The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-06
auguration Of any treatment which
might heal him.

might heal him.
The testimony of l.. 4. Hawkins
that he heard shot fired near the
Potter home while he was standing
with girl friend block away and
| that, following the shot, he heard 9
man say Ego on in the house or III
kill you," accompanied by an oath
and then heard another man say
''call doctor Mary, | am shot,
were the high lights Of the MORN
ing's testimony. Much of the scs-
sion was taken up with the testi-
mony >of medical witnesses.
Potter appeared to be less nerv-
Gus today than he was when the
trial opened yesterday and was not
so pale.
Attorneys said the most important
| witness for the defense is sick in
hospital and may be unable to
testify. In that event, they said, her
deposition will be taken and the tes-
timony read to the jury. Provision
is made in the law for the taking of
testimony in this manner.
Choosing of IL jurors was the only
work completed yesterday.
Less trouble than was anticipated
was encountered in the choosing of
the jury. Allowed 20 peremptory
challenges each, F. f. McCurdy,
states attorney, challenged only six
and Scott Cameron and Louis H.
Connolly, counsel for the defense,
challenged only eight jurors in the
panel. Two were disqualified by the
court.
The following were chosen for the
jury: Alfred Arneson. Arena;
Frank c. Holmberg, Wing; Tebo
Harms, Menoken; M. 1. Sawyer,
Driscoll; A. l.. Marvel, Brittin; and
Theodore Quanrud, Alex Asbridge,
George Hedrix, Harry Schonert,
Robert Solberg, w. H. Morris, and
George w. Jahnke, all Of Bismarck
or vicinity.
Following the choosing of the jury,
court was adjourned by Judge James
A. Coffey.
Two jurors dismissed were L. K.
Thompson and Carl Bredy, both of
Bismarck; jurors challenged by the
prosecutors follow: J. j. Brose,
Arena; J. w. Boyer. Driscoll; and
w. B. Couch, Fred X. Ode, Steve
Morris, and Price Owens. all of Bis
marck. Jurors challenged by the
defense counsel follow: Paul Eddie,
J. w. Riley, r. K. Skcels, S. +. Hol-
lingsworth, Walter Knott, Jr., all of
Bismarck; Philip Schulz, Regain; c..
r. Crawford, Moffit; and Lloyd
Gosney, Braddock.
Witnesses subpoenaed by the state
follow: Susie Boehm, Potter do
mestic at the time of the shooting;
Alfred Thai and Charles Rigler,
nearby residents, who lifted the
wounded man into the automobile;
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael BARLEY, Pot
ter Saturday night visitors; Donald
Snyder. Potter visitor who was to
be a member of the planned hunting
trip; Mrs. Donald Snyder, Potter Wis
itor; L. f. Hawkins, Fort Lincoln
soldier, who was a block away from
the scene of the shooting when it
happened; Linda Clausnitzer, domes-
tic of Charles Rigler, who was q
block way at the time Of the shoot
ing; Drs. E. P. Quain, l.. w. Larson,
, and W.. B. Pierce, who performed the
post-mortem; w. !. Franklin, police
man called to the residence; Finlay
Baker, who accompanied the police
to the Potter home after the shoot,
ing; Henry Potter, son Of the de-
| PENDANT; Bert Wetmore, Mrs. Della
Kruger, sister of Mrs. Potter; p.
B. Webb, father of Oliver Webb; E.
j. Gobel, county coroner; L. Kleppe,
Otto Dirlam, gunsmith, who ex-
amined the gun from which the fatal
shot was fired; DR.. w. S. Roller, who
examined the body Of the dead man
after the shooting; Cyrus Hanson.
and Daisy Pugh, Potter domestic be-
fore Miss Clausnitzer.
Defense attorneys said yesterday
that they did not know whom they
would call to the witness stand.
| Three defendants, who pleaded not
guilty to charges during the after.
noon session, follow: Carl Miller
operating a motor vehicle while in
toxicated; Herbert Piercy. statutor.
charge, and Mrs. Claude Rossen, en-
gaging in the liquor traffic.
John Sullivan, Mandan attorney
has been retained by the states at,
torney to aid the prosecution. Rob
ert Webb, cousin of the slain man
attended both morning and Afternoon
sessions yesterday and held frequent
consultations with the prosecuting
attorneys regarding the qualifica
tions of jurors. P. B. Webb, father
Of Oliver Webb, attended the after
noon session.
Il Henry Stevens and l.. H. Steven,
pleaded not guilty to charges of un
lawfully removing mortgaged prop
erty from the county. They were in
dicted on the charges by the gran,
jury.