Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-13
MONTE
FOUND
GUILTY
Jury Says the Crime Was
Murder In the Second
Degree

for having assisted in furnishing the
guns tS Tracy an Merrill The case
went TO the jury shortly before noon
yesterday, and it was 9;45 last night
when they filed back into the court
room, and announced the verdict az
stated above. Sixteen ballots were
taken, but the most that were in IA
vor Of murder in the first degree was
eigkt.
While waiting for the verdict Monte
was confined in the woman's cell in
the county jail, and paced restlessly up
and down during the entire afternoon
and evening. His nervousness began
when MT. MeNary began his closing
address TO the jury, and as the sttor-
ney proceeded with his seathing de-
nuneiation Of the criminal, the nervous
mess Of the man at the bar became in
tense. When he was led into the court
room last night 70 hear the reading
Of the verdict, anxiety was written on
every feature As the verdict was
read his head dropped, and he did not
look up again until after he had been
waiting in the sherif's Office for few
minutes for the car, when he suddenly
asked Sheriff Culver: Chow would
you like 10 try me for crime really
bad donef' Receiving no answer TO
this, he said: "You may have chance
TO DO 20 some day This was taken 10
be threat that IL be ever had an OPP
portunity he would kill the convict.
Charley Morris, 10 whom be had con
fessed his crime, and who had betrayed
his trust. They will never be permit
ted to be together however, as long as
Morris IL at the prison. Monte is also
very bitter against the prison officials
and tho prosecuting attorney, and IL
an opportunity afforded it is not
thought he would hesitate to do them
injury.
As soon a. he had received the yer.
diet he was taken out 10 the peniten-
tiary, where he will remain until Sat
urday, when he will be brought in to
receive his sentence, and then taken
back 20 stay.
As stated in yesterdays Journal,
the case Of the State OF Oregon vs..
Harry Wright, who was jointly indiet-
ed with Monte, was called yesterday
afternoon at l o'clock, and, as pro
dieted. the entire afternoon and even
ing was consumed in an effort to em-
panel a jury, II was not until this
morning, at 10 O'Clock, that the
twelfth man was finally chosen, and
the presentation Of the case began by
the attorneys. The entire venire was
exhausted yesterday afternoon, and
the sheriff was 50 t out in town three
different times to bring in a fresh sup
ply Of jurors. The jury finally chosen
were:
L. W. Condit, farmer, AumsyilleI L.
Ames, Silyerton, merchants G. A. Dun
agan, SCOTS Mills, farmer; Albert Oh
son, South silyertOn, farmer Joseph
J. Buehheit, Mt Angel, laboreri Julius
Voget, Salem, lumbermAnj Henry Rad
elf, Salem, real estate agent ID. p.
June, Salem, capitalists Hugh Jory,
Salem, farmer Alonzo Gesner, Salem,
surveyors A. c. Smith, Salem, real es-
tate agent; n. Rosenbaum, sexton for
Odd Fellows cemetery.
As soon as the jury had been select
ed and sworn the states case was pre-
sented aud outlined by G. l.. MeNaryi
who made practically the same points
that he made in presenting the Monte
case. He Was followed by p. IL. D'Ar-
ey, who very ably and clearly outlined
the ease on behalf Of Wright, and
then the examination Of the witnesses
for the prosecution was begun. The
first ones called were the same guards
al the penitentiary as~testihed in the
Monte ease, and their testimony was
the same. Eugene Johns, Of this city,
also repeated the same story Of having
been with Wright and Monte In this
city, and Captain Riley, OF Portland,
told the same story Of having sold the
two rides TO Wright and Monte. The
ease will not 60 20 the jury before late
this afternoon, and possibly not Til
morning.
III While the state has practically the
same evidence TO present in this ease
that they had against Monte, the De
fonse think that they have a stronger
case for Wright than they had for
II Monte, for, unless the testimony Of
| Harm Is impcaehed in some manner
llthsy win be able to prove that Wright
| was IN Georgoiqwn, Washington
Iworking / FOR Mr.. Harm from June ;
I|,ooa. nnlil Juns "a, az ne same year