Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-04-23
IS NOW ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE FOR THE MUIR
 DER OF
C. L. ROCHELLE IN JAN'Y.
Jury Selected and Everything Ready for the Case
 The Murder.

The Jetf erson county circuit court reconvened this (Monday) morning at II o'clock for the special purpose of trying the case of the State vs. s. l. Evans, under indictment for the murder of c. l.. Rochelle in this city January 24 last.
 Soon after court opeIed. Jailel Davis accompanied the prisoner to his seat in the court room. He is Q man of about 26 years. His face presents worried expression and his physique is very poor, doubtless due to confinement in the county jail. His face was covered with a thin beard of few weeks growth and not once during the examination of jurors, did he look up from the floor. He spoke to no one aud seem ed to take no interest in the proceed ings of the court. Jailer Davis in forms us that Evans is a very quiet and good prisoner. He gave him DO , trouble during his several months imprisonment and would never speak of his crime.
 Attorneys Foster and Toney will make the greatest attempt of their lives to clear Evans of the charge which was docketed against him by the special grand Murder in the first degree ;
 Prosecuting Attorney SoTrells will go it alone in the conviction and if the an is proven guilty of the charge. which Mr. Sorrells thinks will be none, he will doubtless convince the jurors of his guilt. Mir. Sorrells is fine criminal lawyer and his actions on the premises will be watched with interest by the pc 0 pie of this county.
 The court spent all of the time of the morning session ill selecting the jurors. Judge Grace examined 24 Out of that number were dis charged for cause by Judge Grace, were excused by Prosecuting Att torney Sorrells and } by the defense.
 The jury that will decide the Evans murder case is composed of the following named persons: Mess IFS. W. Nj. Thomas, T. |. Steed, Meyer Berlin, Sebaska Clarke, Wm. Me- Kinney, J. W. Allen. w. T. Hill, A. Kelly, Laurence Brown, T. H. Wheat, E. E. Parker and -.
 THE CHIME.
 While the boarders of Mrs. Ham, lin's boarding house, situated in the extreme western part of the city were seated at the table for supper on Wednesday evening, January trial. arose from his seat at one end of the table. got his hat, walked to the door as if to make an exit, turn ed and shot c. l.. Rochelle, who was seated at the opposite end of the table. The shooting was done with a revolver, suddenly produced, and the ball entered the center of Ro- chelle's skull in the rear..~ Evans left the house and half hour later sur rendered to the officers up town. Rochelle died short time after be- ing shot. His brains were scattered about on the table when the shot YVES fired.
 Rochelle was foreman at the St. Louis Slave factory. Evaus at that time, was out of position but had previously worked at the same plant. He. it is said, killed Rochelle, believing him instrumental in Lis (Evan's) losing his job.
 GIVEN 21 YEARS.
 One more juror was to have been selected 1t the afternoon session, but when it was called 10 order by Judge Grace, Attorneys Foster and Toney had a private consolidation with Evans. After the consultation