The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-08
KEILAR'S TRIAL begins.
WORK or SELECTING 4 JURY FOR
The BRINxox HOMICIDE.
state and the Accused Are Well
Supplied with Counsel keIIar
Has Hfs seven ChilAren in COaFt.

Snecsa. DI-pasch 20 the Post-TntelsEgencer.
PORT TOWNSEND. Dee. W J. KEEL
lar. OF Brsnaon, was today placed on trial
here 10 answer 20 the charge OF murder IN
the first degree for the killing OF j. q.
Luckey q. B-Ennon On October Is last. The
two men met IN TIRE road near the town OF
BrIngon On the afternoon of tha- 9ay ana
had some words. ard .aen Luckey turned
ard began walking toward ksllar- Lackey
had pack or his back and kelIar was
carrying q gun. As Lucksy approached
keIlar called out to him:
Don't ceme any closer or I'll shoot"
Witnesses do rot agree az 10 tae reply
made by Luckey. but he kept walking
toward keilzr, who ieyeled his gun and
shot, Lucksy falling dead in the road. The
body was allowed to remain there for sew
eral hours while awaiting the arrival OF the
coroner and prosecuting attorney.
kellar meantime stood around for some
time discussing the affair with those VINO
had gathered at the sdene. but no attempt
was made to arrest or detain him He pro-
fessed the greatest regret for his rash act,
and finally shouldered his gun and started
of. with the remark that he would go to
Port Townsend and give himself up.
When the sheriff. coroner and 2rosecut-
ing attorney returned here two days later
they brought news that Kellar had dis
out about him. No trace Of him was OBJ
tanned until a week later. however. when
he walked into the sheriH's Office at Ia
coma ard gave himself up, explaining at
the same time that he had merely alb
scented himself for the purpose of settling
up some Business matters before going to
jail. He was at once brought here and has
been model prisoner. although he was
very nervous when first locked up.
he IN
his attorneys he was cIeanly shaved and
appeared TO be well satisfied with his sur
roundings. consulting frequently with the
attorneys about the case. His wife and
their seven children were also In the court
room.
In his opening statement to the jury
Prosecuting Attorney I. NJ. Fisher merely
said:
Gentlemen Of the Jury. in this case, on
the part Of the state Of Washington. W.
j. keiiar In charged with the crime or
murder In the first degree the crime said
to have been committed by him in this
county and state on the 18th day of Oc-
tober last"
The entire day was consumed in the
work OF getting a jury. The regular panel
was exhausted and an open venire issued
for twenty-four talesmen. Court then adj
journed till $50 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. There are now eleven men In the
jury IVA, seven Oh WloIi nave reeu pdSstu
Tor cause, and the court on the suggestion
of the attorneys for defendant ordered the
jury locked UP for the night.
This case will be one of the most hotly
contested OF any ever tried in Jefferson
county. The prosecution is being con-
Quoted by Col. T. NJ. Fisher. prosecuting
attorney. assisted by VIII f. Humphreys,
of Seattle, Assistant Attorney General i.
ii. Vance and A. n. Winston. the defense
being conducted by r. w. jennings. of
Port Townsend and John F. Dore, or
Seattle.