The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-13

of this case and is desuous that tnIs anlant be convicted O1 the Charge and charges mentioned in sad indictment irrespective of his guilt or innocence thereof, and the said deputies and each and every one thereof is likewise interestcG i'll the prosecution of this amant because of sympathy for the saId L. T. Erwin. their employer, and otherwise this auIant mas incurred their criticism and censure and hos uLty and open enm4ty and they nave sought, Inui, luuauy and col lecLively, to involve this anlant in stances which were intended tU make it appear that this athanl had, or was about to incrimiuate himself, and used their power, by ,lItue Ot their respective Omcial DO Sitions and their every IHuN luuGl effort to that end and purpose, and further that they created ana attempted to create the sad cOnul- tiOns and brought about many ot corning one of said alleged offences with which this accused is charged and that owing to said criticism and censure and open enmity, this atiiant has reason to believe, and does verify believe, that the said present United States Marshal, L. I. Erwin, and his said deputies and each and every one thereof Wi. look lightly upon spectacle of pose of prosecuting the accused, this afiiant, irrespective of whether or not the said United States Mar shal or the said deputies belier" him guilty or innocent, and that because of such hostility and open enmity, the said United States Mar shal L. T. Erwin and the said dep uties and each and every one there of do not understand and they do not appreciate the value of the le gal protection to an accused per son as guaranteed by our system of laws.
 And this atiant further says that in the event the regular panel Ot jurors of this term of this court should be exhausted from challen3- es for cause, or peremptory chal- lenges, or be excused for any req son by the court, and it should be come necessary for a special venire to issue out of this court 10 the said United States Marshal, or any one of his deputies, for service and return for the purpose of prOCur- ing sufficient jurors to complete the jury in this case, that this affiant, the person so accused ot said alleged offence in said indict- ment, in view of tEe circumstances surrounding the said alleged offence with which this accused is so charged as aforesaid. he would not have a remnant left of that prOtec- tion which is afforded by d tait trial before an impartial jury.
 This aftiant alleges that neither the said L. T. Erwin, United States Marshal, or his said deputies are un interested or indifferent as to the outcome of this case and are not fit or proper persons or otlicialo to serve a special venire in this case.
 Therefore, this attiant respectfully requests that this court, for the purposes aforesaid, shall especially appoint fit person for the pul- poses of serving any special Venire which this court shall issue, and shall administer to him the necessary oath that he will well and truly and impartially serve and return such special writs of yenire in ac- cordance with the provisions of law
 w. H. WOOLDRIDGE,
 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th day of March, 1916.
 Sworn to before Clerk of Court,
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