Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-11-07
STEVE ADAMS TRIAL
Jurors Disqu alified for Being Social
ists-MOntana News Still Fig.
ureS in Selecting Jury
nc Knight stonped talking.

IKE hnlght stopped talking.
Knights moves are amateurish. He
talks too much. He seems to think
that making a noise is showing genius
If he were wise he would know that
he MT match Darrow's mettle, and
he would watch for weak points in
the defense case and land on them.
But he don't know that and he is
making himself the laughing stock of
the courtroom.
James II. Hawley Of Boise appear
ed on the scene Wednesday afternoon,
so II evident that the state is not de-
pending much on knight.
The prosecution is asking the jurors
minutely in regard to the taking up
Of lands, homesteading, claims, and so
forth. One juror was asked if he had
lurking suspicion that man was
justified in killing a jumper; on his
replying that he had, he was dismissed
by the state.
Knight is also asking a very cur
ious question of all jurors whether
they believe that penalties should be
visited the same upon the poor as on
the rich. The unfortunate, prosecuted
rich! One would thing to hear his
mournful question that the rich bore
the woes of mankind, while the poor
went scot free and lived in a garden
of bliss and security. This is GER
! tainly reversing the usual order of
things with q vengeance.
The names of Mrs Hazlett, Meyer
and the mythical "Dixon" Of Chi
,ago seem to be veritable bogies to the
| prosecution with which no juror must
must have a suspicion of being contain
mated. Questions are asked regarding
every persons knowledge of these
three. Finally the oft-repeated ques-
tioning in regard to Mrs. Hazlett be.
came nauseating. knight would turn
, 10 where she sat and point her out to
e> cry juror, in her place at the report
er's table, as the woman arrested for
disturbing the peace in Spokane, and
who had said according to the spokes-
man-Review that she was going TO
Rathdrum to influence the prospective
: Jurors. And then he would wind up
by asking the juror, "You wouldn t
care what Ida Crouch Hazlett thought,
would youi'
/ The questions were n gross misrepre-
sentation all the way through. In the
first place, Mrs. Hazlett was never ar
rested for disturbing the peace. No
such charge was lodged against her.
knight even spoke of her melting a
riot. And il is the utmost injustice
to drag her name up before the court
in this way on a false charge, when
she has no connection whatever with
the case. Finally Mr.. Darow got out
of patience. He denounced the report
Of the interview in the Spokesman.
Review as a pure fabrication, and ask
ed that Mrs. Hazlett's name be left
out Of the case. The prosecution re-
torted that they had the proof that
these things were true. Darrow threw
down his glasses and said, Present il
then. You don't know what you are
taking about. The woman is here and
we will put her on the stand and let
her testify to the absolute falsehood
of these assertions.
Then the prosecution began to craw
fish, and said they would have to have
time 10 get their witnesses. The judge
said he would not allow Ms. Hazlett q
name to be used in the questioning
any more until he had looked into the
matter as to whether there was any
basis for its use.
Knight protested vigorously and
said that Mrs Hazlett was being used
as an influence against the prosecution
and was sitting within the railing as a
reporter for the Appeal to Reason.
Darrow said, "where do yon want
her TO sit-outside the ralingi She can
sit outside il you want her to-"
Knight covered with confusion,
hastened to say that he didn't want
her to sit outside at all.
Darrow replied, "You ought to be
able to stand IL here, IL she can"
The outburst of mirth at this sally
closed the discussion and Mrs. Haz
lett's name was eliminated from the
further questioning, assiduously.
The prosecution still asked the jur
ors, however, IL they read the Mon
tana News