Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-03-16

eSi"SleS SsASl HlOld1tly Uul l!ley cOulO
say nothing on this score, except to
express their own private opinion OF
the man. One of the witnesses, who
lived adjoining nelghbor to him, said
he had heard these stories about
Stanley for two years, but asserted
that he did not believe them.
l.. B. Reno conducted the prosecu-
ton and l., Q. Caswell appeared for
the defense.
SAMs0N's TRIAL FOR MURDER BEGUN.
The Jury Secured and Evidence Begun Other
Court Proceedings During the Week.
The second trial of Charles Samson
for the murder of Fred Tibbett in
1896 was begun in the district court
this (Friday) morning. the case hav-
ing been reset for today, The attor-
neys for the prosecution are L. B.
Reno and Sydney Fox: for the de-
Tense Fred G. Woodward appears.
The regular jury panel was exhausted
and the clerk was instructed to draw
a special panel Of 100 names. But
eighty names were left in jury box
No. 3, which comprises names Of resi-
dents Of the city, and tho clerk was
compelled to draw from the box
which contained the names of resi-
dents outside Of Red Lodge. A great
many of the jurors called were excused
because they had conscientious
scruples upon returning Il verdict of
guilty where the penalty to be inn
posed is death, where tho evidence
in the case was SO largely circumstan-
tial as it is in the case at bar.
The adjourned session Of the March
term Of tho district court reconvened
on7Monday last, all the jurors being
in attendance except Y. G. Premo,
who was not served with the sub
poena. Fred Bartels, A. G. Talmage
and George M. Devins, upon proper
cause being shown to the court, were
excused from attendance as Jurors,
and w. r. Hall, II. G.. Lyon, Henry
Weaver and j. G. Lane subpocnaed
III their stead.
Tne first case tried was the case of
the state against George Conley,
charged with grand larceny. County
Attorney Reno was assisted by q. H.
Bailey and q. ". Pierson in the
prosecution. while w. +. Meyer APP
peared for the defendant. A jury
trial was had and at the conclusion
of the evidence the jury retired and
later brought in a verdict of not
guilty. The complaining witness in
this case was David Hawthorne, who
alleged that he had been defrauded
by the signing Of a mortgage by the
defendant and Ed Conley to certain
bunch of cattle which 1t afterward
transpired We're the property Of Sena
Conley, wife of Ed Conley.
Isaac Orni was prosecuted for as
sault in the second degree, alleged to
have been committed upon another
Finlander last October, in which the
assaulted Finlander had his throat
slashed with a knife or other sharp
blade. County Attorney Reno con-
Quoted the prosecution and Attorney
Meyer defended the prisoner. The
jury adjudged the defendant not
guilty and he was discharged
Andrew Anderson was tried for as
sault in the second degree, committed
upon &. f. Woodstock last Christmas
evening. The prosecution was CON
Quoted by County Attorney Rcncand
Sydney Fox appeared for the defend
ant, having been appointed to that
duty by the court. The jury brought
in d verdict of guilty, as charged, and
the prisoner was remanded to the
custody OF the sheriff until next Mon
day, when he will be sentenced by
the court.
Judgment was signed against
Charles St. Peters for $500, the
amount Of his forfeited bond.
The Joliet Townsite and Improve
ment company VS.. C. NJ. Gilbert, ct al.
Continued for the term upon appli
cation of defendants.
George E. Baumgaltncr, Tobias
Korpela, John Hyman, Moses Hassi-
nen, John 81. Jones and Jacob W. K.
Pack we're admitted to citizenship
The demurrer was submitted with
out argument in the action Of Rachael