The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-05-14
DORIS ON TRIAL
FOR MANSLAUGHTER
Great Interest Taken in Second Trial
Of Young Printer for Killing
c. G. Sims.

The second trial of James Doris for
killing Charles G. Sims, on the porch
of llaun's hotel in Lostine, in October,
1906, began in the circuit court Mott
day afternoon. The regular panel and
all but one of the special venire Was
exhausted before the jury was secured
Tuesday as follows:
AcceT ted: w. w. Duley, L., Soren-
son, +. r. English, +. S. Ashley, AL
fred Kinney, w. j. Beach, j. S. Pratt,
Wash Ownbey, S. p. Miller, w. +.
Eisenbeis, Nj. h. Bue, Harry Hough.
Excused by state: j. Ii. Britton,
Thos. Rich, l.. T. Powers.
Excused by defense: j. G. Suber.
Excused for cause: T. +. Lathrope,
NJ. Grow, ii. d. Atkins, Jno Huffman,
b. b. Boyd, Carl Whitmore, Jack Ison.
Excused for term by Judge: 7. IL.
Feagins.
Doris is being tried for mansaughter.
At the first trial the charge was first
degree murder, but as the jury found
him guilty only of manslaughter, he
can not be tried again on the graver
charge. The former verdict was re-
versed IL lew weeks ago by the supreme
court. AS before, Boris is defended
by Judge A. S. Bennett of The Dalles,
and Burleigh 4 Boyd. District At.
torney lvanhoe appears for the state.
The circumstances of the killing are
too well known for repetit 'on. The
State completed it's case Wednesday
noon. No new facts were introduced.
The defense will finish presenting testi-
mony probably Friday, the case going
to the jury Saturday.
The two liquor cases against B. G.
MOnkmau are not set for trial i'm
mediately following the Doris case.
The Court Calendar.
The May term OF the circuit court
convened Monday morning, Judge
Crawford presiding. The following
jurors reported:
W. e. Dorrance, f. r. English, 0. I.
Prout, E. A. Crossler, j. ii. Britton, H.
S. Brown, II. d. Atkins, j. w. Afford,
l.. Sorenson, T. L. Lathrope, NJ. Grow,
Alfred Kinney, VIM. Cattron, w. J.
Beach, Fred $. Ashley, J. s. Pratt, T.
FL. Feagins, l.. L. Powers, Thos. Rich,
Robert Shinn, w. w. Duley.
Excused: l.. j. Coverstone, A. r.
Murray, q. Nj. Paden, Walter Beth, Fl.
! S. Hunt, r. A. Anderson, NJ. p. lsley,
o. III. Lofstuen. Reported as sick: Geo.
/ II. I)OetOI.
after the empaneling and charging
of the grand jury, the dockets were
gone through and the following busi-
ness transacted:
EQUITY.
Maggie Clark VS. Geo. Il. Clark.
Stricken.
II. P. Throe vs. Mary A. Danforth.
Default
Ellen Rutter VS. Cushing O. Rutter.
Default
Eta Stetson vs. John G. Thompson.
Continued.
W. f. Rankin VS. w. f. Pierce. Set
tied and dismissed
Fred w. Falconer VS. G. II. Daugher-
ty. Default and decree OF foreclosure.
Attorneys fees $75.
f. ID. McCully vs. G. V. Christie.
Default and decree OF foreclosure. 800
attorneys fee.
Margaret e. Coulter VS. James J Coul-
ter. Default.
La Grande Nat Bank VS. Lostine Mcr-
camille Co. Demurrer entered.
j. W. Rankin VS. 4. +. Hudson and
Emma A. Hudson. Dismissed.
Visa Hodein VS. Albert W. Iiodgin.
Motion to make more definite sustained.
| Demurrer to complaint overruled.
! John G.. Hayman VS. j. Il. Hammack
ct al. Default, decree and $35 Attys'
| fees.
Charles w. Chadsey VS. Myrtle Chad
sey. Default.
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