The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-24
PROVO.
February "a, 1892
THE CASS HITE CASE.
Efforts to Secure Jury-A Cigarette
Thief.

Efforts to Secure Jury-A Cigarette
Thief.
Yesterday morning the court room was
well filled, there being present, besides the
petty jurors and witnesses, large num-
Der of persons who were interested IN the
Cass Hite murder case, which was then
commenced. Ogden Hiles, Luke K. Hite,
A. G. Sutherland and the accused, Cass
Hite, took seats close together at the at
torneys' tables. The prosecution was con-
Quoted by John M. Zane and J. L. Rawlins.
The first business was the examination OF
petty jurors, which was conducted by MIR.
! Zane. The prosecution was ready to pro-
coed with the Hite murder case, but the
defense preferred to wait until Judge
/ Powers arrived to-day.
| Judge Blackburn thought there would be
no probability of a jury until to-day at
noon, when Judge Powers would arrive,
and the case proceeded. Application was
made for the admission of MIR. Schaetfer to
bail upon his own recognizance. He was
admitted in the sum OF $1,000,
Luke *. Hite and A g. Sutherland were
entered on record as counsels for the de-
tense.
The following is the first PANEL: Riley
Giles, passed for cause; S. T. Curtis,
passed for cause DINER Harmon, passed
for cause; John d. Llewllyn, passed for
cause; L. G. Brownen excused; had
formed an opinion by reading; Henry God
dard, passed Tor cause; X. A. Deal, passed
for cause; Lars D. Lawrence, challenged;
formed an opinion; Samuel Taylor, passed
for cause; Frank Elmer, challenged;
prejudice; Thomas w. edward, passed for
cause.
Mr.. Hills proceeded with the examina-
ton of these jurors and claimed that each
n ha La 70
challenges when that came to an issue.
The defendants are Cass Hite, William
Shaeffer and Joseph Burgess.
The question of prejudice toward man
who habitually carried arms on the frontier
, was asked each juror.
, Joseph McChrystal was called as Mr.,
BroWnel was excused. j. w. Coates
was called, Burrows being excused. He
| had formed an opinion which would take
!, strong evidence to remove. Josiah Beck
! was called, vice Lawrence excused. His
mind was somewhat biased and be was
also excused. S. E. Chapman was called
and passed for cause. Mr.. Elmer was
challenged because of his prejudice against
, man who carries arms. W. b. Hughes
was called and passed for cause.
Mr.. McChrystal was challenged by the
prosecution and excused because OF being
, opposed to capital punishment. Davis
> Clark was called and passed by Mr.. Hiles
for cause. Mr.. Chapman was excused be-
cause of requiring evidence beyond the
possibility of doubt before conviction
S Nicholas Clrwson was next called. Zane
, preemptoraly challenged Llewellyn anC
1; passed the balance. Hiles challenged
3 Coates, Deal, Cloward, Clark and Goddard
a The following were left to be sworn
Riley Giles, Oliver Hartman, S. L. Curtis
Q Nicholas Clawson, w. B. Hughes, auc
g Samuel Taylor.
d An open venire was issued for twenty
f more Jurors.
/ Court adjourned until $3.50.
: The following are the petty jurors wht
were examined and took the oath yester
g day: T. G. Brownell, H. Goddard, JOSIAH
q Beck, S. L. Chapman, r. A. Deal, w. H
+ Grant L. S. Scott, }. W. Scott, ]. w. Car
n ter, Lars y. Lawrence, w. b. Hughes, r
: o. Simons Thomas w. Coward, Franl
! Elmer, Samuel t. Curtis. John Egan
d John D. Llewelen, T j. Meyer, Olive
Harmon, Joe McChrystal, N. Clawson, Il
Huff, Riley Giles.
), AFTERNOON SESSION.
= Court resumed session at $3.50 and 81.
- additional jurors were called in the Hit
y murder case as follows: H. Huff. j. Egan
= o. w. Simons ir., Thomas Sutherland, j
T. Tompson and T. ]. Farrer.
Farrer was told to stand aside being
witness in the case, Andrew Nelson too
u his place.
a Zane challenged Sutherland, Egar
II Thompson. Hiles excused Nelson, Simous
d Mr.. Huff the remaining juror, was swor
u and the court adjourned until this mornin
. at 10 o'clock.
A CIGARETTE THIEF
: John Bishop, small boy from SchofielG
:, was srraigned on a charge of burglary, i
e, having stolen cigars and cigarettes to Tia
d amount of about $500, from VIM. Potte,
Alex Sutherland was appointed to take hi
:. case and he will plead this morning