The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-03-12
THE JURY
SELECTED
Special to the Daily Record.

Carlsbad N NJ, Mar. 12.-The work
of securing the jury in the case OF
Moses Lewis on the charge of muir.
dering Leland S. Terhune in Chaves
county, which case was brought here
on change of venue, was completed
yesterday morning shortly before
noon, when Jurors c. D. Hickman, a
clerk in the Joyce-Pruit store mere,
and Sam Reynolds, a sheepman OF
Monument, qualified and were accept
ed Ten of the jurors were secured
Tuesday and Tuesday night, as fol
lows:
w. ]. Gossett, Carlsbad, conductor
passenger train.
w. E. Marable, Dayton, farmer.
G. NJ Cook, Carlsbad, banker.
]. w. Lewis, civil engineer.
E F. Morela1d, Carlsbad, barber.
j. H. D. Reed, Artesia, merchant.
George Kline, Artesia, farmer.
T. NJ. Curtis, Monument, ranchman.
H. j. Allison, Artesia, farmer.
Watson Cook, Lakewood, farmer.
All the witnesses in the case were
sworn and excluded Immediately af-
ter completing the panel, and the tri-
al started before noon.
The defense will not be insanity, as
rumored, but self-defense as on the
former trial at Roswell. 1t is under
stood that District Attorney Fullen
hot b. 1>o y,ctr-r r faS1
to bring in either a verdict of murder
in the first degree, or of not guilty
Mr.. Fullen in examining talesmen
was exceedingly careful in putting
the question as to whether the jury
men would bring in verdict OF MUIR
der in the first degree is the evidence
in the case justified same, and know
ing that such a verdict was accompa-
MED by the death penalty. Each of
the twelve men testified that he did
not have any conscientious scruples
against infliction of the death penal
ty. Many jurors were excused be-
cause of scruples along this line and
because they would refuse to convict
OH ClA OfIuOACO-
D. W. Elliott, of the defense ques-
toned the jurors, and his eXamila-
tions were exhaustive. The attorneys
for the defense, Messrs. Mcclure
and Elliott, have both made a very
favorable impression here. They are
conducting the defense for the penni-
less prisoner in as able a manner as
if they were to receive an enormous
fee. The defense was assisted in Sc
curing the jury by Captain E. P. Bu-
JAG, of this place.
Attorney l.. H. Mathis, of Wichita
Falls, Texas, is assisting District At
torney Fulen in the prosecution. He
was retained by ]. A. Terhune, of
Iowa Park. Texas, father of the muir
dered man.
The first witness was Deputy Sner-
iff o. T. Finley, of Roswell, who aid
ed in finding the body and arresting g
Lewis. He told practically the same
story as the one he told at the for
mer trail in Roswell, and which was
fully outlined in the Record at the
time.
DIR. c. M. Mayes, of Roswell testi-
fed as to the nature of the wounds
on Terhune's body. He will return
TO Roswell this morning
Clarence Ullery, the undertaken of
Roswell, who had charge of the body
testified as to what he knew about
the case.
The afternoon session yesterday
was concluded with the testimony of
Geo. H. Buss, who. lived near where
the alleged crime was committed and
who assisted in the search for the
body and the arrest of Lewis.
Mrs. Leland S. Terhune, the widow
of the murdered man, will not at
tend the trial. She is at Iowa Park.
Texas. and is in delicate condition.
r. T. McC.