The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-12-20
MURDER IN FIRST
DEGREE SAYS
The JURY
Mock Trial Is Held At
, Court House With Great
CASE OF JENNIE BRICE

CASE OF JENNIE BR1CE
Story Has Been Running in Every
body's Magazine-Big Prizes Offer
ed for Best Solution and Mock
Trial. of Case-All States Contest
Court Room Crowded
The case of Jennie Brice. from
"Everybody's Magazine, was tried at
the Canyon county court house Tues
day night.
The trial of Philip Ladley, charged
with the murder of Jennie Brice.
occurred in the court room OF the
District Court Tuesday evening un-
der the auspices of the Westminster
Guild of the First Presbyterian
church of Caldwell.
While the trial was but mock
AFFAIR In fact, yet in it, various as.
poets 1t embraced every feature OF
a genuine proceeding In real case.
| All of the legal forms Of practice
and procedure In our state courts
were observed.
II The presiding Judge was the Hon.
Ed. L. Bryan, Judge of the seventh
JuOASA0A 4AoSAsNS ~ ANOAAOs ~ 80
ular court stenographer. Gilbert
Shelby. recorded the evidence. Fred
Mitchell. the present deputy clerk
of our district. acted 40 clerk.
The Jury was selected from the
audience and consisted Of the fol-
lowing ladies': Mesdames Crook
ham, Flynn, Binford, Bryan, w. A.
Stone, Harrington, Ward Stone.
Bach. Hay, Waite. Farrar and Miss
Plat.
w. P. Lyon, cashier of the First
National bank, acted ~ court bail
} ID. w. A. Stone was attorney for
the state and Alfred Stone was At
torney for the defendant.
The entire affair was staged and
3 carried out In the most realistic
The trial had been advertised by
/ the local press. and by the large
! posters furnished by "Everybody's
Magazine" and in consequence 260
spectators came to the court house
! Ito witness the trial of the now wide
! Unknown Case of Jennie Brice."
: Mr.. Snodgrass, our local photog-
I rapher. was on hand and took two
: flashlight pictures at the close Of
e the trial.
The trial began promptly at 8
n o'clock and 1t was 11:16 when the
o Jury retired.
" The crowd came early: by eight
o o'clock the entire seating capacity
Il Of the court room was occupied.
g Promptly at eight o'clock Judge
e, Bryan emerged from his cahmbers,
% took his seat on the bench and or
1T dered the bailin to convene court
w. p. Lyon, the bailiff, tall, portly
,r dressed in q regular policeman's uni.
d form, with star, billy" in hand, and
,e wearing q set Of red false whiskers
raped loudly for order. The au.
dience gave attention at once and
y then in a stormy voice and . ricf
oI Irish brogue, the bailiff said Heal
p yez! Hear yez! Hear yez! the Hon
~ orable District Court Of the Seventh
!! Judicial District Of the State o.
90 Pennsylvasis. in and for the count,
r. Of Allegheny, Is now in session-la
dies will please remove their ats.
IN Judge Bryan then announced tina
*, the frst case on the calendar wa
er, that of the State vs.. Philip Ladley
y, and asked counsel II they wer'
er ready to proceed. Counsel said the!
70 were ready, whereupon the cour
he ordered the defendant to stand ant
listen to the reading OF the Infor
he nation. After reading the Informa
yn ton to the defendant, the Cour
". asked II he was represented b.
nd counsel, to which Ladley replies
as that he was.
MS Counsel for defendant then state
I'M to the Court that he would waiv
the statutory time In which to ente
Ct plea and asked to plead instanter.
ch The court then asked the defend
wo ant II he pleaded guilty" or INC
Dr., guilty" to the charge in the Infol
nation, to which the defendant n
4, piled that his plea was mot guilty.
ny The court then ordered the cler
'o' to call the names Of twelve juror
The Jury box being flled tn
Issu prosecuting attorney proceeded
inc examine the jury on its voir dire.
IL Mrs. Waite. lady OF about
me years Of age, was asked How Of
I'LL are your" to which question couns
for defendant objected on grount
. of immateriality. After q wore
defendants counsel said he wou
admit that the juror was at lea
81 years old.
. X Mrs Blatchley. another jurc
, + was asked II she had formed or q
4 pressed an opinion as to the gu
8 + or innocence of the defendant. 81
! 4 answered yes, and proceeded to s
+ that she thought the defendant "
4 4 guilty-that her opinion was fix
and unqualified. Counsel for Sta
+ Il then challenged this juror for eau
but the challenge was denied by t
: court. amidst laughter from the
y = dience.
: X Another juror. Mrs. Harringtt
s X was asked among other thin(
!, + where did you come from to q
- country?" Answer: From N