South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-29
GOVERNMENT WINS BIG TAX VICTORY
May Select Jury
In SchHLt& Case
Some Time Today
Attorneys Confident Introduc-
ton of Evidence Will Be
gin Wednesday.

Remarkably little delay IN the se-
lection of the jury which is to say
whether August Schultz is innocent
or guilty of the charge Of numbering
Henry A NIuessel and Frank Chro-
bot five years ago is being expert
enced in the St JOSEPH superior
court, where Schultz was placed on
trial for his life Monday.
1t was confidently believed 10y at
torneys for both the prosecution and
/ defense when court adjourned late
Monday afternoon that the jury
would be finally selected early Tues
day and that the actual introduction
of evidence would begin during the
day
There was a thinning in the mum -
/ Der of spectators at Monday after
moons session Of the court During
the morning session practically ev-
cry seat in the space set aside for
/ OnloOkers was occupied. Lawyers
not connected with the case flleG
most of the seats in the Enclosure
not occupied by the counsel for the
state and defense.
Schultz UncmOFonal
Schultz. pale from his u months
incarceration i'm the county jail, pre-
sented an Unconditional appearance
throughout Monday He seemed in
terested in the process of jury selec-
ton. and only turned his eyes from
the jury box when called into whis-
/ pered consultation by his attorneys,
/ ". A and J. W. McInerny.
The defendant was brought into
the court room shortly after 10
| O'Clock Monday morning, closely
guarded by two deputy sheriffs.
Schultz sat between his guards until
he was called TO the side OF his at
torneys
J. ". McInernv began the eNami-
nation of the veniremeu for the de
Tense soon after Judge Chester r
/ Montgomery convened court Atty
McInerny concluded his examination
during the afternoon session of
court. Samuel p. Schwartz. special
] prosecutor. along with Vitus O..
J Jones. to assist Pros. Atty. Floyd O.
( Jellison i'm the states conduct of the
case. began the examination of the
veniremen for the prosecution Atty
McInerny having passed the jury
+ temporarily.
May Demand Chair.
II became evident from many OF
Atty Schwartz's questions to the
/ prospective jurors that the state may
demand the electric chair for the
/ defendant. although the formal
statement of the prosecution to the
jury is yet to be made
Among the spectators at both the
morning and afternoon session of
court Monday were several women,
/ including Mrs Muessel, widow of
4 Henry Muessel. There was also
present William Muessel. brother of
/ the murdered man and who was Sc
verely wounded on the night of Dec.
/ 80, 1915, when Henry Muessal and
Frank Chrobot were killed du.ing an
attempt to rob the Muessel brewery.
During Schultz's confinement at
the county jail. Jack Wright. also
charged with the murder of Muessel
and ChrobOt and said to be Schultz S
accomplice. was convicted Of the
same charge for which Schultz is
now being tried. and sentenced TO
/ life imprisonment by a Laporte
county jury
/ Charles Danruther. the third man
/ charged with the murder of Muessei
and ChrobOt. and indicted by the ST.
, Joseph county grand jury aloug with
/ Schultz and Wright is believed to be
still at large
Held Without Bail.
Soon after Schultz's arrest in au
/ E. Washington av. place by TT. b.
stout a PENNSYLVANIA railroad detec-
( tive. in March "a year ago, II was
given out by the police that Dam
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