The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-18
MADE LITTLE PROGRESS
In Securing Jury for the Trial
OF Shadwell.
SPECIAL VENIRE ISSUED
Most OF Those Examined Declared That
They Had Fixed Opinions-Evident
Many OF Them Didn't Want
to Ssrve

Another effort was made yesterday to
secure a jury for the trial of Robert
Shadwe1l for the murder of Martin J.
O'Connor. but very little progress was
made and it became necessary to Issue
another special venire for 100 names.
made returnable Monday morning at
> o'clock, when another attempt will
be made to complete the jury. The ma
1ortty Of the 81 veniremen summoned
yesterday declared they had firm and
fixed opinions as to the guilt or inno-
cence of the defendant. It was evident
that many OF them did not want to
serve on the jury and that their opin-
lens We're convenient excuses for get
ting Off One man pleaded that he had
bad cough and he gave the court
several examples of it.
That is the kind OF cough some men
had in the rebellion when they want
ed to get out of going to fight" said
Judge Clancy.
g F. A. Pratt told the court that he had
some important business to attend to
and wanted to be excused. but the court
+. would not let him off. When he was
called into the box he declared that he
had an opinion and was also biased
and prejudiced and wouldn't try to
give the defendant a fair trial. He said,
in answer to the question from. County
was not Influenced by the important
business he had to attend to.
A man named Tippett, when asked II
he had an opinion, replied that he had
a decided opinion of a man who would
shoot another and he was excused from
serving on the jury.
w. p. Roberts said he had an opinion
that could not be changed by all the tes-
timony that could be introduced.
A man who looked like the newspaper
pictures Of General Joubert was hard of
hearing and when asked If he had any
conscientious scruples against the in
fiction of the death penalty. he said he
/ didn't know
\ Are you opposed to hanging a man."
I he was again asked.
IF he committed the crime say hang
l him" was the jurors frank reply, look
\ ing at the defendant. He was after
\ wards excused because of his defective
j hearing.
Joseph Rosenthal didn't want to serve
I on the jury and said he was biased ard
prejudiced both for and against 10th
sides.
what do you mean by prejudice?"
asked Mr.. Connolly.
II am prejudiced against shooting
people," he said. He also declared ne
had a fixed opinion and was excused.
+. Several men We're opposed to hanging
when court adjourned the state mad ex-
ercised but four of its pere1np.ory chal-
lenges and the defense six Although
the jury venire was made returnable on
Monday morning the witne sses were
all excused until Tuesday morning. so
that the trial will not begin before that
time.
The Administrative of the estate of
John F. Kelley, deceased, Yesterday pc
titioned the court for leave to erect a
monument at the grave of tha deceased
at a cost of not to exceed $500 1t is
stated that there is about $4,000 in
cash, besides unincumbered real estate
in the hands of the ADMINISTRATIVE, be-
longing to the estate.
]. II. Collins, the public administers
tor, yesterday filed in court an inven-
tory of the estate of Thomas u. Finne-
gan, deceased. showing the value of
the estate to be s12539. He also filed an
inventory of the estate of Edward
Shields, which is valued at $616
The suits Of Anton iStrasser against
James J. Eager and Charlotte S. Eager,
and Charlotte Eager against Anton
Strasser were dismissed yesterday by
stipulation as settled.