Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1915-01-29
SHOOTING CASE AGAINST
DR|NK-1RAzED HERDER
MURDER TRIAL Or JOEL NEW
TON FOR CAUSING DEATH OF
CHARLES LOMBARD.

Ine better part Of two days has been
taken up with the selection Of a jury
TO try the case Of the state Of Idaho
against Joel Newton. charged with the
killing Of Charles Lombard in sao-
shone a few weeks ago. The counsel
for the defense included Edward A.
Walters, the former well known Judge
of the district; Charles o. Longiey.
with whom Judge Walters IS row as
/ sociated. mad c. H. Edwards d noted
criminal lawyer Of Boise. For the first
( day Prosecuting Attorney Harlan D.
HEST had the case in hand by himself.
In the midst Of the mornings proceed
ings Of the second day Mr.. Hest moved
to have the appearance Of ". Guy Bis
sci entered assof the prosecution, but
objection was interposed by the de-
fense on the ground that some Of the
rights of the accused would be vio-
lated by the appearance OF new coun-
sci in the case when q number u
peremptory challenges had been en-
tered without knowledge OF the new
entry on the part Of the defense. Judge
Boutwell, sustained the objection and
the Gooding attorney was not allowed
10 take part in the case.
In all the close questioning 10 which
the veniremen were subjected touch
ing their jury qualifications they were
asked about how they came 20 know
OF the case against the accused. Al
most invariably the answer was: I
read it in the Shoshone Journal one
of the lawyers engaged commented on
the remarkable circumstance that so
many people from widely separated
localities should have received their
information Of the occurrence from one
newspaper alone.
It IS hardly likely that the real
work Of presenting the evidence viii
be finished until saturdav. with beg
ginnins 50 long in getting under way.
-fter the selection Of TIE jury
THE WOMAN IN TIE CASE.
The narration BY the woman in the
case was about as frank statement
as could be imagined. not in the slight
est shielding herself. but telling. par
ticularly in the cross examination. Of
her own life Of shame extending over
"A period of several years. She had
been addicted TO use Of morphine with /
ali her other misdoings. 4For Two /
months she said she had accepted at
tentions from Lombard alone and had 4
been true to him. She said she was
married to a former sheriff Of an ad-
joining county when Il years OF age
and afterwards 10 another husband /
whose name she now bears
\ letter introduced by the defense
vas identified as having been written
by herself and handed TO Lombard.
Il was in part as follows: I have gone
up to the shack with Ike as that is
the only place l can get At present.
Como up there about midnight as ev-
erythins will be all clear by then. Oh
dear. this is killing me by inches. but
cheer up--it is always darkest just
before day. Dear. if you can spare
& little more money and not go short
yourself I may need il. of course l
have most OF what yoO gave me. May
God protect YOU while 1 am not able
TO. Your darling forever. Ethel
Narratins the circumstance Of the
shooting the woman said Newton and
Leiho had been qunrrelins about $
o'clock in the evening. The sate was
the 18th OF December Both men had
been drinking. Newton had taken the
sun belonging TO Leibo down from the
wall had gone out and returned when
the quarrel was renewed between the
two. At this point Lomhard remon-
strated with Newton. Saving Let Us
be good fellows and not fuss with .he .
lady in the house. Thereuucn, de-
,iared the witness. Newton replied Sc
Lombard, what have ven got To do
vith it. you son IF and hre
.ha fatal shot. LON ara never utteg- ,
ng s. vovs as he .el The ,ness
herself hsipe5 him re er.se Ner,or
'aid he never r1esr, so i1iE sss wr
.eter himsen he,n,ns him cm
locr Then Newton wen cers deor
rhs vomaus temay 50 M
sang Wti',ene1