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A CREARY GRIND,

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The Selection of a Jury Goes Slowly on.

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Mrs. Mary Sheedy, Monday McFarland and Interested Relatives Apparently Unconcerned.

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A Glimpse at the Principals.

There is little or no interest in the present stage of proceedings in the case now on before Judge Field in the district court, wherein Mary Sheedy and Monday McFarland stand accused of the murder of John Sheedy.

The work of selecting a jury is hard, tedious and long, owing to widespread discussion given the crime since its commission in January. For this reason it is difficult to secure jurors who have formed no opinions as to the gulit or ninnocence of the parties and it may take a day or two yet to complete the panel. The defense is entitled to thirty-two peremptory challanges and the state six.

The same routine work was pursued throughout the day yesterday in the examination of jurors, but last evening when court adjourned there were eleven jurors in the box as follows: Charles M. Ring, James Reed, L. L. Cory, J. W. Castor, S. S. Griffin, A. B. Norton, James Van Campin, Frank Doyle, I. L. Lymna, A. P. Martin, David Hettrick. They were marched away to camp over night in the jury room in charge of Colonel Taylor.

The jurors who had not been called were cautioned to permit no one to discuss the case with them and the court announced an adjournment at 5 until 9 a. m. today.

THIS MORNING.

The work of selecting a jury was resumed at 9 o'clock, with the same faces to be seen in the place alloted for visitors to the court.

Mary Sheedy sat today between her sisters, Mesdames Morgan and Dean, while her uncle Mr. Biggerstaff, sat close at hand. As the center figure of the group her precense was commanding. The same deep mourning lent a charm to a bewitching face that showed traces of care and worry, yet was calm in expression. No traces of weeping were discovered, as when formerly she occupied a place before the courts, but she evinced the deepest interest in the examination of jurors that went monotonously ou in the same old strain. Her eyes never failed to rest upon each and everyone that took the chair and as each question was asked, her dark, penetrating optics fastened themselves upoin the occupant of the chair in a soulful sort of way that needs must have appealed in no uncertain degree to the heart and conscience.

Mrs. Morgan of San Diego, was attired in a neat-fitting dress of brown with just enough of black in headgear to bring out a prepossessing face and intelligent bearing to good advantage. Mrs. Dean, a little older than wither of her sisters, was dressed in black. No agitation was noted in the features of either of the ladies nor thier uncle, Mr. Biggerstaff. Each was composed and while perhaps displaying a little more attention to all that was said and done than the rest of those in the court room were not more wrought up despite the difference in position before the eyes of all.

Monday McFArland, the negro whose confession of implication in the murder of John Sheedy has aroused the public, astounded the entire state and brought the dead man's wife before the world as an alleged accomplice, aider and abettor, sat demurely to the left and a little to the rear of the ladies, giving less attention to the proceeding perhaps than any one else.

The work of the morning was virtually a repetition of yesterday.

The jury of twelve was completed by the addition of F. A. Grover , it was passed by the counsel of both sides for cause one was excused and the examination of the special panel continued.

William Green was called and said he had formed an opinion from what he had heard and read, but not from the confession of Monday McFArland. He had conscientious scruples and could not bring in a verdict involving life. He was challeneged by the prosecution and was excused.

M. F. King was one of the special venire but wanted to leace on the noon train and hence asked to have his examination made before that time. He took the stand, said he had an opinion based on what he had read, didn't think any evidence could be produced which would alter that opinion, as he followed the case closely, studied over it and consequently his mind was already made up. He was of course cahllenged and Judge Field told him he could leave on the noon train. And he left.

Others were called, examined, challenged for cause and excused, and so it went to the noon hour.

At the noon hour, however C. F. King was excused and Wm. Hurdman placed on the panel in his stead; Frank Doyle excused and John Kieffor put on; L. L. Lyman excused and Peter Peterson put on; S. S. Griffin excused and E. J. Rogers put on; L. L. Corey excused and George Albright assigned to the box in his stead, all having gone through the examination as to opinions, consciences scruples, etc.

Among those who confronted the array of eminent legal talent as a target for their interrogations was Hiram Duling of West Oak precenct. It is not that he is good-looking that THE CALL artist singled him out from among the great number as a subject for his pencil's work, but on account of the fact that Biram is one man who can read the newspapers and still not be impressed, as he virtually admitted. He said he had read all the papers containing puported facts of the murder of John Sheedy and yet these articles left no impression on his mind. And still he couldn't presume the accused to be innocent. He couldn't say that he was opposed to the dath penalty, and could rely on upon circumstancial evidence for its infliction. Mereover he didn't know as he had formed an opinion as to the method of Sheedy's taking off, still he couldn't presume the accused innocent of the commission of the crime. All the same he had formed an opinion as to a conspiracy to murder Sheedy, and all were of the opinion that he was by far too intelligent a man for a juror and was excused on the challenge of the defense.

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POLICE CULLINGS

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Drunks-PLain and Ornamental-Strayed and Stolen items.

When his honor assumed the judicial ermine this morning an array of some six hopeless plain drunks, vags and larcenists toed the mark to face stern justice. Picking out one Al White, who been run in by Officer McWilliams for appropriating too much sidewalk in his drunken perambulations, the judge with his blandest smile enquired guilty or not. No reasonable excuse being offered, he was remanded in company with Jim Smith, a vag. Farnk Jones, a drunk, M. H. Goodman and C. H. Young, whom Marshal dinges and Officer Green had run in for larceny of the preson, to await a later hearing.

James Kane, a better class of drunk was assessed $1 and cost, which he presented to the judge and was allowed to retire.

Jake Shaeffer reports an estray gray filly from the Quick farm near Emerald and desires its return.

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FULLER IS RELEASED.

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John F. Fuller Walks Forth From the Penitentiary.

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After Serving a Term for Forgery He is Released on Good Behavior.

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Free Again.