The Benson signal., 1920-02-21

ICMBSIONE.-lne recall ana consequent cHdl-
lenging of juror the challenging OF taesman on
the ground of arrest and trial charge OF having des
ecrated American flag, and the failure to get jury
from the fourth panel to be called and the selection OF
fifth the features of the third week OF the trial OF
III. E. Wootten Bisbee hardware merchant who is the
first Of 210 defendants before the court here
der allegations of completely in the Bisbee deportatons
of July H. 1917.
The recalled juror is A. J. Cobb, proprietor of a
pool in Douglas who, during his examination as
qualification declared that he had no definite OPINION
concerning the right wrong of the deportatons On
Tuesday morning. however, he was called to the stand by
Frank E. Curey assistant chief counsel for the Defense
and asked if he persisted in that declaration On nus
replying affmatively George Stone, formerly his part
ner in the pool hall business was called and testified
that Cobb had sad in August 1917 that those who had
taken part the deportation should be sent to the pem
tentary and that he would help to do It, Cobb was cha
lenged Immediately by the DEFENSE and the challenge
sustained by Judge Pattee, who said that Juror
must be above suspicion and overruled the oo]ecqon
Of A. A. Worsey head Of the prosecution Worsley has
taken the place of r. n French county attorney who is
Econfined to his bed with
The juror who excused on the ground Of having
been arrested for disloyaly is Chastaln OF Bowie he
had been passed by Worsley after long examination,
which continued by Curley for the defense at some
length OF all the talesmen to up for examination
Chastan had been the only one to take the opportunity
to declare openly the kind Of opinion that he heldthat
the deportation wrong-and during his examination
by Curley he admitted that he had been arrested and
tried for tearing down and splitting upon an American
flag while this country at Cureys challenge
was sustained Immediately by Judge Pattee who SAID
that against whom allegation of disoyalty had
been lodged could act juror in court presided over by
him. Worsey objected to the ruling Of the court and
the objection sustained by the court until the record
of the case could be examined but later Chastan
excused by the court upon his acquescence in the
courts idea that the suspicion against him untitled him
for jury duty.
OF the 400 listed in the fourth panel only about ITO
reported to the court and Of these than 100 were
excused From the remaining TO- four tentative jurors
were selected leaving four to be chosen before the
state and defense begin their right of preemptory
challenge. The fifth panel, containing 300 names has
been drawn but their little hope that the jury will be
completed from it. -+
There are now 20 tentative jurors in the box, as
follows:
E. E. Lee mail contractor Of Paradise; j. 0. Calhoun,
Douglas; Andrew Mortenson farmer Whitewater; Amos
Gretton Douglas; Frank j. Brown bank janitor Will
cox; William M Riggs, catteman Eldorado George R.
Dman, rancher, Whitewater; G. w. Bush, cattleman,
Portal; r. K Lewis, catteman Whitewater; j. n Cur
ts cattleman, Bowie B. < Riggs catleman EdoradG;
+. M. Rhyme dry farmer Sulphur Springs Valley; s NJ
Bull Lusk; Lee Holland, stock raiser, Douglass M F.
Cosby, rancher Benson; J. A. Fnney retired, Blsbec:
Clifford r. Wiese; E. A. Lyall, Bowie; P c. Hanie,-
Douglas
WANTED A and School of Instruction. Address