Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-26
TRIAL OF {. T. BATE
ON ARSON CHARGE
Rlyerton Postmaster Appears before
Judge NorreIl in Criminal Court
JURY NOT YET SECURED.
nearly all Persons Examined had
Head of the tase aud Formed
an opinion.


an opinion.
The trial OF Ernest r. Bate, the
Rivcrtou postmnstor ON the charge ot
arson. begun before judge Norrh ana
a Jury Do The criminal branch of the
Third district court today The dee
PENDANT h represented by the law hrm
Of Richards a vuHan. while County
Attorney Putnam and hia chief naaist-
ant. Mr. Ray Van Colt appear ln Dee
half Of the state.
SLOW progress has thus fir been made
In the case. owing 60 the dlnlculty oN-
perienood IN securing "a jury sntlHinc-
tory 10 both sides Nearly all the jurors
examined had heard or read something
OF tho case nnd quite n few confessed
that they had formed opinions which
would influence them IN their verdict
The defendant a very young looking
man. occupied a scat right alongside "
his attorneys, and watched the pro-
cecilnFa with more than ordinary In
terost The court room has been
crowded with SPECTATOR. the case
seemingly having attracted widespread
attention.
AmonE the questions propounded by
Counsel Tor the defense was, DO you
know Mr. u. a. Grant agent Tor the
Home Ftrc Insurance company ANA
another. Arr you % policy holder pr
stockhodcr In the Home Fire Insurance
company
the Home Fire company none were
HtockhuiderH. some had done business
with ita agents. an knew or had heard
of Mf Grant though a number could
not say whether his Initials wgrc ID "
or HJ AMI
BATES ALLEGED CRIME.
Tho information reads ns follows.
Ernest a.. Bate. having heretofore
been duly committed By j, li Timmuny
a committing magistrate OF this coun-
~ 90 answer 10 this chnrgc n accused
BY Graham 4. Putnam, county and
prosecuting attorney for the county u
Salt Lake state N Utah, by this In
formation. of the crime u arson. com.
mitted as foll1wui
''That the said Ernest r. hate. on the
LIST day ~ April a. ID. 1893. al Riyortun,
county " Salt Lake. state u Utah. did
unlawfully wilfully. felonioualy ana
malicloualy oct IRE 70 ana burn. with
intent 20 destroy. certain house to-
wit A storo ~ one W. Y. Rate, then
and there situated. the Aforesaid store
being then and thuru capable OF aftori-
Ing shelter for human beings; contrary
10 the form n the statute in such cases
made ana provided and against the
peace and dignity Of the State % Utah"
EXAMINATION or jurors.
The nrst eight Jurors called were. W.
II. Foster. ". W. Rivers. George 4.
narwood, Fred Everhurdt, stephen l..
MaNHIQ NlhWHN.a nN.aHa5sHH.ss.N
Helm aud David Cameron.
Juror Foster remembered having read
an account N the ease in the papers
and had In consequence formed an opln-
Ion which would require considerable
evidence TO rcmovr. Mr.. Foster was
challenged by Attorney Varian. Mr..
Putnam ana not resist the challenge and
the juror was excused.
Juror Rivers, hookkropcr az the Trlh-
une office. said be had read about the
case ana confessed having formed an
opinion touching the guilt or Innocence
OF the accused Mr. NaHnn challenged
the Juror. but after being further quoa.
toned by Mr. Putnam Mr. Rivers said
no could ~ IN the ease and return
verdict ~ accordance with tho t0stl-
ngny, The challenge was withdrawn.
Juror Eycrhnrdt had read something
about the chso. but had formed mo- opln-
Ion one way or the other.
ONLY READ THE HEADLINES.
Juror Moyle said Il had boon his GUS
tom for sometime past 90 glance over
the headlines ~ articles that appeared
IN the daily papers, Tie recalled the
Hate case a. reported, but had only
read the caption.
did you not read the body OF the
natter enqulrcd Attorney Vartnn.
NO, sir, ala not" answered tho
Vst. srA
greatly Increasing body Of citizens who
do not read everything Ia the news
papera7 OLaughterD
Mnyle tamillngl-l don't know what
other people do. but I am compelled 10
on account OF being pressed FOR time
MT Moylo was later challenged by
the state and got excused
Juror Sherwood had read the news.
paper accounts VI the case. but didn't
attach much Importance 90 that fnrtt
IN short DE did not believe the story.
~ tbs Same time hc did not think me
proper orcera would inform against
the DESCENDANT "uulogH there was SOME
thing IN H." He meant by that. % was
case which ought 60 be- Investigated
was arm believer IN the rule of Iaw
which held man 10 be innocent until
proven guilty.
DID NOT BELIEVE IN INSURANCE
Juror Holm was IN state Of abs,.
lutte ignorance no Tar as tho nutU ease
was concerned ana for TINT reason
considered himself competent 10 sIt Iu
Judgment upon The defendant. lind
never carried any insurance un hli
pI9ltrN, Tor tho reason that hp con.
Hldrirl he was Just 900 safu without ID
ns With a. The State exercised ita par.
excused.
rhg aefenso challenged Juror Gamer.