The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-02-25
ed when Mr., Rice was excused
Had Their Own Opinions.


w. ]. Harrah was excused on the |
states fourth challenge and Jake
Crooks of Whitebird. was called. Mr.. |
Crooks was excused because OF prejudice
and Charles Sallee, who followed him.
was likewise rejected when 1t was learn
ed that he had previously employed Mr. |
Scales as attorney in an estate matter. |
Fred Callison was called to the jury
box to take Mr.. Sailee's seat. The
defense used its fourth challenge by
eUcusing B. H. Abeh and Dave Pugh
was called In HIS stead.
On the states fifth Fred Callison
was excused and K. w. Barnum, who
conducted feed barn at Clearwater.
was called. M l. Cross was the vic
tim Of the Defendants fifth and Robert
Barnett succeeded him.
On the states sixth Frank Forsman
was excused and J. @. Rowton. who
followed him, was also dismissed be-
cause of attorney and client relation
ship with Mr. Scales. @. D. Stanberry,
the well known Winona farmer, was
drawn when Mr.. Rowton left the Jury
box. The defense excused f. M. Bow
man on its sixth challenge.
q. .. Stanberry was dismissed on
the states seventh and T. s. McCune.
a rancher on the Joseph plains. sue
ceeded him. The seventh challenge OF
the defense excused Robert Barnett
and w. H. Giles. the Newsome miner
who followed him. was also excused
and w. w. Blackburn's name was call
cd when Mr. Giles retired
The state excused Dave Pugh on it's
eighth peremptory and John Kerr,
whose name was drawn next, was like
wise excused after a brief examination.
c. M. Day was called when Mr.. Kerr
departed from the jury box. On defen-
dant's eighth w. w. Blackburn was
excused and L. C. Adams, of Caribel,
was called
Jurymen Come and GO.
c. M. Day was dismissed on state's
ninth challenge. Albert Gregg succeed
ed him. On defendants ninth Theo.
p. Tollefson was excused and c. N.
Mclaughlin. of Cottonwood. called.
The state accepted the jury on its
tenth peremptory challenge but the de-
Tense used all possible peremptories
On defendants tenth William Badgero
was excused. Fred Huffman, OF Sites,
William e. Garfield, OF Kooskia, and
C. f. McCally of Clearwater, were call
ed In turn and each excused because
OF prejudice and strong opinions on
the case. Peter Aschenbrenner, the
fourth man called on the defendants
last challenge, was accepted by both
prosecution and counsel
The jury as finally chosen consisted
OF the following:
John f. oliver, Grang William
@. Hanson, Grangeville; c. N. McLaugh-
lin, Cottonwood: Albert Gregg, Grange
vile; L. C. Adams, Caribel; John r.
Greencreek; ]. H. Johnson, Ferdinand
E. w. Barnum, Clearwater; W. J.
Braybrook, Grangeville; r. S. McCune
Joseph; Peter Aschenbrenner. Ferdinand
The work of securing a jury to try
the case was completed Tuesday noon
About As names were called in all
The taking of testimony was begun I'm
mediately following. To date much ol
the testimony heard has been. alonf
the line of that given at the prelimin.
ary hearing before Former Probate
Judge DeHaven, when Hye was held t
await the action Of the district court
This testimony was summarized at tha
time and published in The Globe.
Look for Sensations.
In the opening statement of tn,
case to the jury Judge Ailshie announc
ed in plain words what the state woulS
attempt to prove. His remarks substan
tiated to a degree the surmise tina
, sensational testimony would likely b.
introduced and that perhaps some o
the evidence heard and allegations de
developed would hardly be exoterical
He said that the state would try t
prove, among other things, that tn
skull, lips and chin of Mrs. Hye wer
bruised and his statement indicates
that disclosures of a remarkable natur
might be brought to light before tn
case Is closed.
Attorney Scales declared in effect
In his opening statement, that the de
Tense would show that Mrs. Hye's bod
was practically naked when found an
that the buttons on the trousers O
Hugh Kennedy, who was killed on tn
same evening at the Hye home, wer
unbuttoned
f. M. Watson, who conducts a stor
at Elk City, was the first witness call
! ed by the state. He testified that o
$ the night of the killing, October
1914, he had retired for the night whe
4 he was awakened by "Slivers Thomp
son, who told him what had happene
and asked him to get up at once MI
Watson said he dressed and went dow1
stairs and with Mrs. Basket and Mis-
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