White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-09
|JUR|ES DISAGREE
AND NEW VEN|RE
MAY Be DRAWN

Disagreement in the jury room was
the feature of the trials in the dis
trict court during the week, leaving
one case of murder in the second oe-
gree and one of assault with intent
to kill to be tried again.
The trial of Jack Darling, charged
with manslaughter, was the first case
before Judge McFadden, Monday
morning. District Attorney Edwards
did not appear for the state owing to
the fact that he appeared before the
court at the preliminary hearing Of
the case before the election and was
therefore disqualified. Former Dis
trict Attorney Whiteley appeared for
the prosecution. The verdict brought
in by the jury was for acauittal.
Tuesday morning the case of Ar
thur Newell, held on a charge of
manslaughter, came up for trial. Lit
tie difficulty was experienced in Sc
curing jury. The evidence brought
out during the trial told of the shoot
ing that took place in Frank Morris
saloon at Riepetown about Jan. 2.
1t appeared from the testimony that
Newell entered the saloon and dance
hall about 3 o'clock a. m. and asked
for a drink. which the proprietor re-
fused. saying that he owed the bar
money already. According to the
witnesses. Newell and Morris started
a scuffle and Newell, after being
pushed down, drew a gun and fred ut
Morris. two Of the shots hitting Nor
ris and causing wounds from which
he died a short time after
The entire day was consumed In
hearing testimony and the attorneys
started their arguments about six
O'Clock in the evening. Attorney
G. F. Foreman appeared for the de-
fendant, while District Attorney Ed
wards. assisted by Attorney A. ZURICH
appeared for the state.
In the closing argument of District
Attorney Edwards he explained to
the jury that this section of the dis
trict known as Riepetown had fur
nished the majority of court cases
and that he was going to use every
effort to make the entire district q
safe place to live in-that such cases
as the one before the court we're be-
coming entirely too common through
out the district and efforts should
be made to discourage such lawIess-
ness.
Shortly after six O'Clock the jury
retired to the Jury room and remain
cd in the custody of The sheriff until
noon the next day. without having
arrived at conclusion. In the after
loon Judge McFadden discharged the
jury. realizing that decision could
not be reached. The jury stood nine
for conviction and three for acquit-
tai and could not reach verdict.
Another case that resulted In that
Of hung jury was the case of the
State of Nevada against Nick Mileos-
nich, who was held for trial under
a charge of assault with intent to
kill. According to witnesses, Nick
Mileosnich entered the Slavonian
Liquor company at Riepetown and
fircd shot that hit Nick Njegomir in
the leg.
Mike Bosta. the proprietor of the
place. described the trouble between
the two men and told of attempting to
take the gun from the defendant and
of hearing shots fired. The case was
given to the jury late Thursday even
Ing. but as no agreement was reach
cd by Friday morning, the jury was
discharged
II is likely that both cases will be
tried at this term of court and IL
the attorneys agree, an open yenire
will be used In summoning a new
jury. This will mean that the sheriff
will draw a panel from any available
citizens found and serve with a sub
poena. Otherwise 1T will be neces-
sary to draw an entire new venire.
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their respective states, and recon-
mended to them the passage of laws
extending financial aid to banks and
trust companies rar the purpose of
helping Amerleon industries"
Out of the faecnt conferences has
come one develo mnt which is pos
tive. An agreoTeat has been reach
ed that the sevo~Rment shall not
dump on the marlet the vast store