Show ON the is madlne a vigorous I it was several days before a jury could be secured to try thia noted case most of the jurors in attendance had heard read or expressed an opinion and it was considered advisable to bring a number of new jurors from the northern part of tho district who were not likely to be so well informed as to the case the jury was completed this morning counsel for the people are assistant U S district attorney R smith county prosecuting attorney S R thurman and mr D evan for defendant mr J L rawlins and sutherland SOD tho defense moved first thing that the prosecution be required to segregate the complaint and present each part under separate heads as the complaint charged defendant with having committed four distinct namely administering drugs alcoholic drinks force and rape the motion was overruled by the court mr evans of the prosecution presented the case to the jury on the of december last mrs shurtliff wife of defendant went to lake on business leaving her restaurant in the care of complainant nant miss adams tb deafen dant owning and manipulating a drug store a few doors from the restaurant miss lunceford Luu ceford was asked by mrs S to stay as companion at nighta with the adams girl during hr absence that night the two girls were invited by iS and ike dark to accompany them to a dance in buffs huffs hall after returning the girls were induced to play a game of cards with the two men and afterwards to drink como wine the girl adams became stupefied fied from the of the wine which it was alleged was drugged after laying her bead on the table she remembered no more until next morning when she found shurtliff in bed with her i mary hannah adams was sworn and testified the young lady was on the witness stand during the who leof the morning session and was subjected to acost severe and critical cross examination the testimony is of a character unfit far publication the court has very properly ex clu ed all but the members of the bar officers of the court and oue or two others from the court room during the trial provo enquirer |