Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-15
rEteeaApA NEWS.

WARRINGTON, d. c., Dec. 12.-As
sociate Justice Edward Douglass White
OF Louisiana, Democrat. is to be
the next chief justice of the United
States supreme court, succeeding the
late Chief Justice Fuller, who was
also a Democrat. The nomination of
Justice White to be chief justice, to.
gether with the nominations of two
associate justices of the supreme court
and five members of the new court of
commerce and two members of the in
terstate commerce comission were
sent to the senate today by President
Taft.
In addition to Justice Whites nomi.
nation the list includes the following
TO be associate justices of the United
States supreme court: Judge Willis
VanDeventer of Wyoming, and Judge
Joseph Rucker Lamar of Georgia: to
be judges of the new court of com
n'erce; Martin A Knapp, to be chair.
man Of the interstate commerce com.
mission, for a term of five years; Rob
ert W. Archibald of Pennsylvania, four
years: William H. Hunt of Montana
for term of three years; John EN-.
NETT Garland, the United States dis
trict judge of South Dakota, to be
judge of the new court OF commerce
for a. term of two years. Julian w
Mack of Illinois for term. of one
year.
To be members of the interstate
Wisconsin and c. c. McChord of Ken.
lucky.
Appointments to the interstate com.
merce commission are made to fill
vacancies caused by the elevation of
Mr.. Knapp to the commerce court and
the forthcoming retirement of former
senator Francis NJ. Cockrel of Mis-.
souri,. The commission will elect its |
own chairman. The members OF the |
commission who remain are Clarke |
Harlan, Clements, Lane and Proud
OURAY, Colo, Dec. 12.-Jesse |
Mum was found guilty of voluntary
granddaughter here shortly after mid |
night Sunday morning for the mur |
der OF Marshal Arthur Goeglein at
Telluride on the night of July 30 last
The case went to the jury at 1886 |
Saturday afternoon, and the jury was
out less than nine hours.
The closing argument for the state
was made by District Attorney Logan
Several sharp tilts were INDUCED in
between the attorneys for the state
and those for the defense The charge
by the judge was short and clear, and
was fair and impartial.
After the verdict was reached At
torney Russell gave notice to Judge
Shackelford that he would file mo-
tion for new trial. The law, under
the conviction for voluntary man.
slaughter, provides a penalty of from
one to eight years in the state peni.
tentiary for the offense.
The evidence put on by the defense
during the closing hours of the case
was in many respects full of contra.
dictions and at great variance with
that given by the witnesses for the
prosecution. A number of the women
testified that they lied about the case
when first questioned In order to es.
bu Trn,
GERS.
Goeglein Reached for Gun.
The two most important witnesses
for Mum were Dick Martin and May
Erwin. Martin after relating his move.
ments with Mum up to the time OF |
the shooting. said that about in
the morning Goeglein came into the
Cosy Corner and staid a few moments
near a slot machine. then stepping up
behind Mum touched him on the
shoulder and said, Come outside
ment"
GoegIein went outside of the door
behind. Martin stated that he follow.
ed Mum as he went to the door. and
held it and looked outside, seeing
Goeglein step about six feet to the
left and turning facing Mum. At this
instant, Goeglein placed his hand on
his gun and pulled the gun out in
such way that he (Martin) could
see part of it. and 1t was at this
instant that Mum shot. Martin testl.
fed that he Immediately slammed the
door shut and walked back toward |
the bar.
He said that four more shots fol. |
lowed, and that when the first shot |
was fired, Goeglein faced Mum. He |
stated that after that time. that is |
the firing of the shots, some OF the
girls went to the door, but that he did |
not He stated that he met Mum |