The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-09

Associated FreSS)-SelectiOn
Of q jury in the herrin mine
killing cases today was con.
tinued until next Monday, court
being adjourned at noon to nj.
low for enlargement of thee
p seating capacity of the small
Williamson county circuit court
chambers
Marion, ILL.,, Nov. 9.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-By electing Sheriff
Melvin Thaxton as county treasurer
and the entire Republican ticket,
which was supported by the mine
workers union, the people of Will
hanson county have rendered
verdict in favor of a fair trial for
every miner indicted in connection
with the Herrin mine killings"
Frank harrington, president of the
Illinois Miners union, declared in a
statement here today.
Marion, ILL.,, Nov. 9.-tBy the Asso-
ciated MISREPRESENTATION of the
first veniremen from whom will be
chosen the jury to decide the fate
of the first five men on trial here
in the circuit on charges of mur-
der, brought in connection with
the % Herrin mine killings of last
June, was to continue today.
Jurors Offer Excuses.
Every one OF the 81 Jurors uues-
toned yesterday offered an excuse
for not being able to serve, but few
Of the excuses were accepted by
the court. Among those called for
examination yesterday was J. j
Nicholson, a farmer, his son Clar-
ence, and his grandson, the son be-
ing the only one of the three held
for jury service.
Witnesses for the state were in
formed by States Attorney Duty
yesterday that they would not have
to return until the selection of the
Jury had been completed, which ii
is expected will require several
weeks.
Brundage at Trial
In addition to the states attor-
ney, Assistant Attorneys General C.
w. Middlekauf and Otis Glenn and
Attorney General E. J. Brundage
will represent the prosecution IL
| this trial.
! Angus W. Kerr, chief counsel oi
the miners organization of Illinois
has charge OF the defense and is
assisted by six other attorneys.
The five defendants to be tried il
connection with the death of How
ard Hoffman, an employe of th'
Southern Illinois Coal company
near the mine at which the kill
ings occurred June 81 and %, last
are Otis Clark, Bert Grace, Pete
Hitler, Joseph Carnagi and Lev;
Mann, each being held in Jail with
out bond, except Carnagi. Thes,
five remained of a list of IS, afte
States Attorney Duty had noll
prosecuted the indictments issue
against the others charged viii
the killing of Hoffman.
Cases N0lie Prosecuted.
Among those whose cases wer
nolle prosecuted yesterday ar
Jesse Childers, Philip Fontanna
Oscar Howard and James Browr
negro and constable. These ais
had been held in Jail without bono
Each of the five defendants now c.
trial are facing more than on
charge of murder in connectio
with the mine killings.
Clark, the first man to be arrest
ed after the grand jury investiga
ton had been started, had been IN
dicted nine times on charges {
murder. He is accused Of havin
fired the shot that killed c. X. Nc
Dowell. superintendent of tn
wrecked strip mine and the frs
victim to lose his life. on the deaf
march from the mine. Seven il
dictments charging murder hav
been issued against Grace, fiy
against Hitler, four against Carnas
and five against Mann.
Notions Overruled.
| When the trial was opened We!
terday several motions were offel
ed by the defense in an effort ,
free the defendants. Save one, th
motions were overruled by Circu
Judge Hartwell. who deferred h
decision on a motion to quash tt
indictments brought on the ground
that the warrants had been illega
ly issued. and the grand jurors ha
been influenced by newspapers VT
published statements of Attorne,
, General Brundage.
RI CANDIDATE KILLS SELF.
Yakima. Wash. Nov. 9.-Lee Ii