Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-06
TRIAL FOR MURDER.
4 JURY SECURED Az LAST.
Opening statement iut the Prosecution.
Tho bcicuso viii again Mako
Persistent Fight.

Tho task Of securing luty &c Try
the cnsu o. George Gaylor turned cut
70 10 a harder undertaking than bad
been at IRE; expected. Upto too hour
% adjournment yesterday Afternoon
mo-. one juror ont OF tho entire original
ianul had trgu accepted, AID when
OiuIs Mcmillan Informed The oour!
mat the panel had become exhausted,
hi8 honor judge Mcruis directed that
an open veniro ior thitty more jurop
Du issuui iorihwith, anJ iaAdo return.
Ablc al 10 a., m. touAy.
Whom court rc-ss.rmbled ibis morn.
INK the additional Jurors presented
Themselves anG twelve out oi the mum.
brr ware called into the box. The frst
mau examined was Jas. Lsnglon, but Il
was ELECTED thai ho was uot taxpayer.
4iu said, however, that hn paid tho
pull.taX, and Judge Powers also Ob.
served! "rhu Juror Ia wearing watch,
aud that .s taxable propufty.D The
examination OF Mt. LanKton was pro.
cecded with by Judge Howatt Or
council for the prosecution; but tito
juror was very soou Afterwards dis.
pcuscd with, On bis admitting that he
had already formed what was tania-
mount TO an itrumovablo opinion on
the case. "5lightly!" was Mf. n. ID.
CiiiPs quiot nut significant answer TO
the preliminary Interrogation care
you "a taxpayer" aud ripple OF
laughter followed among those whO
knew the gentleman 10 be on the
HNuIHfUN NN tho Aaa
residents vi Salt Lake. Like all wht
had gone before him, MT. Gin wa,
"eAousod." Ana No the morning wore
o. with little else 10 rchuvo the tedium
until close upon half.past eleven, by
which time trial Jury had been
| obtained, Ia tho end tho jur0u were
| accepted with "Tushn NJ follows:
Robert walter, J. A. smith, Aaron
u. Porter, w. A. Rhodes, II. r. Ven
able, Daniel Pack, Geo. 3. Bailey.
| Cha. Bowdle, Henry Buhfing, Geo,
| Henry, Geo. r. Downey, ltuo Lelcher.
The prosecution exercised ten por.
cmptofy challenges aud the defense
niue.
The jurors having been duly sworn,
Judge AOwst intimatDd that the was
feauy To NJ once proceed with his
| opening statement for the prosecution.
Counsel outlined tue facts which h.
expected - prove by tho witnesses
whom he proposed 10 call, saying that
| the killing oil tbs deceased child, Clyde
| Robertson, occurred ia the southern
| part Of this city, uoAr Major avenue,
on juno .ilh, 1893. JuIgu How.ps
aiatemeut wa substantially the same
NJ that made gu the trial Of daylof's
co-deiuniani, Harry Hammond, special
stress being lail upon tho threats made
by young Hammond 70 "hx0 the
| child Clyde, while Gaylot was In his
company, ON tho morning Of tho
| ugsudy. The shooting ot Clyde hap
| prned the same afternoon.
The prosecuting attorney insisted that
there was Il pfcconoeivol desiyn on
the par, n the two boys 10 take little
Clyde's life, anu adverted 10 certain
contradictory statements made ny tue
accused PRIOR and Subsequent to their
arrest.
II was not cUntenieJ, no said, that
Gayl0r carried tho gun which chusud
tue onild's death ur that HE hand
pulled tbs trigger, bat he was with
Hammond, who III the actual shoot
ing, hiiug, ass.Hling anu HhUlling him
In doing the act, Gtyl0r was tho elder
boy Ui Tho two anu Hammond was un.
der his domination.
Judge Powers in,imhted that the
defense desired to reserve the right 10
| withhold IT, statement until tho close
Of The case for the prosecution.
Court then took "a recess TIL Pun,
Judge Merritt admOnishing the Jury
not 10 discuss the case among them.
selves IN the Interval.
As ON yesterday afternoon Gaylofis
father nuu mother sat beside him, and
blth appear 10 realize the gravity VI
their sons position far more than doea
the lad himself. George Gaylor IL n
quiet, inOiieuslys looking boy OF rs
years, ana very intelligent. His par
ents are mighty respectable people aud
have long been residents Of this city.
The prosecutiOni aa stated In these
columns yesterday, IL being conducted
by Assistant District Attorney Howat
aud Attorney George L.. Nye; judge
Powers ana Attorney G.. u. White
more are counsel for tho defense. At
tUTuey Waite, who took 30 prominent
d part ia the trial oi Harry Hammond.
GaylOr'a co,uooudant, does not Eppear
a. the present investigation,
When court reRssumbled at tive
O'Clock there was some "waTm" talk
DO wesu Judge Powers aud Assistant
District Attorney H0wat a. 90 whether
or not thV Jury should DO taken 10 In.
srsct the sHrno OF the shooting. Judge
HOwat desired the jury 10 20 there
before the testimony was taken; Judge
Powers uOntendvd that they should
NOT 10 uutiinl tue testimony was in.
Chief Justice Merritt In friend
Iy way called counsel 10
order once or twice. Intimately Il
was decided that Attorney J. II.
Hairs ant two court bailitis should
forthwith accompany the Jury 70 the
mot, tue former (pho was Hwornl 10
polnt out tue objects incident 10 tho
rase 10 them.
judge Merritt took occasion 20 re-
mari during tho cIllCquy that he WAS
moot RuXiOus the accused should have
o. thoroughly lair and impartial trial.
Daring the absence Of the jury the
court took u recess.
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