FARMINGTON TIMES, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, Friday, June 16, 1905 DOOLEYS GO TO TRIAL __________ Case Called Last Monday, Jurors Summoned and Qualified and Trial Begun Yesterday Morning __________ The case of the State against Joe and Less Dooley, under indictment for murder in the first degree, was called for trial last Monday morning in the Circuit Court at this place, and both sides announced ready. Judge Killian ordered the Sheriff to summon sixty men from which to select a trial jury and report with them Wednesday morning. Out of the first forty-three examined forty qualified as jurors. Twenty-four hours were then given to the attorneys to make challenges, the State being allowed eight challenges and the defense twenty. Yesterday (Thursday) morning, the challenges being completed showed the following named twelve men selected as the trial jury: Frank Calverd, J. A. Newton, John Hicks, Charles E. Webb, Lawrence Kelley, W. H. Adams, Elza Johnson, Henry Carver, Henry Ritter, Joe Alexander, W. H. Tripp and Pearl Phipps. This case grew out of the noted family feud duel between the Dooleys and Harrises, which occurred at a picnic at Doe Run on the 4th of August, 1900, and in which W. H. Dooley, the father of Joe and Less, and Wes Harris were killed outright, and John Dooley, Jim and Frank Harris were badly wounded, John Dooley subsequently dying of his injuries; and out of which grew the killing of Bill Harris by Bill Dooley on a coach of the M.R. & B.T. railroad at Rock Spring a year later. Bill Dooley was adjudged insane at the present term of the Circuit Court and is now confined at State Hospital No. 4. After the indictment of Joe and Less, they were released on bond, which they forfeited, and their bondsmen and the officers were given much trouble in their efforts to apprehend them, in which efforts they signally failed. After the killing of Bill Harris by Bill Dooley, and the latter's capture and arrest some months later, Joe and Less finally gave themselves up for trial. After the preliminaries of swearing in the jury and arraigning the defendants yesterday morning, the examination of witnesses was begun. There are a large number of witnesses and the taking of evidence will not close before this (Friday) evening. The arguments of the attorneys will probably begin Saturday morning. Prosecuting Attorney George M. Wilson is conducting the trial on the part of the State, and W. S. Anthony, Merrill Pipkin and Politte Elvins appear for the defense. On account of illness Hon. M. R. Smith, who is one of the attorneys for the defense, is not able to appear.