Arizona republican., 1920-02-12
PASS 4 JURORS
 DISMISS 53 IN
 K|DNAP |NG CASE
Rapid Progress Made by Opposing Counsel in Se- lection of Jury to Hear Wootten Evidence
Republican A. P. Leased WireI


 TOMBSTONE. Ariz, Feb. 11.-Six- teen jurors had been passed by both sides, subject to peremptory Challenge or further examinat tion, to try Harry F. Wootten, charged with Kidnapping Tn connection with the BiSbee deportatlonS when court adjourned tonight. Four jurymen were passed this afternoon from 57 examined.
 l. Both prosecution and defense were overruled in one instance, each on challenges by Judge Samuel L. Pattee. A. J. Cobb, proprietor of a soft drink establishments and pool hall at Doug las, was in the jury box tonight after his qualification had been challenged by Frank E. Curley, assistant chief at torney for the defense.
 Claims Juror Shows Fixed Purpose
 Curiey, in challenging Cobb, said his challenge was based on the talesman s 'demeanor" while answering questions as to his qualifications. He showed 8 fixed purpose to get on the jury for some reaSon,' said Curley.
 Cobb had discIaimed a fixed opinion concerning the case. He said he had heard it discussed but it was not his 'business' and he had paid little at tention to remarks concerning the de- portations. He said headlines, to which he paid little attention, was practically all he had read in newspapers about the depOrtationS. Market pages of newspapers published at a, distance were his chief interest in daily jour palS, he said
 Curley intimated he would recall Cobb for further examination later.
 Clifford Weiss, a catteman of
 Cochise, the first taiesman yet ex-
 amined to state his belief there
 were occasions when a man is jus
 tified in taking the law into his
 of County Attorney Robert N.
 French, was in the jury box not
 wIthstanding he was twice chal-
 ienged bv French.
 $. M. Bull, a farmer of LuSk, was passed by both defense and prosecu- tion. Bull said he did not believe it right for man to take the law into of every talesman before he is passed by Prosecutor French. Asked by French if he believed an officer of the law had a right to take the law into his own hands. Bull replied:
 He really hasn't right, but some times he doeS.'
 Has No Faith in Newspapers
 Lee Holland, a cattleman living 1l miles from Douglas, was passed after it was brought out he had both heard and read of the deportations but de. clared T can't make up my mind read ing a newspaper about anything
 Frank Perkins was excused from jury duty after having been passed by the prosecution when Attorney Curley challenged him without examination. Perkins is a miner of Courtland.
 Eifty-seven taleSmen of tha last ye> nire were examined tooay. Although PCT had reported from 300 names drawn, all but @ were excused for statutory reasons or because they were employees of defendant companies with out examination. This leaves but 35 to be examined, and it was considered certain a new venire would have to be drawn before the jury was completed.
 Court will be in session tomorrow notwithstanding it is the anniversary of President Ii, coln's birth. The date is not legal holiday in Arizona, as in most states. Saturday is Arizona admission day and a state holiday. Court will recess Friday until Monday.