The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-04
PROVO.
TUESDAY
CASs HITE CASE.
Attorneys Ready and the Work of Empan
neling Jury in Progress.

attorneys Ready ana Inc Work OF hmphn
neling Jury in Progress.
The court announced that the case fol
trial was the People vs.. Cass Hite.
Mr. Hiles, for the defendant, stated that
they were ready for trial, but asked tina
the record be corrected showing tina
Shaeffer and Burgess, who were alleged tc
have been implicated in the murder, were
discharged; same granted Mr.. Mont
gomery, for the defendant, stated that one
important witness, Bobby Ragland, was
absent and he would ask that his evidence
be read. AS this witness was in Jail il
the Denver motion was granted.
MIR. Hiles made short statement of the
case and began the work of examining the
jury. On the defense were Colonel Mont
gomery of Denver and A. G. Sutherland.
The prosecution was conducted by As
slant United States District Attorney John
M. Zane, who was assisted by William H.
King.
The judge ruled out all questions in re-
lstion to the measure of proof required in
criminal case.
The jurors called to the box were as fol-
lows: George Dorton, Morgan Warner,
John Q. Thomas, L. e. Cuddeback. John
Ford, Charles j. Taylor, o. H. Pulber,
Edward Reed, ]. NJ. Halliday, A. P. Haw-
ley George McKensie, w. p Bennett.
John Ford. challenged by Hiles. having
formed an opinion; the rest were passed
for cause: Zane also passed for cause.
PRE-EMPToRY CHALLENGES.
Zane challenged Bennett; Hiles chall-
enged Taylor; Zane challenged Warner;
HiIes challenged Gorten; Zane was con-
tent: Hiles challenged Hawley; balance
were sworn. viz: John o. Thomas, L. E.
Cuddeback, o. H Pulver, Edward Reed,
j. M. Halliday and George McKensie.
The following were called 10 the vacant
chairs: j. F. Westphal James Lothian,
Levi Openshsw, j. S. Fidler, Knewell
Brown and r. A. Hills, jr.
r. a. Hills, jr., was challenged because
of an opinion he had formed.
The rest were premptoraly challenged,
leaving the six who were caught on tbs
first panel.
Prosecution has exercised four challenges
and defense has exercised five.
Those sworn we're instructed as to
secrecy and were placed in the care of u
bsiliff.
Court took recess until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
&. E. Crandal Albert Glazier. Albert
G. Thomas, L. T. Shelly, ]. f. Williams
and j. B. Sellick were called TO take the
empty chairs in the jury box.
Crapdall and Glazier were challenged on
account of their familiarity with the case.
Mr.. Sellick had formed an opinion and
was excused.
Zane challenged Themes; Hills had no
challenge. Zane challenged Williams.
leaving Shelly to be sworn.
Alexander Ellis. Ephriam Nash. William
Roylance, William Cannon and Henry
Fairbanks we're next called. The defense
excused Nash and Cannon and the others
were sworn. There were no other jurors
present and there was lull taken for q
short time.
Ten jurors were secured in the Hite case
and court adjourned until this morning at
10 o'clock.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The Republicans have decided to hold
their county convention at Springvilie,
Oct. Is.
Funeral services were held yesterday
over the remains OF Robert Fl. Thomas,
who died on Saturday night.