Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-02-24
CASE NOW
ON TRIAL IN Dis
TRICT COURT
Trial Brings Many Jurymen
and Attorneys to YER
ington This Week


Yerington and the trial of DIR. Eikner.
for the killing of w c. Otter, is en-
gaging the Courts attention. Rink
Hall is being used as courtroom.
during the week The venire of 100
jurors Dist heretofore published in
the Timesl, was called and ninety
one answered The State is being
represented by District Attorney John
Lothrop, assisted by n. w. Willis
and Rev. r. l.. Waggoner, and the
defense by s. w. Belford, of Ely;
Moore & Miller, OF Mason; T. F.
Hamer. OF Nebraska, and Warren
Hauser, OF Yerington.
The first thing on the programme
Monday was a formal objection to
trial on account of informality of in
dictment and was overruled by the
Court
The Court then got down to bust
ness and ordered the Clerk to draw
II names from the box, and as each
mans name was called he stepped
into the jury box. As soon as the
II men were sworn in Attorney
Moore proceeded to examine them,
and the following were excused for
actual implied bias or for general
disqualification: f. c. Tailleur, +.
Bowen, l.. w frankie John Kearney,
7. G. Davis. S. A. Pursel, Romeo Ro-
saschi and p. Bellom s. c. Lee, +.
c. Gallagher and +. ]. Hotaling were
the only three passed and accepted
temporarily. Frank Shirley was ex-
cused on account OF illness. The
Clerk then called nine more men, they
being r. G.. Nichols, Robert Alum,
]. X Phillips, H. c. Lcgg. T. w.
Scott. c. W. Wheeler, c. R. Wedertz,
A. NJ. Tailleur, Chas. J. Black, w. G.
Wise, who were passed for cause, and
J. A. Ohmert, who was excused on ac-
count of infrmity. The whole venire
was gone through with in this way
until exhausted. leaving in the jury
box at the end of the second day the
following:
+. J. Hotaling, S, c. Lee, J. X.
Phillips, NJ. A. Douglass, 7. +. Moore,
II. r. Melendy. w l.. Mckinney. w.
ii. Young. VIM. Boyle, w. f. Pow
ers and c. c. Taylor, who were
placed in charge of the Sheriff. The
defendant was remanded to the Gus
tody of the Sheriff and recess taken
by the Court until yesterday afternoon
at o'clock, in order to draw an
other venire of IS men. This was
quickly done and the summonses
placed in the hands of the Sheriff, re-
turnable on the 23d
The attendance during the exam
ining of the jurors was quite large.
number OF ladies being present,
among them being number of High
School students.
DIR. Eikner, the man accused of
murder, was seated in the prisoners
dock and seemed very much inter-
ested in the examination of the jury
men. He has been incarcerated i'll
the county Jail since about the Sth
of October last, under guard of dep
utes Freeman and Chappell. His
appearance would indicate that his
HdS litu Ho pdu CliSSl, dS,
smooth shaven. he sat during the ex-
animation without quiver of his
features.
Yesterday at 3 p. m. court con
vened again and the names of Is
talesmen were called. Those not
served were p J. Lynch. William
Cordery. Thomas Ross, G. w. Will
son, Arthur Aiken and c. A. Vardey.
W. II. Scott. +. A. Arentz, +.
Windish and c. NJ, Carter were ex-
cused by the court,
+. ]. Barrow had a broken leg and
r. A. Trimble defective hearing and
with ID. Armstrong, were excused.
Ed Mollart, John Crooks and Ed
redge Plummer were excused for be-
ing over 65 years of age. Seventeen
off left So to choose from.
w A. Pursel. W. A. Reymers. ].
Hancock. A. l.. Daniels and Oliver
Perry were challenged for cause
John Connors was challenged and
challenge disallowed. but the defense
used their second peremtory chal
lenge and he retired. Court then
recessed to this morning at 10 a. m.