Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-18
JURORS To TRY
F. A.. BARTLETT
PERJURY CHARGE AGAINST HIM
CALLED FOR TRIAL IN UNIT
STATES COURT.
PANEL EXHAUSTED AND
SPECIAL vENIRE ISSUED.
Many Who Were Examined Had 0pin-
ions of Guilt or Innocence-Pros-
ecution's Statement.

The Bartlett perjury case was called
for trial before Judge KNOWLES in the
United States court today. Considerable
time was consumed in the selection Of a
jury, many of those summoned having
opinions n way or the other as to the
guilt or innocence of the accused.
When the case was called the follow
ing We're called to the box: Simon
Banks, Joseph Broughton, Henry Brun-
dy, B. H. Carmichael, Fred Cole, C. II.
Fisk, George c. Fitschen, A. A. Gagner,
J. l.. Hamilton, Charles s. Henderson,
George H. Tuttle and Edward Wright.
United States District Attorney Rodg-
ers appeared for the prosecution and
the defendant. Mr.. Rodgers made the
opening statement to the jury. Fred A.
Bartlett, he said. was charged with
making a false OATH. On February 8,
1899, Bartlett filed a petition in bank
ruptcy in the United States court asking
hat the court declare him a bankrupt.
On the day prior to that he made oath
to this petition. Under the bankruptcy
laws it is necessary to make a schedule
of all property owned by the bankrupt.
Bartlett's schedule of assets showed
that he owned property valued at about
$3.50, which he claimed under the law to
be exempt. The indictment charges
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the banks in Butte and thus knowingly
made a false oath.
From the examination of he jury it
was evident that the case would be a
holly contested one. Juror Banks was
passed by the prosecution, but chal-
lenged by the defense and excused.
Banks said he had formed an opinion
at the time of the Bartlett failure.
Juror Broughton said he had lived in
Walkerville 20 years. He had read the
newspaper accounts of the Bartlett af-
fair, but added newspapers don't i'm
press me very much" In the next
breath, however, he contradicted this
statement by saying that he had formed
an opinion in the case upon the news
paper accounts, and he did not think he
could try the case impartially. He was
excused and James A. Bennett was
called.
Mr.. Bennett said he was a teacher of
a private school with IA pupils, and he
had excused his class to make his plea
to the court. He was excused and his
place was taken by John Bode, who said
he had resided in Butte 16 years and
had never read anything of the case.
c. w. Ellingwood, who was called to
take Banks place, was also excused on
the ground that he was chief clerk to
cav his duties.
Henry Brundy said he had resided here
since 1866 and was engaged in mining.
He had read nothing about the case
and was passed.
Fred Cole of Centerville said he had
resided here II years and he was ac-
cepted.
]. L. Hamilton was also passed, blu
G. S. futile, a Goa man. was excused by
the prosecution.
r.. H. Carmichael, a carpenter, had no
opinion.
Charles s.. Henderson, a clerk at Con-
nelis, also had no opinion, but stated
that he had talked about the case this
morning with a man. Asked by Judge
Mediation hat the substance of the
conversation was he said that one of the
clerks In the store suggested a method
by which he might avoid serving on the
jury.
H did not know that he-was in con-
tempt of COURT remarked Judge
Knowles, to which the witness replied
that he probably did not give he matter
much attention.
Edward Wright, a plumber, was
passed.
Henry Graft said he was defective in
hearing, u the judge thought he could
hear good enough.
r.. r. Tr1ol was excused because he
had a business engagement in Missoula,
and Frank Flanagan was also excused
because he was an engineer at the Stew
art mine and his place could not be filled
at once.
This exhausted the panel and an open
venire for six was issued at once.