The daily sentinel., 1907-03-09
WILLIAMS
ON TRIAL
Much Trouble in Getting a
Jury in Murderous As
Sault Case--Col. Lace Was
Found Guilty.

I
Shorty after fur o'clock yester
day afternoon the jury in the case o
Col. J. G. Lace. charged with working
a confidence game on DR.. f. F. Ed
ridge and securing 1915 from him
brought In a verdict of guilty,
The jury was out forty-hve minut
es and the verdict did not come as
surprise. Col. Lace took the verdic
calmly. He seems confident that h,
will get out of the trouble and b,
saved from the long term in the peni
tentiary. which the conviction means
May Take an Appeal.
1t is probable, if Col, Lace car
raise the amount of money necessary
to prepare the brief and pay for the
legal service, that the case will be ap,
pealed to the supreme court. Col
Lace's attorneys declare that the YER
dict will not stick in the higher court
AS far as is known Col Lace is with
out funds and he is up against long
term at Canon City.
Following the conclusion of the
Lace trial late yesterday afternoon
the case of Morgan Williams and Ed
James, charged with making a muir
derous attack on Bert Younts at
Fruita on December 24th, was call
ed to trial. This case will probably
prove the hardest fought of the term
and is attracting attention through
out the county especially in the lower
valley.
Both sides. announced they We're
ready for trial and the work of Sc
lecting the jury began yesterday af-
ternoon, however little progress was
made before the afternoon adjourn
ment This morning court convened
at nine O'Clock bu. the regular panel
had been exhausted and the jury not
completed by ten o'clock. Judge
Shackleford then ordered Sheriff
Schrader to summon a special ven
ire of twenty men Court took an ad-
journment until one O'Clock this af-
ternoon.
Scores of people from the lower
valley are here either as witnesses
or just to watch the trial and all dur
ing the trial the court room has been
crowded to overilowing The local
interest, especially among the horse
men and sporting element is great,
Sides are being taken and much bit
terness is growing out of the case
Summed up it seems as if the whole
matter is simply a feud betweeen the
Williams and Younts families, Bert
Younts, the horse trainer and Nor
gan Williams. the prize fighter, each
third rater in his class. have been
enemies for a good long time and the
assault on the streets of Fruita on
December gath was the outcome OF
this trouble. The prosecution claims
that Williams and his pal, James
were the aggressors while Williams
claims that he and James were justi'
fed.
Neither of the three principals in
this trouble has a very savory repu-
| tation.
When Judge Shackeford ordered q
special venire Sheriff Schrader was
instructed to secure no man from
the lower valley, so widely has the
case been discussed through that sec
ton of the country.
Attorneys Wheeler & Weiser are
defending williams and James. Greai
care is being tken in selecting a jury
and each man is being closely ques
toned as to his acquaintance witt
the principals. the leading witnesses
and his knowledge of the case.
Sheriff Schrader had the specia
yenire completed by eleven o'clock
court reconvened at one O'Clock ant
the work Of completing the jury was
then taken up.
Jurymen Are Fined
When court convened this after
noon at one o'clock the roll of nam
es of the special veniremen was call
ed and was found that two men sum
] mDneu TO hDltdl Abi IL Ni'h 'N'
not present. They were the two wei
known citizens, Felix Toupain and NJ
strouse. Judge shackleford wa
pretty angry over the tardiness an'
started the officers after the men. Mr.
Toupain thought that court opened
at two O'Clock but was met by al
officer while en- route to the eour
room. He was given severe lee
tnre by the judge and assessed fu'
Of several dollars which he paid. Mr.
strouse was also severely lecture'
and fined. His delay was unintention
al
Al three o'clock the special ven
ira had been almost exhausted an'
snu the jury was not completed Th'
trial will hardly be opened today a
far as evidence is concerned.
Attorney Carnahan is assisting II
the prosecution.