The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-13
DISTRICT COURT PROCEEDINGS
Martin Bronco Murder Case
Occupies Attention of the
Court This Week

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The case of the State VS.. Martin
Bronco was first called for trial.
Bronco was indicted by the Grand
Jury for the murder Of Chris Joriman
on the morning Of October 10, 1906.
This is the case in which Bronco
entered the saloon Of Thomas Rosselli
on south Main street at about 5 e'clock
in the morning, and when within a few
feet of Chris Joriman. who was sitting
in a chair, fred at him with a
shotgun. infiicting wounds in the left
shoulder and chest from which death
ensued 16 days later.
Bronzo is represented by Attorneys
Fl. K. Mitchell and James +. Dennis,
and the State by District Attorney A
s: Henderson and Attorney A. j.
Maestretti.
The entire day Monday was con.
sumed without a jury being Obtained. a
venire of so talesman only furnishing
five jurors. That afternoon the Judge
and Clerk drew 81 more jurors to serve
this session, 30 Of whom were examined
during the forenoon of Tuesday, and
Of which number six eligible jurors
were obtained aud the IL were sworn
and taken in charge by the Sheriff.
Many jurors failed to qualify by say.
ing, in answer to questions. that they
had formed or expressed an 'unqualii.
ed opinion" on the merits of the case,
and several others because of being op.
posed to capital punishment.
The Court on Tuesday gave a broad
hint that it feared some talesman de-
signedly disqualified in order to escape
jury duty. and severely animadverted
on that kind of conduct. saying that
the jury-duty shirker compels his fell
low citizens to perform more than their
share of public service.
Iu was 5 o'clock Wednesday after
noon before the last jurymau va Sc
cured from the second venire. Follow
ing are the of jury selected:
I. f. Roach William Hawkins
B. L Plummer Daniel Nostrosa
Chas. Greenwood Ell Moyle
John Swan Geo. Z Cox
Wendell Jones j. G. Walker
Thomas Kitchen Frank Smitt
Thursday morning the opening state
ment for the prosecution was made by
Attorney Maestretti, aud the following
witnesses testified for the State: Peter
Repetto, Thomas Rosselli, A. Borgpa,
Peter Rossetti, 9. viscardi, DR.. Burnett
and Joseph Ford.
The prosecution here rested its case,
and counsel for the defense asked that
the jury be shown the places where the
homicide occurred. aud where the de-
PENDANT was found when arrested.
The Court made an order authorizing
the jury to view the premises in charge
of the Sheriff, aud appointed Joseph
Ford to accompany them aud point out
these places.
Upon the return Of the jury from
viewing the premises where the homi-
eide was committed. Attorney Dennis
opened for the defense.
Counsel stated that in all his life land
he had been counsel in many murder
trials) he was never more at a loss for
what to say than in the case at bar.
That this was due to the defendant be-
ing unable to give him any account OF
the trouble resulting in the death Of
Joriman; that his client had no recol-
lection of the occurrences at the time Of
the homicide. Counsel plainly indicated
that the defense would rely upon the
plea of temporary insanity. aud stated
he would produce expert testimony to
show that the defendant was not re-
sponsible for his acts on the occasion Of
the death Of Joriman.
Court here took a recess until 10 a.
IN. Friday.
During the day the case was highly
~enlivened by a spat between Attorney
Mitchell and District Attorney Hender-
son. The trouble grew out Of the loss
of q part Of the testimony of the pre-
liminary examination Of Bronco. Hen
derson claimed Mitchell acknowledged
TO him that he had the missing papers,
which was met by IN emphatic denial
on the part of the attorney for the de-
Tense.
The would.be beligerents became so
warm that such words as ''false and
untrue" were banded. when the Court
in the most peremptory manner order
ed the gentlemen to desist. and caused
a better feeling to prevail by saying,
with the least trace of a smile. that
Language and accusations tending to
show a close relationship Of gentlemen
with Ananias may be permissible back
in Washington-nay. up to the door
steps of the White House. or even in
the private office OF the highest railroad
magnate in the land-but that in a Dis
trict Court of the State Of Nevada such
language or conduct, as q mode Of ar
gument, or otherwise. was not per-
MISSILE and would lead. if persisted in,
to proceedings in contempt.
This statement by Judge Breen had
the effect Of oil on troubled waters. and
the case thenceforth proceeded with the
usual decorum.
When court opener Friday morning