel and when questioned as 20
xHH Ef. of IA -.
hefe than that they intend TO aequit
sns'F client, AID are going to put up a
record light II necessary 10 accomplish II.
The turn Of events In the case by which
ne three attorneys we're detailed 20 take
ue defense. served to change what had
Been locked upon as ar ordinary brutal
CINE, In which the principals were COM
nFaiively unknown In the community. TO
very prominent and interesting hear
ils, II developed today that members
OF TIRE fnsallup tribe living on the reser-
salieh are taking an active interest In
ne prosecution Of the man who is said 10
Gave killed enc of their women, and in
usis own peculiar way are doing ali they
eah TO see 20 IL that hlstice IL meted
WI 10 The slayer. Some OF their more
ASltahse srihesmeu wanted 20 | ynvh
.feans al the time Of the killing. and
save Since been anything hat Idle I'm their
.,ef6 10 bring about Il conviction ia the
va OF the case.
"insFseS fer the prosecution will like
y Nsh Swing their evidence tomorrow
.T,sFe moor. The taking Of testimony
~ moi require 8 great deal of time, aa
saef- are bat few witnesses 70 be heard
n,ssns appeared stronE and perfectly
- W court today. He is not a had
s.kns. hfawny young Swede, and shows
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