Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-09
JURY EXAMINATION.

Out OF the nrst seven Jurors called Tor
examination on their voir dire, only
two, Leo II. Clawson and Rufus H.
Hardy, were retained. j. Il. Langford.
+. q. Holding and w. A. Sherman
we're excused because Of business in
terests which require their personal at
tention. David Habish was unable to
write the English language so was ex-
empt, Spencer Clawson is a member
Of the city board of public works so
was exempt c. d. Moon was excused
upon a medical certificate of Ill health.
OF the next seven. Joseph \. Risley,
Thomas w Partridge and Joseph Ked-
dington were sworn and accepted. Frew
W. Price was exempt on account of
being state statistician. Jonathan Il.
Openshaw's name was spelled wrong
on the slip.so he was excused. w. T..
Cromar was exempt by reason or hav-
ing served on the jury for six weeks
this year and was released. X. A. An
drews. who Is an auctloneer, asked To
be excused for the reason that he had
contracted work which could not be
attended to by anyone else. He was
excusd.
Heber Lee. II. n. Bjork and George
RaybouId were then excused. Mr.. Lee
stated that he was under PHYSICIANS
care and was given permission TO file
a certificate to that effect whereupon he
would be excused II. n. Bjork was
excused on account of being unable to
write the English language. Mr.. Ray
bould was given permission 10 find
aomeone TO take his place In his bust
ness affairs and II unsuccessful he will
probably be excused.
THESE WERE FINED.
George Gebhart and Il. F. Bauer for
whom attachments were Issued yester-
day for failure to appear when sum
moned were called on the carpet and.
not being able 10 give satisfactory ex-
cuses for their conduct were fned 70
each. They were then examined and
sworn and accepted and their names
we're placed In the box.
The court then called the case and
District Attorney Echnor said that
the state was ready for trial. Senator
Brown on behalf OF the defense stated
that he hoped something would come
nm TO prevent the case from going to
trial until Thursday, as there were
some matters OF Importance to be at
tended TO ON that date. He did not
like TO ask for continuance. but he
hoped that some other case could be
tried In the meantime. Mr., Eichnor
stated that he would agree to a re-
cess for the day. Senator Brown finally
decided TO proceed with the trial.
Joseph S. Risley Frank II. Hyde:
Rufus III. Hardy. Robert N. Holt. Davii
". Perkins. John H. Bach, Edward
White, NJ. II. Durant, Rudolph Kund-
sen. Lee n. Clawson Thomas w Part.
r,dge and George Gsbhardt We're the
fist u jurors called TO the jury box.
THE oFFENsE STATED.
Judge ". II. Kihg then stated the
nature OF the case to the jurors ana
resd the gist OF the Information which
charges Merrill NJ. Kaighn with murder
m the first degree The crime. he said.
WAS committed on Nov. rs, 1901. and
defendant IL charged with having shot
and killed Willard >. Haynes with
malice aforethought.
INSANITY CROPS OUT.
Joseph S. Risley, conductor on the
Salt Lake e. Los Angeles railway. was
The first Juror examined. In answer
to interrogations put by Judge King
he stated that he had read Of the case
In the papers, and had formed an opin-
ion as to the guilt or Innocence OF tie