Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-24
One Of Principals in Ten Thou
sand Dollar Robbery Scan
dial in Court.
TALESMEN BEING SELECTED.
But Two Left in The Jury Box
When Judge Armstrong An
nounces Recess.
Is Evident That Majority of Jurors
Questioned Have Decidedly Fixed
Opinions Regarding the AFFAIR.

The examining OF talesman to SIT
through the Donaldson trial was COM
menced this morning in Judge ARM
strong's court. The defendant Doctor
Jim" Donaldson, himself was there at
tired as nattily as over and looking all
spiclt and span He was seated beside
his attorney, s. r. King. Major NJ A.
Breeder was also present. District At
torney Fred c. Loofbourow conducted
the questioning of talesmen for the
state. The room was full of men of all
ages, for the most part term Jurors
who may be called upon when jurors
are excused from serving. A few OF the
ever present "curl0us' We're scattered
throughout the rows Of jurors. 1t was
evident from the start that some diff
Guilty is to be encountered in filling the
box as out of eight men questioned this
morning but two were left when court
took recess at noon. The Jurors an
nounced they hold fixed opinions re-
gardlng the guilt or Innocence of the
defendant from reading the newspapers
and from talking with others. The
two men who remained in the box were
Carl A. Schied Of the board of under
writer's ot this city aud Walter S. At
wood OF Murray
When the noon recess was called four
men of the six called on the second
drawing remained and Charles Caffall
a printer was being questioned. Two
jurors had been excused, making the
total number of talesmen excused dur
ing the morning, eight In all,
SELECTING A JURY.
| The examining of jurors to sit
promptly at 10 o'clock, The room WAS
| filled with men of all ages to draw
upon should difficulty be encountered
| In filling tina box. Eight men flied in-
to the box. and after some little prep
| aration among attorneys for the state
| and defense, the examination began.
| The eight men who fled into the box
as their names were called were George
Margetts and VIM II, Cameron of
| Salt Lake; Geo. w. Webster of Tay-
| louisville, Walter 8. Atwood OF Murray,
| Geo. s. McAllister of Salt Lake. Ne
| phi Vincent of South Jordan, and Carl
| A. Sched, and d. Foster OF Salt Lake.
EXAMINATION BEGINS.
MIR. MaIgetts was the first man ques-
TONED, Attorney 5. \. King brought
| out, with no trouble. that the first man
had a liked opinion. so fixed, indeed,
that any evidence which might be in
| troduced would not change II. This
opinion was reached, Mr.. Margetts ex-
planned, after reading the Deseret
| News and Herald. Mr.. Margetts was
excused after District Atty. Fred a.
| Loofbourow asked him several ques-
tons which brought out more strong
l,ly the fixed ness OF his opinion re-
ssarding Donaldsons guilt or inno-
| cence,
CAMERON ALSO EXCUSED.
William II. Cameron. an employee OF
| the Freed Furniture company, was the
second talesman examined. He, also.
said he holds fixed opinion regarding
the defendants guilt or innocence Cthe
| tRlesmen were not required 10 state
which belief they heidi. Mr. Cameron
| said he believed he would not and could
4 not make an impartial Juror, He was
| challenged by Judge King for the de-
Tense and was excused.
FIGHT OVER WEBSTER.
George w. Webster Of Taylorsyina
vas the third man examined. He SAID
he read OF the McWhirter robbery and
| subsequent events In the Deseret News
| ana had Il fixed opinion. he said II Wad
30 strong Tint he did not believe sitting
| through the trial would alter II. Thr
| district attorney took the juror in hand
| ana DTnukIil out tLdItltleDNs IlOAh illlt
which indicated that he mighth change
| his opinion. Mr.. LoofbourOW resisted
| Judge Kings challenge and was sus-
tanned The attorney for the defense
noted an exception and opened another
| line OF questioning which proved Web
ster has his mind made up firmly de-
| spite his waVering statements. Judge
King renewed his challenge and this
| time It Was not resisted by Mr.. Loot.
borrow. Webster Was then excused.
ATWOOD is ACCEPTED.
Walter S. Atwood was the fourth
man questioned. He thought be could
reach an opinion inter listening to the
facts as brought out during tho trial
Some time was consumed by Atty
| King IN going over the little points
and at the conclusion OF this question
ing, Atwood stopped aside 81 favor
with both state and defense.
PASSED FOR CAUSE.
George s. McAllister. manager OF 4.
| @. M. l. shoe factory WAS the NTH
man. His nina WAS Fixed nom read
ms the various papers and Journals
| published IN this city. MIR, McAlliA-
| Ter said he believed he could Ignore
this opinion however, I'd 40 by the
| evidence In court" be volunteered. ils
was passed for cause.
VINCENT EXCUSED.
Nophi Vincent, n farmer Of South
Jordan, followed Through reading
tho "News' ana Tribune, he formed an
opinion. he explained, which would
/ need strong evidence 10 remove. lie
added that he would not care 10 be-
tried by Jurors IN his state Of mind
| He was excused.
sCHIED GETS THROUGH
Carl A. sohied. with the hoard uf
! fire underwriters OF this city, was the
seventh talesman lie answered Any
! Kings questions In manner salts
factory To state ana defense
THREE MEN IN THE RoS.
William y. Foster was the eighth
man. He said he read Of the MoWhir-
ter case In MI Salt Lake papers ard
also IN the Denver papers IN 20 do
! ing, he formed very fixed opifinl
! one very hard 10 change The tales
/ man was challenged ana excused. This
left three men IN the box. Carl Schled.
/ George s. MeAllister and Walter S.