The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-18
NO JURY YET IN
DRISKELL CASE
Out of Twenty-Four Talesmen
Examined Thursday, Only
Two Jurors Obtained.
THREE MORE MEN NEEDED
TO COMPLETE THE PANEL
Defense to Make Strong Fight
Against Adnittamce of Pris-
0ner'S Confession.

After exhausting the twelve names
on the special venire issued Wcdnes-
dav. and also the twelve names on
second special venirc issued thursday
morning, only two additional jurors
were secured in the trial OF u. r..
Driskell for the murder of Special Po'
liceman c. c.. Riley, in Judge Lewis S
division Of the district court Thursday.
Another venirc was issued for twenty
additional talcsmen, who Will report
for duty this morning, and 1t is ex-
pected that the three additional men
necessary TO complete the jury Will be
secured out of that number.
The two Jurors accepted by the state
and defense TO try tho case Thursday
are John Il. Cottain and Robert II;
Morris. The other seven secured
Wednesday arc Anthony Bates, u, u.
Schlip, 5. II. Green ". a. Wilson
Henry Duncomb, Jr., j. l.. Cameron
and j. T. Poulton,
Twenty our Men Examined.
\ total of twenty-four talesmen were
examined in the case Thursday, and
of these four were challenged for
cause by the state and excused
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the defense and excused. one was ex
cused npon the second pcrcmptory chal
leuge by the state, and four were eX
cused upon peremptory challenges by
the defense, while the others were
either excused by the court or were
exempt from Jury duty. The defense
has used seven of its peremptory chal
lenges, while the state has only used
two.
1t is believed that the remaining
three jurors will be secured today, ano
that the opening statement by District
Attorney Loofbourow will be made t.
the Jury and the taking of testimony
commenced late this afternoon Driskel
is being defended by Attorneys Ma
thonihah Thomas and Dale Parke.
Fight Against Confession.
The principal fight in the case will
be The effort of the defense TO prevent
Driskell s confession of the murder
from being introduced in evidence
Outside of this confession. it is be
lieved that the stSIe has little evidence
against Driskell. &iley was murdered
on State street the night of October
last, while takils Driskell and hi,
companion to the police station after
he had arrested them upon suspicion
of being implicated in n hold-up ol
Second East street shortly before theiT
arrest.
Both the prisoners made their escape
but Driskell was captured by the po
lice few days afterward, and while
in the police station made n compIet,
confession of the crime. After being
committed to the county Jail h,
planned to escape, but the scheme wa:
detected IN time by Sheriff Sharp
after which Driskell was taken to the
state prison for safe keeping.
Driskell appeared as disInterested il
the proceedings in court Thursday a.
he did the first day of his trial, and die
not seem TO be worried in the least Il,
to the outcome Of his trial, which, il
he is convicted, may mean the deatl
penalty for his offcnse.
The nine Jurors accepted by both
sides. in charge OF a deputy sheriff
attended and heartily enioyed the pro
duction of "The Ensign at the Grand
theater, Thursday evening