The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-11-01
TRYING TO GET JURY
Slow Process in Second Trial Of
Steve Adams.
MOTION TO CONTINUE DENIED
Prosecution Employs Mcfarland,
Clarence Darrow Present

Clarence Darrow Present
The second trial OF Steve Adams
for the murder OF Fred Tyler was be
gun 10 the district court in Rathdrum
last Friday afternoon. Adams, ac-
1cudfpa1fed BY Mrs. Adams and In
custody Of Sheriff Mcdonald. was in
court, and was represented by Attor
neys G. l.. Heitman, A. A. Crane,
Edwin McBee and Fred Miller, the
two former taking the active parts.
N'rhe state was represented by knight,
Hanson and Gyde of Wallace. and c.
Fl. Potts Of Kootcnai county.
\ The attorneys for the defense asked
for another continuance Of month
or six weeks for several reasons,
among which they mentioned the
illness of Clarence Darrow, chief
counsel tor Adams, which would pre-
vent him from being present for
about month. Judge Woods over
l
ruled the motion for continuance
saving that he regretted the Illness
of Darrow, but reiterating his former
declaration that the defendant was
represented by able counsel as it was
! The defense then sought further de-
lay by challenging the regular venire,
claiming that it had not been pro-
perly drawn, and by questioning the
legality Of the change of venue taken
by the state from Shoshone county.
The objections we're overruled by the
court. Judge Woods stated among
other reasons for not granting con-
tinuance that the law required that a
term Of court be held In Bonner
county between now and the first of
the year, and II the Adams case was
continued month 1t would make 1t
almost impossible to comply with the
. provisions of the law. II shall In
sist upon calling the jury In the
, Steve Adams case at once" declared
the jndge, and the trial was started
without further delay.
The regular venre was exhausted
10 two hours and the case was ad.
journeG.>"atll Tuesday, October 80
) with eleven talesmen in the jury 10,
to be kept under guard until that
:, time; and In the meantime the sheriff
i, was ordered to summon 80 talesmer
in open yenire to be present In court
Tuesday morning. -.
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j. On Tuesday morning court recon
v yened with 80 talesmen present ant
II ready To be examined to ascertain
vi their fitness to serve as jurors in tn
4 trial Of Steve Adams. II this exam
t1nastc.s,: ) zztcss {. prog rsss was made; BG
= riiETie local interest seseatry-tu pe Show
there being no crowd other than tn
jurors, attorneys and court officials
Clarence Darrow arrived IN the aftel
noon and took up the work OF exam
- ining Jurors Questions were aske
- concerning the talesmen's knowledg
and opinions concerning Adams, b
attorneys, the Western Federation
o. Miners. the States attorneys, Go
~ ernor Gooding, Warden Whitney an
s. others connected with the case.
During the examination OF tale
er men it developed that the. defeD
~ believed that G. G. Hicks, OF Wallac
u recently acquitted of the murder
TO- John Quinn, was employed by Il
prosecution in going about Kooten
RI county, sounding jurors. Talesm
ie; were asked IL they had seen him.
RS. All of the array Of legal talent
is. the side of the defense Is preser
The state has entered r. e. McF;
lis. land Of this county as associa
ne. counsel. The defense now has thr,
lo- and thestate two attorneys from II
n county employed on the case.
On Wednesday the state and t
defense each exercised one peremptC
challenge. The defense chalIeng
Elmer Doty, and the state w.
l"o Davis, both of Harrison. Each 81
"e. has 10 premptory challenges nn(
n. the law Six OF the talesmen WI
excused for cause.
-
'" Frequent clashes occurred betwe
Knight for the state and Darr
,e1 during the examining OF iuro
Some Amusement WAS occasion