Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-03
DISTRICT COURT.

The District Court convened ut 10 u.
M. with Hon George =. iDw presid-
ing. The list 81 irinl jurors n called
aDd nearly all nns srrr : tn iir ir nam. q.
The rase nf the = ute ~. James car
uey. Indicted far assault with intent Ia
kill, was called ami tle Stat. WIS read,
for trial. The defendants attorney, II.
5. Wilson, tiled atfi I..vits of I'll" defend
ant and himself and moved the cunrt
Tor n continuance until next term Dis
trict attorney Henderson opposed the
continuance. The court. after liat ening
to Ia arguments 81 the attorney, con-
tinued the case until Thursday mr n,ng
mt . o'clock
The case ~ The State ys. Fred Stone,
charged with. the murder oH Charles b.
Connolly ut Shelton last November, was
called aud both sides answered ready.
District Attorney Henderson appeared
tor the State and VI. ). Wilson for the
defendant.
II following jurors were drawn: W
fIulery. r & Bellinger. Geo Judson. Vim
TrembHtb, Ed Goodwin, W 4 Lane,
John Waits, PS Greeley, Phil Harvey.
A. l. Clayton, James Myers. II l. Bruce.
The district attorney stated the case
and the jurors were sworn to answer
questions. iiulery and BellInger we're
excused and Judsop, Trenbath. Good
win. Lane and Waits were passed. The
Court then took a recI rs until l:lJ y III.
At the afternoon session T. L. Greeley
james Myers anc Phil Harvey. were ex-
amined and passed and 4. l.. Clayton
and ii. l.. Bruce were excused.
T. X keyser, Seth Baldwin. e II
kleckner and Harry llighiiell we're
drawn, sworn and examined. All OF them
we're passed. This completed the panel.
The State challenged Wm. rrembath
and Seth Rnseberry Wa drawn to till
lie vacancy. lie was passed. The de-
Tense then challenged Ed, Goodwin.
Charles Clubine was Their drawn, exam
iped and passed The State then chal
lenged James Myers. W. 5. Clayton
and 5 Is. Cation were examined and
excused and G.. Scloer was passed.
The State waived it's challer re and
the defense challenged Chas. Kleckner.
NJ. h. Wallace WIS called to Till the va.
cancy and passed. The State again
waived and the defense challenged MIR.
Schoer. John Shelton was called and
passed and the defeuse challenged
Milton Wallace. 4 W Fuller was call.
ed and premptorily challenged by the
State.
Judge Brown appointed Mrs. Swift
stenographcr to take the evidence.
The Court then tool a recess till 3:l5.
MONDAY. MARCH 30.
After the recess w, q. GreatLous
WAS called to ill the panel. lie was ex-
amined and passed. The defense then
challenged George Judson. L.. J. Win.
termantel. Dave Jack and Pat O'CoLn nell
were examined and excused and J.. Il.
Winter Was accepted. Both sides accepted
the following jurors who were sworn to
try the case:
w. A.. Lane, John Waits, =. ). Gree.
ley, Phil Harvey, f. r. Keyser, Seth.
Baldwin, Harry Hightield, Seth Rose
berry. Charles Clubine, John Shelton.
WIG. Greenhouse, +, II. Winter.
The State called Geo. W. Hanna as
first witness. At the conclusion Of di-
rect examination tho court took a recess
till I o'clock.
After the recess Mr. Hanna was cross.
examined by the defense and S. 4.
Merkeley and WIN. Herbert testified for
the State. The Court then took a re-
cess until $3.50 II. m. Tuesday.
TUESDAY March 3Ist.
Tho Court convened mt $3.50 a. III.
Hon. George S. Brown. presiding, and
the trial Of Fred Stone was proceeded
with.
William Herbert, who was on the
stand when Court adjourned last eve.
ming. and Crllen Belize, and Tobias
Connors testified at the forenoon ses-
sion.
Mr.. Connors WIS still under cross.
examination when IL report closed this
afternoon.