Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-11
ALL THE JURORS
NOW CHOSE
Whole Of the Forenoon Consume
In Selection Of One Man.
LAST ONE THIS AFTERNOON
Question as 20 Whether Hubbard Was
In Danger %, Being Llnehed by
Infatuated citizens.

The result Of the examination Of jur'
ors 10 sit on the Hubbard rape case
this morning was that one additional
Juror was selected, leaving si.l an
other chair TO be filled during the after
noon or later. During the morning
sewn Jurors were examined on their OR
dire The state exercised one peremp-
tory challenge. and the defense three,
bringing the total up to eight for the
state and seven for the defense
The first tyo jurors called 70 COM
plete the panel this morning were Lewis
q. Wlckersham and Edward II. Guest.
Judge Powers first started In with
the examination OF Lewis Wiukersham.
The Juror admitted that he had read
the article In the Herald stating that
the feeling aginst Hubbard was so in
tense that there were rumors OF
lynchlnB, and also the News story
that no such feeling existed. lie be-
lieyed that his mind was perfectly IN
biased and that he could render an I'M
partial verdict on the case on trial Az
ter q rigid examination Il twenty min
utes' duration. In which the Judge could
find no cause for taking exception to
the juror, he passed on to the examlna-
ton Of Edward Guest. The Juror de-
clared that he would vote for conylc-
ton on preponderanCn Of evidence.
Judge Powers explained that this was
not sufficient. that he must have an
abiding conviction. beyond n reasonable
doubt, Of the guilt OF the defendant.
and MIR. Guest said that he bell we'd
he would act In this way.
He said that the fact Of the prominence
Of the defendant, or sympathy for him,
OF statements 10 the effect that pub
lie example must be made OF the per-
petratOr Of such q helnous crime, would
have no weight with him. The exam
nation Of both Jurors was lengthy on
the part OF the defense, and alter !,
brief examination on the part If thr
state both Jurors were turned over to
the defense again After creating
laugh in the court room by elIciting tn,
reply from Juror Wickersham that he
would recognize w. c. Hubbard iron,
pictures OF him In the newspapers
Judge Powers peremptorlly challenged
the Juror, and Mr.. Wlckersham was ex-
cused.
This made five peremptory chal.
lenges on the part OF the defense, while
the state had used up seten Of It's M
teen challenges. Juror Quest was then
passed by both sIdes accepted and
sworn. There remained but one vacant
seat In the Jury box now and al ii 30
o'clock William l.. Binder was called
for examination. He said that he had
known MIR. Hubbard IN a business way
for years. He was passed by counsel
on both sides for cause, but the de-
Tense again exercised his right OF pei-
emptory challenge, bringing the total
OF his challenges up 10 six.
Thomas p. Evans was
the next name called. In answer 10
the questions OF counsel for the de-
Sense, the Juror claimed to have per-
feotly unprecedented mind with regard
10 the Hubbard case. The fact OF
having read OF the case IN the Tribune
he said, did not by any means con-
vince him OF the authenticity OF the
story OF the alleged crime. Since read
In the ease II had passed from his
mind entirely He was guard AT Salt
Palace and had troubles OF his own 10
occupy his mind. He was passed for
cause, but peremptorily Challenged nv
the State, making IT'S eighth perempto.
~ challenge.
Edwin NJ. Hartman was next called,
He admitted a slight bias against Tho
prisoner was challenged FOR cause on
the part OF the defense and excused.
The next name drawn from The hurv
box by Clerk Hines was that OF lanes
Eager. Mr.. Eager nrofessed n silgh,
deafness. which was considered ,nsut,i .
Client 10 dIsguallfy him for hiry service
He professed an absolutsly pnhiased
mind and knew OF no reason whv he
could moi aIt In The cass ana ~ 4,
fendant nv slght I'M, b.d nayer Ma
any business relations with bim The
mntter Of his hearing yvss ensII,. s,h-
mitted 10 he conrt TIVE ro,s, o oon
slderod thet as thare n,ish, ~ a,ola,,I