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Show SIOCEEIlS iaffilAL : E m MMMM GLEASON; PLEA MAY BE ACCIDENT MMpaaaapWpBPPPPaapPMPMPPPPpppBpaBPMSJPMPPPPPWPBPl ' ' One Street Cir Man Drawn on Jury, but He Had Decided De-cided Opinion and Hence Was Disqualified. PPPPPPPPPS -' 5 SHOCKLEY JAILED UNDER ALIAS OF KANE. q . John M. Shockley went by the name of Jack Kane, In Montana about D a year ago, where he was arrested for highway robbery and acquitted. This Information was given by Sheriff Qulnn of Silver Bow county, Mon- , tana, w.ho was In Salt Lake recently and visited the county Jail, where , be was recognized and spoken to by Shockley. Shockley was arrested at Dillon and, as there was no jail there, he was placed In the Jail at' Virginia City to await trial. While going from Virginia back to Dillon for trial he was kept for four days In the county Jail. at Butte, sharing the cell of James Martin, who has since been-executed for murder. . . S But little progress was made In the trial of James M. Shockley, charged with murder in the first degree, which was taken up before Judge C. W. Morse this morning. Shockley is on trial for the murder of Amasa Gleason and Thomas L. Brighton, street car men. on the night of January 6, 1904. He was brought from the county Jail this morning by Deputy Sheriff Cowan. He was dressed in a dark suit, was smoothly shaved and had his wavy hair dressed carefully. H. A. Smith of the law firm of Wilson & Smith is conducting the defense. It was agreed between him and District Attorney Elchnor that case No. 1161 in which Shockley Is alleged to hare killed Amasa I Gleason, be tried first. . Jurors' Hunts Are Drawn. Attorney Smitri - made the opening statement to the Jury for the . defense and the following names were' drawn from the Jury box: William ,C. Lee, Thomas P. Page. William Wil-liam Readeker. A. Hanauer, Jr., Oeorge D. Nebeker. Walter L. Price. R. W. Anderson. An-derson. Frank C. Howe, John H. Boden. J. J. H. Latimar. Ell L. Price. Ed S. Brooke. . He Had an Opinion. William C. Lee, a street car man, had an opinion of the case and was challenged chal-lenged for cause, as was also William , Readeker. A. Hanauer, Jr.. Thomas P. Page. George D. Nebeker. and Ell' L. Price were passed for cause, after which the 'noon adjournment was taken. - From the questions asked In the examination ex-amination of talesmen It is evident that the defense will be along the line of accidental ac-cidental shooting, and that perhaps the . plea of self-defense will be brought In. ' It is thought that It will take several days to secure a complete-Jury. - |
