The Nome nugget., 1902-06-04


 since Judge WickerSham arrived. No one had ever solicited him to put any names on the jury list in the Wrigbt trinl. He barely knew Wright. Me Ginn asked him to put SiDnott and Tony Martel on the.venire in the Til Price case.
 F. w. Davis. a deputy marshal, stated that $ Snnett told him that Mc- Ginn had sent him to say that he (Sin' nott) would .he-in the back part oI the court room should he be needed as Il juror.
 J. F. A. Strong was called and asked to testify as to the character of w. II. Woodruff and NJ. J. Sullivan. An ob. icction was made a- to Woodruff, inas- much as he haa not been on the special venire, and the objection was sus- tuined.
 End of the Testimony.
 When court opened yesterday morr- ming Marshal Richards was called in rebuttal but nothing new was elicited. w. P. Sinnott contradicted evidence ol Deputy Marshal Davis as to hl- presence in the court room.
 Ernest Whittard, deputy recorder, was called with records from. the re- corder', office which showed that J. II. Wright had deeded an interest in an Anvil bench cla i'm .to- F. C. Sullivan, and the latter had conveyed it to D. M. Broyan.
 J. F. A. Strong, was called by the prosecuii ion. He said he had known Marshal Richards for l6 years or there ahOuts: had been intimate friends for that time; that Marshal Richards did not g.ve him all legal notice, in his ci- flee for publication: witness said he was jury commissioner and select ed half the names that went into the jury box. the clerk selecting the other half. The panel of 24 jurors was drawn frcm the box by the clerk of the court and the commissioner in presence of the judge and the marshal. Asked by McGinn if Richards had not given him q list of names to put in tie jury box, he said. yes, and so d id you Mr. McGinn.. It was difficult to get the necessary num- Der of names and he was glad to get them, other pecp'e had given him names. He didn't know that Mike Sul- livan and Joe Wright played poker in the Bohemian club in l9U0. not having been in the club in his life, or rather in the year l9W
 Eames Gets Mixed.
 w. T. Flames was recalled in re- buttal and denied having offered Jurors P. l.. Eddy and H. F. Eddy SlOO' each for aflidavits, as testified by them. He said he knew Dr. Sewell and owes him Sl5: owes Dr. Chase $25 and had re- fused to pay it. Flames was playing faro in the Second Class and Dr.. Chase tried 10 get the money from him but failed: he had worked against Dr.. Hill when he was candidat e,for council man. and, iniere ntially. he stated that he had defeated him. He.said that r. L. Eddy, had only testified as to his repu ati' nfOr lru h and veracliy. Tried Another Tack.
 Marshal Richards was recalled and questioned ;ls to the manner of securing jures in the Pratt case, the Crooked creek ca-e, and.,aS 10 his connection with D. NJ. Brogan in mining proper ties.
 McGinn wanted to know if he had not tried 10 get Jack Douglas to in- tluenre Juror Mal!ey in the Crooked creek ease, and the negative answer was most positive. Attorney r C. sullivan, Wright or any other person ! had never talked to him concerning any of these cases. MtGinn had asked him to put w. r. Sinno,t and Tony Martell on the Till Price case. r,cGinn on the Stand. McGinn asked to, be sworn and he | told an. alleged conversatitn n with Mar ,hal Richards about securing jurors in the Wright case, wherein the marshal was alleged to have stated that he wanted accountants on the jury. The marshal wanted business men only.
 F. L. Eddy was recalled and stated thathe had not testified as to the repu- tation of Eames, and both sides then c,ted.
 Attorney Jetfreys opened for tho pro- secution and he was followed by Alter neys Sullivan and Fink, in able addrt ss- es for the defense. McGinn clt sed, and he judge stated that as soon us he evi- dence could be transcribed Ey, the stenographers he would render a.,decis- ion. This is Il very important case," said the court, mot only to the govern ment and the defendants, but to other persons inferentially accused by the testimony, as well as to every citizen of