The producers news., 1930-06-20

da screamed and sobbed and pro-
tested. The rest of the Hass fam
lily wanted it destroyed, but Wan
da would have none of il. The
baby lay frozen for two months
and then as the weather warmed
with spring, a little board coffin
was made, and in the night the
baby was buried in the grove, be-
tween the rows of trees, and the
ground smoothed down TO hide the
spot where the baby and the se-
cret were hidden together. But
the memory of the babe would not
go out of Wanda's memory. It's
soft hands haunted her dreams
and during the lonely years, the
troubled years, the sorrowful years
that followed, her feet would wan
der back to the unmarked spot
where her baby boy lay buried, to
pine and to mourn.
This and abuse that followed,
the result of this affair, accord
ing to Wanda's testimony, was
what lead up to the shooting of
Hugo Hass, and he died without
uttering a word as to who had
fired the fatal shot, or how, or
why.
Court Set.
The special term of the District
Court called to try Wanda Hass
for the murder of her uncle, Hugo
Hass, convened Monday morning,
June 18th. A venire of seventy
five citizens were called for jury
duty as it was anticipated that be-
cause of the prominence of the
Hasses and the wide publicity of
| homicide, that the election Of a
jury would be diffilult.
Judge Paul presided when the
session opened. Clerk of Court
, Carl Peterson was at his desk
George Bolster and George Sim
$ mons had been designated as bail
ifs. Wanda appeared, accompa-
: MED by Deputy Sheriff Catherine
t Duggan and her attorney, the Hon
(: John L. Slattery of Great Falls
e formerly United States Distric
D ATTORNEY tor Montana, and ais
: formerly State Senator of Vale!
Y county, and took seats at defend
ants table; County Attorney Bake
well and Attorney A. w. Greer
: special prosecutor, took their seat
e at the States table. Court Re
i porter Koser was at his desk. ES
animation of jury commenced an
continued during the day. Tn
jury men qualified rapidly. TIL
State used seven challenges an
the defense five, and the Jury a,
cepted, composed as follows: Le
q. Francis, Medicine Lake; Joseu
1 Selvig, Outlook; Henry Haavel
Il Coalridge; John Cerveny, Doole,
u Charles J. Johnson, Westby; Ne
J. Peterson, Coalridge; Elfie I
Peterson, Dooley; John Ponne
al Coalridge; J. A. NORM RedstOn
re re VIM. c. Peterson, Westby; Irv
lie b. Peterson, Dooley; Jens J. Gil
TT yer, Plentywood.
Of Court House Packed
The court room was packed
n, was the halls of the court hou
al when the trial opened and lar,
IS crowds stood at the windows.
,e. Opening Statement
"a The jury was sworn in a,
W. County Attorney Grant Bakew,
he made the opening statement Tue
"a "a day morning. He reviewed I
ep States case. Told of the shooti,
'es of Hugo Hass, his death, and {
RI circumstances surrounding
if charging that Hugo Hass had ',e
M wilfully shot by his niece Wan
wv, wv, Hass, and died as result of !
-" wounds. The State called for
first witness, Albert Patenaud.
hired man of the Hasses.
Attorney T. w. Greer. who ;
been retained by the State as
special prosecutor only The Sat,
a day night before, handled the
aminations of the witnesses .
took charge of the prosecuti
He had no time to study or n
pare the case, but went to ",
like trojan and handled the c,
as skillfully as though he i
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