Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-17
This May be Done in Quick Time
Despite General
Belief.
7ALEsMEM LACK OPINIONS.
Reading Newspapers Has Not
Caused Them to Believe De-
tendant Guilty or innocent.
,.,,yors Make no Big Talks at Open
ing of Trial, but Get Right
Down to Business.


Il -
rr1IETIN--Thrce jurors were &C
=, tho opcninp of the sheets
ccpieu Nv ,n. c..,.
II trial iiis ai'er"oo.
mel Parry, Homer II. Burt, ana H. IL.
Il na,sie. The defense challenged o.
4 ii IN. ,rosccution II. II. WaI-
tioi'' an"
kcr
tftcr these jurors were sworn ito
( ,c,, Il,- examined were, X. w. Nicols,
william McConahay, John James. II.
r. Badger ana George H. ssper.
There may be good time MADE IN
eating Jury to sit on the case of the
- nah vs GEO. A. Sheets.
4 stale " -,.,,.
charged with accepting priue "iiiie
\ cbief of police of this city, after all.
go ,ha ,oct tbo+ the case has
oNihs ~ '''e
been hanging nre for over yeut anu
also because it has been given wide
notorlety. It was expected the work
Of getting a jury would be long and
tedious But this morning saw five
.,,as,,an nassau FOR cause out of a
p -. 49,. ;,a,cotions notnt
alaMils u te,na a ccented
" Hla1oiits uu .,nn3as. ,,oi,nsai for both
u was also eMp ,tei, ca sec IN out-
Sue sl. M9 ~. -, 20 Mi thare was no talk
ilnr' ns 1.tss. side fndp. s r. Thur
Jug us ~, ~. 1901 mai the defense de-
n niaa az, Sharee az accepting bribery
and chem jumped right into the ex-
s,ha rno,,, N,as fun of men. a ma
,..t,, ~ whom are members of the
;nrv nnnel
80
MINDS FREE flSoM blAo'
creot vond.r IL expressed at the
e,sor and fra condition of the tales
mons minds in view of tho fact that
iii are residents of this city or neigh
boring localities ana an reau -,
hsJ oninIons as to the guilt or inno-
cence Of the defendant, but asserted
evidence would break or make thor
| spnion. some of the men in the
box have sat on previous civil or
/ criminal cases and displayed a notice.
able knowledge of law and its intri-
cafe workings.
~, r,or-nrsp,r
Ahh1Ai VI SpoiN''
Judge Thurman so FAR has charge OF
.Aot
1 e.orge Sheets was in the courtroom al
4 mast surrounded by lawyers. among
whom were Judge Thurman, Soren y,
Christensen. e. A. Wedgwood and A.
irvine associate counsel On the
sta,e's eide az the table we're Mr.. Loot
bouroy and County Atty Hanson.
y, ,.,,,o>,c
INTEREST ~ SIHoN1'
vim tho axcen,son of one man. there
WON, nana az the states witnesses In
tbe roo,n and so far MS known. none of
No aefsnsa,s Trorn the close attention
gyon 10 tha nroceedinps nv The spec
TOO. 4, is a,i6ent the case has lost
i,,tJ, irtarss+ and u,ha,1 tha t,,aI Ia on
4, ~ asrreat ,ha oIS'time crowds will
,nrr out
PARENT MISSING.
c. - ~, ,,,a.,e,,s oss;oa l.povra
parront 90, :" Ne IN ,he ci,y and he
may not The sheriff repeats he does
~, Nii ,vg, wnete shnyt ' eis .nneopanae'
parents hail was his word, and the
otflc,als sa,y tbex, would make a was,-
81 he viii he here Al anv rate. his
signed confession and evidence is held
nv ths nrnseo,Iion who sees no need
. for worry
rnrAr prcrn-e
ARiAH pfsSiNS'
AT 1908 O'Clock the bailiff raped
and announced the court In session.
Fred c. Loofbourow announced the
state was ready and Soren *. Chris
tensen said the defense was also. Judge
Morse before whom the trial is being
held then instructed Clerk Howard
King ia hePin drawing names OF tales.
men Before the first eight men could
be examined. Attorney Webb, who IL q
member Of the law firm appearing ioi
The defense. asked the court that tn'
prosecution furnish u list OF It's pro
denied NV the eSnrt the prosecutor
declining TO do II without an ordel
,h o'n the neneh. Judge . h lnurit 80,
Wltu lnelnpeI OF the aelsi,n ~
y, issul reprssentatNes, theu toon AZ az
H. ,t CIV outllhen the 10Y ~ , ~,
~ ~ Hel negth the examination VI y"
Frpsr ,,,N vvAM,Npn
IA ,.,on., - =, wanda
mere W.. H. a. niai, n,t mined IA
said bo Sas -, Observation-Disclosures ebou
the sheots ~, ~, ~ go ses In varlo,I
papers heinr suhscrIber To a morn
ing nanar ana ne ,,Navvs"
Mi Mel eiland al nrst said he coul
not saw ha had an oninion In regar
10 tho oage Later he said he forme
an onlnlon and n would require som
evidence 10 change IL. Judge THU
man objected 10 Tie talesman upon thi
showing