Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-06-06

statutory cause.
After the jury box was full again,
and each side had one peremptory left,
council Of the attorneys was held.
Mr.. Hawley then spoke to the Judge,
and though it yet lacked some time
till the noon hour, court was dismissed
till the afternoon.
At the afternoon session the court
asked Mr.. Tourtelotte il he still wished
to make any statement. The architect
replied that he did not feel that he
could not take the oath on account
Of his scruples against capital punish
ment He was accordingly dismissed.
During the afternoon the state used
its last peremptory challenge.
| Saturday morning when court opened
it was announced that Haywood was
too i'll to be present. Mr.. Richardson
stated that he had been seized with
an acute attack of toxine poisoning,
so that it was necessary for the doctor
to administer morphine. He was no
better by the afternoon session, so
court was adjourned till Monday.
The word socialism has been thrown
into the limelight in an unpleasant
manner this past week.
One G. ii. Duncan was arrested on
the street in an absurd disguise, and
carrying sack containing a number
of deadly weapons and a quantity Of
socialist literature. When he was taken
to Jail it was ascertained that he was
a member of the Socialist Labor Party.
lie said be knew Wade Parks, who is
here reporting for the "People. y
When Parks was Intercepted, he said
bad blood had sprung up between the
two at the l. w. W. convention in
Chicago, and he was afraid Duncan
had come here to do him injury.
Ducan s trial took place in the po'
lice court Friday, and he was given
the limit in a municipal sentence, 5000
fine and sixty days. The justice said
if he was playing pranks it was time
for such foolishness TO be discouraged
Duncan sent for Darrow to act as
his attorney, but Darrow absolutely re
fused to have anything to do with
him, and he pleaded his own ease.
The socialists in the city are well
pleased at his punishment. They con
slider that il throws n reflection on
all of them to have such crazy actions
taking place by one who claims to bc
Of their number.
Mrs. Alice johnson, who is here re
presenting the "Daily People,, took
eognizance Of the matter very sensibly
She naturally felt that since he be
longed to the S. L. p, the party mem
bers might in some way be looked upor
as responsible for him. So she went
to see him in the Jail, eensured hin
severely for his actions, and told the
chief that their party had absolutely
nothing to do with such foolishness
After the sentence she said it was
time such people were learning that
the socialist republic would be builded
Of different material.
Duncan was at one time the leader
of his party in the Cripple Creek dis
trict, and as such was well known tC
the writer. He is we'll educated, and
has a bright mind, and it is certainly
curious as to what could produce such
unhappy results upon him.
At critical time like this, wher
socialism on trial before the Amer
lean people it is Of the utmost import
ance that the socialists at the seen,
Of the conflict conduct themselves will
prudence and superior discretion.
II we have a superior analysis OF
social problems we must prove it II
our dealings with these problems II
will require a high degree Of effc
iency to supplant the capitalist clas
; in industrial control.