The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-18
]. ". COUGHL|N ON TRIAL
Charged With the Embezzlement
of Four Hundred Dollars.
WHILE HE WAS CASHIER
The Session of the Court Was Taken Up
in the Empanelling of Jury-In-
structed to Read No Newspa-
pers but War Crys

John w. Coughlin, recently cashier
of the Mountain Con office. one of the
Anaconda properties. was put on trial
yesterday afternoon in Judge Ciancy's
department of the district court on the
charge of embezzling S400 from the
company last October. Coughln was
well represented by counsel, John w.
Cotter, John n. Kirk and Clinton ~
Lamb appearing for him. The prose-
cution was also well represented. c. p.
Connolly, the chief deputy county at
torney appeared for the state. Colonel
Emmett Callahan was in the case as
associate counsel for the state. and so
was John b. Welcome, who represent
ed the st. James Hospital association,
which lost some money by Coughlin's
peculations.
The session of court was taken up In
drawing jury. The first II men called
into the box were f. A. Nichols. Frank
Ambrose, William Forrest, William
Nankiyelle. f.. =. Baxter, K. D. Aiken,
James Davidson, Peter J. McDermott,
Michael Lehman, ed Rowe, Toleman
Barnhart and James Byrne. The ex-
animation of jurors for the state was
conducted by MIR. Connolly and for the
defense by Mr.. Cotter. e. A. Nichols
was excused because he had an opin-
an employee of the Anaconda company.
Isaac Nadeau and Michael Lehman
were called to take the place of the two
men who were excused, and the jury
was then passed for cause. The state
perenptoriiy challenged William Pet
ers and Andrew GUILTY was called to
take his place. He said he had been in
the employ of the Anaconda company
off and on for six years, but turned In
his time when he was summoned on
the jury last month. The defense
eallenger Isaac Nadeau, and his place
was taken by Richard Barry who had
also until recently been in the employ
of the Anaconda company. but he said
he intended to go tc Alaska when he
got off the jury. ON the second
peremptory challenge by the defense Il.
ID. Aiken was excused ana Fred Pet
ters was called to take his place and
was passed, after which the state :hal-
lenged Ed Rowe. The next man called
was Harry Northey. another former
employee of the Anaconda company. He
said he had been Il years in this coun-
try, and 10 years of that time he had
worked for the company.
Did you quit working for the com
pany when You We're called on the
jury?" asked Mr.. Cotter.
mo, l was fired" answered the ju-
ror.
The defense excused Andrew GUILTY
and Il. ;. Baxter on it's third and
fourth peremptory challenges, and their
places in the box We're taken by James
Jenkins and Thomas Davis.
On it's third and last challenge the
state excused William Nankiyelle, and
his place was taken by Dom BertogIio
The defense in exercising its fifth chal-
lenge excused James Davidson, whose
place in the box was taken by w. H.
Arnold. The latter was also challenged
peremptoriiy by the defense on its
sixth and last challenge.
5. j. Perry was the last one called
and completed the jury which is COM
posed of Frank Ambrose. William
Forrest, Thomas Davis, Fred Peters,
Peter j. McDermott, James Jenkins.
Richard Barry. Michael Lehman. Har-
ry Northey. Toleman Barnhart. Dom
Hertoglio and S. J. Perry. The attor-
neys on both sides consented that the
jurors might separate, an they were ex-
cused until O'Clock this morning to
which time the court adjourned after
the jurors had been given the usual
admonition by the court not to talk
about the case and to read no papers
except the War Cry.
Judge Clancy announced that If the
trial was not concluded to-day II
would be continued on Saturday.