The chronicle=news., 1915-01-19
new WITNESSES ARE
SUMMONED IN Ia
VETA CASE

Pueblo, Colo, Jan. EXamina-
ion of talesmcn in the La Neti mur-
/ Ter cases continued today when a
lortion of the firth venire of 100 men
. vas called. Judge Burke summoned
/ III jurors before him and warned
/ hem against talking of the case,
aither among themselves or with out
stders and also against reading about
I. This is the third week of tho
trugele 10 get a jury to try the
light former strikers charged with
laying party OF mine guards and
hauffeur.
Another name was added 10 the list
# witnesses for the prosecution yes
: erday in the Ncta murder hear
ng which caused very apparent con-
-ternati.n among the attorneys for
ne defense. The new witness is
randolph o. Foster. Judge Northcutt
II Trinidad, who is one OF the attor-
leyE for the prosecution and who is
1andling the evidence in the imme-
linte field of the shooting in Huer-
auo and Las Anlmas counties. at
ended the hearing a short time yes
erduy and made the request that
'Osters name be added to the list OF
Witnesses for the people.
The request met VITA ine imme-
late opposition OF Attorney lIaw-
;ins for the defense Foster is said
have been one of the leading spir-
Is in the strike troubles, aud is now
n jail at Walsenburg. awaiting trial
IN the charge of committing an as
'ault TO murder which eminated from
he strike affairs. He was in the
Nulscnburg Jail wien the eight men
low on trial were there, before they,
we're brought to Pueblo county last
november.
Just what line Of testimony is to
1e expected from Foster is known
pnly bv the prosecution. The fact
nat he has been generally recognized
Is one of the strikers confedcratcs.
:oupled with the move to put him on
he witness stand as witness
against the strikers now on trial
here, causes deep concern among
hose Interested in the defense.
Judge Burke granted he request
'nd Fosters name was added to the
Information, but he suggested that Il
/ might be putting the defense TO n
disadvantage in adding the names of
Witnesses on such short time. Aboul
dozen new witnesses have been
idded o the Information by the pros
acutiCn since the proceedings were
atart"d TWO weeks ago. District At
torney Hendricks Of Trinidad stated
that the evidence obtained from
7oster was recently acquired. that he
rad no method OF ascertaining it at
III earlier date, and that the law
/ give him the privilege under such
circumstances to add new witnesses
Beginning the third weeI, OF the
hearing. the tedious grind already is
. beginning to show its effect on the
court officials. jurors ana the defend
ants. John G. Mitchell, the veteran
7 bailiff of the court was compelled to
give up several days ago and Cash
, Henderson was appointed TO take hts
! place Robert Nafe, deputy clerk OF
! the distTiC, court, who has been on
/ the JOB daily, from opening to close.
i booking the coming and going of
the jurors. administering the oath
/ lnd busy with a hundred other de
! tails which are required in an i'm
! uortant trial went home sick. One
| CT the jurors was out of the box yes
/ terday. Much of the time while the
examinations Of the other talesmen
were in order, due to the nervous
strain Thus far Attorneys Hen
bricks and Devine for tile prostcn-
tion and ATTORNEYS Hawkins, John
A. Martin and Charles T. Maloney
for the defense, have appeared for
every session Of the trial. but the
ether lawyers have sought the relief
of an occasional day off.