Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-27
five JURORS IN
MURDER CASE
Nearly Two venires Are Exhaust
ed Before Quintet of Tails
men is Accepted.
TWO PEREMPToRILY EXCUSED
Line Of Defense May Be scIf-Defcnsc
--NIaroyicl, Shows Effects of Con-
fincmcnt in County Jail.

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Up to noon today only five jurors
had been accepted by both sides in
the Maroyich murder case, now on
trial before Judge Armstrong's division
OF the Third district court. Whel,
court adjourned last evening seven
talesmen. had passed through the
y grillingp examination of both state and
defense up to the point OF percInptory
challenging This morning the state
& excused on peremptory Van Stetter,
while the defense In like manner chal-
lenged George Buckle. leaving the five
members of tho jury to be sworn on
the case as follows: Robert Savage,
Neil J.. Malmstrom, Samuel Lester,
John Burton and Thomas Marnane.
The first ycnire of so names was ex-s
hausted yesterday afternoon and the
second 9venre had been largely drawn
upon before the five jurors were Sc
cured. 1t is probable that the entire
day and perhaps tomorrow Will pas;
before the jury in the case is secured,
as only those expressing satisfactory
replies to the most searching questions
are passed by either side of the case.
The religious belief and opinions OF
each talesrnan are thoroughly gone In
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to whether the fact tina t defendant be-
$longed to a sect knows as Roman
Catholic or any witness belonging to
the sect known as Greek Orthodox
church would have influence upon
their opinion would have weight for
or against the prisoner. 1t Is believed
the inside Of the late religious wars
among the foreigners at Bingham and
Garfield, which led. it is believed to
the killing of Mike Popich and the ar
rest of Steve Marovich charged with
his murder, will be brought out In
considerable degree at the trial, and
competent interpreter will be secured
to translate the testimony of the many
Austrian and Greek witnesses who arc
to be called in tho case
MAY BE SELF DEFENSE.
I, The line or defense to be adopted
can only be forecasted from the qnes-
ltions asked by the counsel for defend
ant of prospective .Arors Every tales |
man Is queried as TO his belief In a
mans Justification for shooting an
other in self defense, and II he be-
lieves one man justified in killing an
other for defling his home. 1t is said |
that the charge will be made that |
Popich had. been Intimate with Mars
oNieh's wife, and that the religious |
feuds of the foreigners had nothing I
" no Will slnlS case. so /
DEFENDANT rs HAGCiARD.
The defendant. 4Marovich; as he SITS
patiently Awaiting Developments in the |
courtroom, is how sfplainly the results Of |
his confinement iii the county Jail since
lastsiIuly. Hell Is, pale and somewhat
haggard, with a nervous expression
in his eyes, and a look of injured in
nocence on his face. His wife oc-
cupies a@chair near him, while an in-hI
terpreter SITS next to his wife and just
behind Messrs. T'..44J DAILY and Soren
x. Christensen, whot are making a
strong technical fight for the purpose
of securing q new trial in case the
issue goes against their client.
The court room has been filled with
interested either as wit
nestes or attending from curiosity
as to the fate of their fellow country
mans District Attorney i. O. Loot
bo'.taw is conducting the case for the
s'oatn assisted by County Attorney
Willard Hanson.
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