The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-21
M TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE.
u. C1SyELLA MUST ANSWER TO
KILLING o. :. NELSON.
With Excitement Attending the
Hearinx-A stubb0rs Legal Battle

aree.ai Dispatch 70 the Pozt-Inteiligencer
KIDNEY Dec. N---Tns town u crowded
.s,n lawyers clerks and witnesses In at
ssnasaee Ga the Conneiis murder trial The
intaasAng O. a jury In sne kitsap su
re~ter c0uri il proceeding slowly and il viii
.vnsauly b. tomorrow afternoon before
sxssye ~ sfactory men shAH 20 seated IN
,ae 1sry oox ready 20 hear the case. JUdg
f.g from the number of w.tnesses. over
.ssnty me trial VIII not te completed I'm
III Friday ~ the very earliest. and may be
eoussn4.d past Christmas
TBS hattie CT waicn hangs tie fate ~ ].
w. Conne!a promises 10 ba one of the
Es,,ss' ever fought IN this county. The at
torueys eI.2ss@sI OF both SIDES AT. ~ re-
cpgn.zrt ability and leaVen Of personal
tss.inz 1os.4 seem 10 have been already
mlxsG II fHe contest. increasing the PROF.
psess % interesting Developments
Tas attitude II tiIe defense. 81 now ind
ssted ia That the snof which killed d s
Nelson IN Everett. October 10 was nred
b. Connsla IL SELF defense They viii en-
csagor 10 prove thar Nelson was The ag-
rFsasos and @as pressing close upon the
rfosgr8te F0uua4la and heating him with
q heaf} walking st.ck when the latter drew
b. FesutFef au4 fired TIE tact that Mel
A0n aag . large and powerful man while
Tie ether a SNAIL and cripple. will un-
S1gbtcely hs used - the full IN favor Of
tfe scru-et
a. par 81 toe testimony which VIII be
Eirodaeed lg the defense as to connei.a's
saAractsr aad anIecedents Il a letter writ
Ter 70 Attorney Dore from Alabama by
Jsmes z. H1rfee. superintendent OF the
Eafion Military institute. ana formerly
president OF Howard college which Con
nsaaa atishtseI- The letter speaks OF th.
psisonef's disposition when i boy III terms
o. hisb condemnation. Connella's father
hsy a a. Connella Is described - IAN
isiiss minister Of the Baptlst denorn-
inS.,ton.
TIE contention Of the prosecution viii
De thai Ccnaesia fired without sufficient
jss,tcauou and that he provoked The
41ea rel with Nelson. and followed II up
" cHief To Kill as soon ia a shadow Of
sxcJse waA apparent
Tf.s bench Is occupied by Judge Frank
i isi9. wac vii be remembered IN con
nset!oa with the Miller murder case
which attracted considerable attention
acre about t%o years ago tie Is known
- q cons ieDtlous and able Judge In
previous murder trials ne has shown d
SispCsItlOn, IN ais Instructions 10 the fury
" sSitttcY toward the defendant
TIE three understood hotels here are
ead!eil Inadequate to accommodate the
hhah Of strangers. and almost every pri-
vale family within waking distance, Of
aaSeoE one or more outsiders Sidney all
tss yeal round stands Ia the BACKGROUND
ana Watches court week Sidney with some
asS }he county seat mas taken on A
asulIS OF population and for a brief while
al Near distinctly METROPOLITAN air
hlonlia@ and the NAT as general topics
OIL caii. sfsation are entirely su5junctive
70 tAs murder trial and nothing elee Ia
taiked or thought of here The prisoner
j. hI'naelf lodged in The leading hotel, be-
las Ia charge Of Sheriff Daniel CurrIe and
deputy t. J. pwyeT, OF s5nohomish coun-
y. tie Is accompanied by hls brother l.
CohneiIa. and HE brOther-in-lAw. Rev.
I9hi / ieArcer. minister vel known in
Tie southern states. CUunnlla appears
tahSoIne OF acqutttal, bat seems 10 be ,in-
Ger some nervous strain
The defense VIII h. conducted 10y John
=, Dore Of Seattle. and with him are As
sodated J. A ColInaa. J. f. Haran aaa
W u Cooley. OF Everett, The proseru-
Eon - In ths hands Of J. r RonaId, of
seaturt Prosecuting Attorney j b VA
Key. ~ kltsap county, and Pguxtrutirg Al
seraey J. II Mayor. Of Suonomish county.
Others here In participate In the trial as
wi;ntsses are {. II. Marsh OF Seattle.
Mayer Johnson Nickeus. II Tacoma. feorpn
Te.ea ~ Arlington. Cummiselencr ! =
fTiars and Assessor Percy Palmer. of Sn0-
homlsh county, Edward Hennessy. city
attorney Il Fadeett a 4 BroGek
james Logic. Edward Cote Thafnsa FFle,n-
Ing. al SChreck. c + Flanev. George u
lnzlar. Fred Zeniuer. T. l.. Grant colin
Campbell Dr.. Hathaway ana Or McIIka-
ney u Everett.