Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-07
A VERY BREEZY CASE
Agent Barker Tells The Story oil OGsf-
Ink a Bride 10 BambeTssr.
INFORMATION AGAINST HIMSELF.
Denounced by the Defense as a Self
Confessed Criminal with Prospects
OF Bting Indicted.

The trial Of eH.Couniy Seloolman
Herman BAmberger, charged with
agreeing to accept n $500 bride from
the Western Temperature & Rogulat.
ing company, alter encounterlng
various temporary distractions, was
begun In the criminal court chamber
At $3.50 this morning before Judge
R5lapp. Joseph Edmunds was chosen
to act In the place Of Mr. Kopp who be.
came suddenly ~ last evening after
having bseu chosen.
II was nearly O'Clock yesterday
afternoon when Judge Rolapp, ascend.
cd tho bench and took his seat. In
modiately on the nlling Of the jury
box Attorney Rawllns took tho posi-.
ton that the defendant was entitled to
be tried by twelve Jurors aud not eight.
The objection was ovortuled where.
upon Mfr. Rawlins challenged the jury
on tue following groundti
First-Said Jurors wore not selected or
summoned from and are not OF tho Third
judicial district OF tho Territory ~ Utah,
or tho district ~ ascoriainod by law pro-
Viously To- the finding OF tho Indictment
herein, aud Ut tho timo Of the oifunso ~
alleged Ia said indictment, but said panel
OF Jurors aud each and overy one Of
thom were and hav0 boon selected and
summoned from Salt Lake county only
aud not Of the said district previously
ascortninod by law. Aud tho said de-
ioudant hereby claims tho right Of trial
by au impartial jury Of twelve men OF
tho IatFlUL NyhUFtIu NlN HulN fFlfUn q
alleged to have been committed, a. pre-
yloualy hsC0rtainod by law, this right
being claimed under and by virtue OF
article Of The amendments to tho Con-
stitugion OF the United States.
sOcoud-Ihat only eight Jurors arc
called, proposed aud sworn for tho trial
OF this cause, wherein the defendant, uu-
der the provisions OF the Constitution OF
tho United States horeinbefore mentioned
i On tiled and hereby demands n trial by
twelve Jurors
The challenge was Also ovsrruled
anu the examination OF Jurors was be-
gun. Eighteen were called before the
pefemptory challenges were exhaust
cd. They were r. T.. Bohoppe, A. w,
Harvey, CauHion Brown Jr., IL. &.
Bloasdale, J. IA. Woodmansee, Frank
Webb, J. NJ. Whitaker, l.. 81. Earl,
George A. Lowe, Edward Johnson. o.
| Il. Miles, =. II. Auerbacb, Henry bir-
gel, IL. W. Duncan, II. q. MArgetts,
II, Knudlen, 81. Kopp and .. II.
/ Walker.
Causisn Brown it,, L.. NJ. Earl, o.
T.. Miles, Is. h. Auerbach, Il. w.
Duncan and IL. \. Margetts all had
opinions on the case, and were excused
for cause, while Henry Slegel was per-
emptorily challenged by The prosecu-
ton and A. w. Harvey, George a.
Lowe anu J. NJ. Whitaker by the
defense.
Those finally accepted werel +.
Il. Schoppo, II. q. BleasdAle, ).
n. Woodniansee, Frank Webb, Ed
ward Johnson, II. Knudssn, NJ.
kopp and 3. II. Walker.
+. Il. Schoppe, IL. q. Bloasdals, J.
A. Nuodmansee anu Edward johnson
were Jurors In the Hayken bribery
case,
Ate O'Clock a recess was taken until
1880. Al that time note was re-
ooivtd IN which the serious illness OF
Juror kOpp was announced, after
which an adjournment was taken until
$3.50 this morning.