The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-22
He DISL|KES THE PRESS
Judge Clancy Takes a Fall Out of
the Newspapers.
ARE LIKE APPLE WOMEN
The Popular and Learned Jurist Also
Thinks That They Resemble Fish
Mongers = Tells the Jurors
Not to Read Them.

/ the usual admonition to the jurors in
| the Franey murder case he told them
! not to form or express an opinion nor 10
read the newspapers He pretended TO
! quote some learned Judge" of New
York state who he said, classified news
| papers with apple women and fish
mongers He said that while some pa
pers might sometimes be right it would
De as well to apply the general rule to
all, that is, that tney came in the class
OF fish women and apple women. That
wasn't the judges exact language but
very near II, and the remarks We're on Il
par with many Others the popular and
learned judge frequently makes from
the bench, and which nave such great
influence in maintaining the good ma
ture of lawyers, jurors and spectators,
and the dignity OF the court.
When court convened yesterday morn
ing the sheriff made return OF service
on 81 jurors on the special Nenlre issued
on Wednesday, and of that number As
were retained. Seven failed TO respond
TO their names when called and attach
ments Were issued for them, bur only
two Of them, Frank Anderson and G.. Il.
Palmer, We're found. and they offered
excuses and avoided fine. Palmer had
gotten the dates mixed and Anderson
said he was not a property owner, which
TACT he had stated to the court before
needed to report again. The other -
on the venire returned were excused for
various reasons Several others wanted
to get OF, but their excuses were not
considered sufficient. one man wanted
TO be excused because he was engaged
in building Turkish bath house lne
judge suggested, in answer. that the
people might go unWashed for while,
ana the Witticlsm created Il laugh. The
venire returned contained three men
OF the name of Con sullivan and all
were retained, and the clerk numbered
them /, and ). The first man called
into the jury box from the new Venre
was Joseph Sullivan who said he had a
decided opinion as to Eraney's inno-
cence or guilt and was excused Thomas
Triple and SaVin Lisa We're let OFF for
the same reason. Joseph Archambault
said he was opposed TO capital punish
ment.
Pat Sullivan, saloonkeeper, doubt
less established himself iii the favor of
the court by saying that he never be-
lieved anything he saw in the news
papers. lie was, however, opposed to
hanging man on circumstantial evil
dence, no matter how strong, and he
therefore demonstrated his incompetency
to serve on the jury and was excused.
T.. q. koranka told MIR. McClernan
in answer to questions as to his quail
ftcations, that he would not acquit the
ueleHuaHI unless ne proved ms lnnO-
cenee, no matter how little proof of guilt
the. state might produce, and Mr. ko-
ranka was excused from serving
Thomas Nesbtt, the next man called
into the box. said he had no opinion in
the case whatever.
Does the fact tnat other alleged muir
deFS have been committed in this
county, both before and after the kill .
ing OF Mr.. kroeger. in any way pre1u-
ace you against this defendant?' asked
MI. MeClernan.
Certainly not" replied the juror
You would do your duty regardless
of public opinion?"
Yes, sir
You would not care what the public
thought about 1t, but would acquit this
defendant if the evidence justified it?'
Certainly"
The state, upon the exercise of its sec
ond peremptory challenge excused
Isaac Nadeaa, and John Sullivan took
the vacant seat. Mr. Sullivan said he
would not hang a man on eircumstan-
tai evidence, and was excused Phil j.
harrington, the next man. said he had
formed an opinion from reading the fes-
tImony taken at the coroner's inquest
and at the trial of Frank Moody. John
Mccormick was acceptable 10 both sides
ana the defense peremptorily challenged
James Davidson who WAS succeeded in
the jury box by James Longstam The
latter VAS passed for cause and the de-
tense, on its fourth peremptory chal-
lenge, excused Dom Bartholomew. John
McManus was next summoned and said
he nad an opinion which could only be
changed by considerable evidence and
he was let off. John Pages mind was
also made up. James Sullivan was in
the same fix. 7. \. Allen. the next man |
called, mad the same excuse to Offer
George G. Beckwith said he had no opin-
4. was no opposed TO capital punish /
ment and was passed by both sides.
DO you belong to any society or or
eanization that is interested as a body |
IN the prosecution of this case2" was
one Of the questions asked of Mr. Beck |
with by MIR. McClernan.
Il don't know
If they are interested in it you don't I
know"
If they are | don't know"
The state, on its third peremptory /
challenge, excused Thomas Nesbitt, and I
Theodore Hennessy was called to take /
his place in the box. lie said he could
not convict man on circumstantial |
evidence alone. but he modified the
statement later by saying he would con-
'ict on any testimony provided it proved
the defendants guilt beyond any rea-
sonable doubt, and he was passed
William Forrest was challenged by the
defense, and William knuth, who had
difficulty in understanding the English
was summoned. He said he
was suffering greatly from rheumatism
Is your pain SO bad that it would
interfere with you thinking properly on
his case?" asked Mr.. Baldwin.
knuth thought it would.
Do you understand the English Ian
suage sufficiently TO understand what Is
going on?'
German was the reply
The court excused Mr.. knuth from
serving.
James r. Anderson said he had some