Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-28

10, struggle for a jury to try
- p,nbrook on the charge OF
= aver at last. The twelfth
Y. =. secured this morning in the
n u.Pollceman Carey, after the
$500 exhausted its last peremp-
y a.,,.se made some formal objec'
.rssrd TO the failure OF certain
q. 10 appear. and Mr.. Putnam then
n NJ opening for the state The
nav be truthfully characterized
.s,,and 10 the point" The states
IN. tragedy was given, Mr.. Put
spmlslng TO prove all Of his as
~ He expressed regret that the
ge.wltnesses to what occurred
a,,sly before the shooting ana
Lam essential part OF the tragedy
,.,sous whose testimony the State
d asredlt.
n, statement was generally taken
r,sing especially 10 Leda strom-
al probably to Steve Keene ana
!, essrs as well, and 1t called out
,eru5us protest from both Judge
- and Mr.. Rogers. The statement
.sapleted just in time for the noon
=
NJ court reconyened the room was
III With spectators. among them
,,sobably a dozen ladies.
BALES BENBRooK ARRIVES.
D rOups formed in court this
|nr- as heretofore. The defend
casual, was early, and Il was
,ssHAaits before the ladies arrived.
/ h Bone. Bcnbrook's sister kissed
| b lssionately as he took his seat.
|Eis wife chatted with him for a
r. A little later the group was
lr,rlsd BY the arrival Of Charles
|senak. the eldest Of the three broth
r. He Is q large man, like all the
i,is9iss, very dark, and wears a full
vi He Is a druggist at Fayette-
r. Arkansas, the family home. Ac-
|rNryng him is his son Peter, aged
pzy-fye years This makes eleven
ist n the Benbrook group, includ-
y De defendant.
N S l. Clawson, Miss Morris. Vic
D yoris h. v Morris and Mr.. Hob
n we're present when the proceedings
lli and occupied seats, as usual, be-
p he attorneys for the State.
nEPENsE MAKES OBJECTION.
Nan proceeding with the case,
..sN Powers called attention 10 the
J, nat Elmer Hin and j. W. Camp
lliols who had been summoned
isinsf yenlres, had not yet ap,
MI He objected 20 proceeding
= ne Jurors on a later venire until
aa had an opportunity 20 examine
i-la Hlll and Campbell. The re-
~ O NE officers In both cases were
.t'1el. Showing that every effort had
~ uiae 70 serve these jurors person
is OBJECTION was oyerruled by Judge
u NE Defense noting an exception.
had A FIXED OPINION.
.s.oaofe W Whitley, a merchan.
I Gosei was the first Juror TO be
.-nel He stated that he had
. !, On one jury in a murder case,
- j. y. " NE lad who shot Claud Robert
/, 10y years ago. He had formed
'lliss'ed an opinion as to the guilt
49, ,..'.'l,se OF the accused. County
~,al Putnam lived next door 10
4. w y. ana might have said some
M. ,o1W ne case He HAD spoken
y N, lllnaln regarding the Mills case.
!. NVessed his opinion regarding
az youfp 's -"'''' 'ase us
,s' s9gld say that IT did mos, EN-.
\ s' Y. y, you an opinion regarding the
,,. !. ,'.a,aoe.ence Of the defendant at
tiye'
I'M ' me was challenged for both |
@'1 implied bias and excused.
His RELIGIOUS BELIEF.
80. MN, T. Cox. Of Forest Dale ,
y. .''a. stated that he had read OF |
~ "a "a 'ne newspapers, and had |
n ~ w a member OF any church ?"
ne Mormon Church,
'A|NNN lIA III
= an Elder"
y ''ns have you held that posi-
!, years
y /. w sknow any OF the Morris ia
I 1ohn Z. Hansen9g
.lsw u""0"h Mr. Hansen about
!, !. '9 =, any Fixed and settled opln-
g,.iT u' suit or innocence Of the
hreH
,, s5s was challenged for cause
! ANOTHER EXCUSED.
u s' /, e Sssneron, a brick mason. re.
n G SOUTH Eleventh East. knew
nlsl.,' ,l having met him while
osru 4, y scotland. He had read
Z tna -, ssis tragedy, formed a
'''ea opinion and had Il
an. s'S heron was excused
fsns,a a farmer, % years OF
ID ~ az crescent. was next
nan sy h ,lea that he was an Ems.
, ''h and came direct to
I'd you live when you ar.,