The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-09-16
S~HAUGHNESSY ON TRIAL.
Murder Case In Which Defense Will Be Tenn
pOrasy Insanity.


The trial of James J. S~haughnessv FOR
murder was commenced in the District
Court this morning before Judge S. ].
Bonnifield Jr.
The case has attracted considerable at
~tention and the trial will probably oc-
cupy the greater part of this week. The
attorneys are District Attorney Hood for
the State and James F. Dennis and c..
ID. Van Duzer for the defendant.
The crime with which Shaughnessy is
charged Is the murder of a woman of
the half-world named Leetal Winston at
Golconda on January oath last. The kill
ing occurred in a room in a house of
ill-fame. ~Shaughnessy and the woman,
with whom he was living, quarreled and
he shot her. killing her almost instantly.
There were no ey~e-witnesses to the
shooting, though there were a colored
woman and her lover in the house at the
time. This couple will be the most i'm
portant witnesses for the State.
~Shaughnessy was a well-known gamb-
Ter. who has resided in Pocatello, Idaho,
Rock Springs, Wyoming, Elko, Nevada,
and at Lovelock. He comes of a good
family, having a brother in the employ
of the Southern Pacific Company at Og-
den. another at Woodside, Utah. in the
employ of the Western Union. His father
and mother reside in Cheyenne, Wyom-
ing. Shaughnesy has a little daughter
eight years old. He has a brother-in-law
in Pocatello. Idaho, who is chief of po-
lice, also a brother-in-law in Ogden and
one in Rock Springs.
The defense, as developed in the ex-
animation of the jurymen, will be tenn
porary insanity, caused by the excessive
indulgence in liquor. 1t is said that
S~haughnessy had been on a debauch for
several days before the commission of
the crime.
When the case was called his morning
the fifty-four jurymen who had been
summoned to serve at the present term
were present in court. Twelve of them
We're called and sworn to answer all ques-
tions truly touching their competency as
jurors and their examination was begun
by the attorneys.
G.. Diehl was excused for having form
ed and expressed an unqualified opinion.
William O'Leary of Lovelock was ac-
cepted.
G.. n. Kenyon of Winnemucca, after a
lengthy examination, was disqualified be-
cause he had a prejudice against a plea
of insanity -superinduced by in~toxication.
A N. Gillian was disqualified by the
District Attorney because he stated tina
he did not believe in the infliction of the
death penalty.
d. w. Cathcart said he did not think
he could give the defendant a fair and
impartial trial because he had a preju-
dice against insanity as a defense when
superinduced by intoxication.
b. j. Reilly was excused for having a
fixed opinion.
j. w. Fredrickson was passed.
J Fl. J%orgensen of Lovelock was
passed.
w. J. Wrede was excused for bias
against intoxication as a cause of in
sanity.
w. ID. Richards of Lovelock was ex-
cused for bias.
Ingvert Hansen of Lovelock was ex-
cused for having a cleary defined OBJ
~jectoin to liquor insanity.
J. NJ. Bachtold was excused for bias.
F. c. Bidleman. o. Reil and T. Elgis
were passed in the order named.
At noon a recess was taken until 2 p.
NJ, nine -jurymen having been passed.
AT this De of progress a jury will prob
ably be obtained this afternoon and the
taking Of evidence commenced.