The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-23
BUTTE News.
FRANEY MURDER CASE
Special Venire Was Exhausted
and Another Ordered.
THE PEOPLE BE DAMNED
That Was the Juror Knights Position
Relative to Public Opinion-He Was
Accepted-Judge Clancy Ach-
ing to Get After q Gent

The special venire in the Thomas
Franey murder case was exhausted
Yesterday morning and another OF 100
names was issued and made returnable
next Tuesday morning.
Among the veniremen examined yes
terday was J. b. Knight, VINO said he
had no opinion, was not opposed to
capital punishment. and would convict
on circumstantial evidence. and in all
respects was acceptable as juror.
Attorney McClernan asked Mr. knight
If public opinion would influence his
verdict.
Il am like Vanderbilt as to that" re-
piled Knight
How was yanderbilt-'the public be
d-d?'" asked McClernan.
Yes. sir replied the juror.
w. r. Harris, another senireman,
said he had formed an opinion by read
ing the papers, and he could not rem
der a fair and impartial verdict he
said no amount of evidence could
change his opinion.
Edward Hickey Con Sullivan, Leroy
Amos and Pat s. Sullivan We're also ex-
cused because they had opinions.
Theodore Hennessy was excused on
the states fourth peremptory chal-
lenge, and Clerk Normoyie announced
that the yenire had been exhausted,
whereupon a special venire was ordered
issued and made rerurnable Tuesday
morning, to which hour the case was
adjourned after Judge Clancy had Civ
en- the usual admonition to the jurors
not TO talk about the case nor allow
others to talk to them about II. He
said that persons often tried to fnfiu-
ence jurors in their verdict in that
way.
Il am aching to get chance at one
of those gents who want to run the
community" said the Judge.
The county attorney yesterday filed
an information against Martin Henri
son and Gus Nelson, charging them
with committing the murderous assault
on Gus johnson several weeks ago
The defendants were brought into court
for arraignment. John B. McGlernan
appeared as counsel for Herrison, and
Donlan & Forestelle for Nelson. They
declined to take advantage of the num-
erous opportunities for delay, but
waived all preliminares and time for
pleading, and both the defendants at
once entered pleas of not guilty. The
court was asked to fix bail for the de-
PENDANTS in a reasonable sum. 1t being
stated that they could furnish $500 In
cash each, but no more. The court
therefore placed their bonds at that
figure, and 1t Is likely that they viii
furnish it and be released from jail.
The charge against them is assault in
the first degree.
An information was also filed against
Fred c. Reiss, bookkeeper for the Butte
Hardware company, charging him with
mayhem, and citation was issued or
derng him to appear IN court next Sat
urday for arraignment. Reiss got into
fight with William E. Pitts, collector
for the same company and with the
assistance of the janitor of the place
succeeded in giving Pitts a good beat
ing. During the fight one of Pitts fin
gers got into Reiss mouth and was
bitten Off
Ever since Herrison has been In jail
his wife has exerted herself to raise
money fer his release and several days
ago she had $3.50 which she thought
was all she could possibly raise. When
the court fixed the bail at $500 yester-
day morning she made another effort
and by last evening she had raised the
other $50 and the amount in cash WAS
deposited with the sheriff and Herrison
was released from Jail.