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Show TKACEDYTOraE FKONT The Week in Judje Zane's Deoartment Again 0p;ns With'aTrul ior Murder. A REVIEW OF THE CRIME. The Jury in tho Raymond Homicide Acquit Ac-quit Him The Sunrenie Oourt on Wednesday. The calendar in Judge Zane's court was agaiu opened with tragedy, William Wil-liam Ihamond appearing to answer an indictment charging him with murder in tho first degree. -The offense with which Diamond is charged was cuactod on the l'.'th day of Ih-ceiiiber last, at wtiich timu Edward Scott, a co-laboring carpenter and room mate, was dealt a blow that soon alter culminated in death. Diamond was at the time in the employ of his victim and shared the same bedding and apartmeuts. A few hour before the fatal altercation he was uotilied by Scott that the force would bo curtailed, and that he would have to be laid olT. That ho should bo elected to lay off, in the face of tho fact that his em ployer was his room mate, seemed to grato on Diamond and tho following morning when ho reported at the carpenter shop the matter mat-ter came up for discussion. It became somewhat acrimonious and they came to blows. A co-member of the union expostulated with them, anil the men again entered the shop, where Diamond picked tip a formidable chissel and began be-gan to sharpen its shining blade at the grindstone. lie had been there but a tow moments when the interview was renewed and the fatal blow was delivered. de-livered. William B. Olliver, who was standing without, heard the noise within, with-in, anil, entering tin shop, saw .Scott leaning upon the bench with a ghastly oriliee in his iorchcad. "Who ditl this?" demanded Olliver. "1 did it, Billy," replied DiamoniV, "take this cliissei and kill mo." The appalling confession had scarce boen made when Scott fainted anil fell to the floor, from which he was removed to Dr. Fisher's ollice and whero ho soon alter expired. Diamond was arrested a few moments later by Captain Parker n' " 'nn the fact was uulolded to him l 1 1 blow had resulted in the death o co reeled ike a drunken man and c... nimself upon the walls of the prison iu speechless speech-less afony. "'1 have but two days to devote to thi trial," remarked JudgtXane, "and if it cannot be HnisTlHi by . Wednesday k had better die .pustpor, " M th su-pretuetouat su-pretuetouat ureetgon tbt '"r'ii As.4stnnt f i nite! Stutes - Attorney dltuhlow was not1' prepared to wager his integrity . upon an assurance of that ij- ind, but the court order4 j.Iem to 'fiioeeer'f"''' Jisicvs..''.'n '. ..'Is thff-prisfirMir ift Courts-was' asked. He was not. "Then," said Judge Zano. impatiently, impa-tiently, "send some ono out for him in a bugiry or on horseback and bring! him in." Beloro this mandate was carried out, however, William Diamotid came in ud recognizing his uncle. Judge Mae-Oahaii, Mae-Oahaii, who bail traveled from Toledo to light his battlu with Judge Powers, advanced ami grasped his hand. The enipaiieinieiit of a jury was then begun ami the box was filled with the following candidates on the first call: S.S.Dickinson, H. P. Johnson, John T. Buckle, J. C. Murphy, M. S. As-cheim. As-cheim. J. . Mitchell, C. S. Hardy, J. L. Xebeker, A. J Pendleton, jr., Daniel McDonald, Louis Martin and J. M. Brown. The struggle for an impartial duty was here begun and tho fact gradually grad-ually developed that, a great deal of interest has been awakened in the case. The jury into whoso hands the fate of Diamond will fall was secured at noon today and shows the following norsnnnel: Solomon DickensoD , J. C. Murphy, Daniel McDonald, Gideon Snyder, Mini el Perry, J. J. Daly, Frank" Jen-uiius, Jen-uiius, J. A. Heiss, P. J. Anderson, L. L. llaumgarten. Frederick Crowton and W. S. Crismon. At the afternoon session the opening stateni"Dts w ero launched and tho evidence evi-dence begun. |