The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-04
Prosecutor Questions Venire.
men Closely as to Whether
They Have Been Ap-
preached.
ANOTHER JUROR is
PLACED IN THE BOX
Friend of Accused States That
He Would Vote for Death
Penalty if Convinced
of Guilt.
Jurors Accepted.

Jurors Accepted.
j, M. Morgan, age 3s years,
farmer. Fourteenth South and
Eighth West.
Jared G.. Roundy, age SO years,
farmer, Sixteenth South and Ninth
East.
William q. Rowe, age 81 years,
merchant, 327 Earls court.
Arthur Robinson, age 81 years,
merchant, 933 East Sixth South.
N. P. Peterson, age, 81 years,
farmer, Granger.
Glen Miller, age SO years. capi-
talist, 1860 First avenue.
D. G. Evans, age 56 years, team
ster, Bingham.
g. r. Epperson, age so years,
salesman, 83 Continental building.
Activities Of a mysterious stranger
who has for some days frequented the
corridors of the city and county build
ing and endeavorcd to engage in con
versation veniremeu summoned in the
trial of G.. A. Inflow. is causing the dis
trict attorneys office much concern.
The identity of the stranger has not
been fixed. nor can Mr.. Leatherwood
and his assistants learn the object Of
the stranger S interest in the case. That
the attorneys for the state view with
distrust the presence Of the mysterious
one is shown in the questions repeated
ly put to the veniremen by Mr.. Leath-
erwood or Mr.. Farnsworth, his chief as
sistat.
'fHas small, dark man, with
short. stubby mustache and promi-
nent nose, approached you in the corri-
doris of this building while you were
here awaiting summons into the court
room - is the question put to many of
the prospective jurors by counsel for
the state None of the veniremep as
yet has admitted holding conversation
with man answering the district at
torney's description. but the vigilance
of the prosecutor is In no wise relaxed.
and he is constantly on the alert for
traces Of the work of the mysterious
one. Mr. Leatherwood declines To
make any explanation of the object Of
his suspicious OF the source of his In
formation, and other court attaches
profess ignorance Of the matter.
EppersOn Selected.
Another juror, the eighth IN the six
days during which examination or
talesmen has progressed was selected
Yesterday morning. c. R. Epperson, 80
years of age, salesman and happy
bridegroom Of ten months duration.
was the selection The examination OF
Mr.. Epperson was partially concluded
before Friday adjournment and he
was the first venireman placed on the
stand when court convened yesterday.
He was speedily passed for cause and
later was sworn as juror.
Contrary to expectation, Judge
Ritchie did not require an afternoon
session Of court yesterday. He kept
the court in continuous session from
10 O'Clock in the forenoon until later
than ! O'Clock in sthe afternoon. and
then. deemine it unlikely that the re-
naming four jurors could be secured
during the remaining hours of the day,
adjourned court until 10 O'Clock Mon
day morning.
Late yesterday afternoon the defen-
dant was brought into open court, as
the Jurors had preferred a request and
the law requires the presence of the
defendant when any order is issued
Members Of the jury, observing the or
der of the court. had been kept to-
gether by the bailiffs III charge. D, c.
Evans, juror No. Z. is on crutches as a
result of an accident ten weeks ago in
which he sustained broken leg. The
other Jurors. feeling the need of exer-
else. were restrained by the necessity
Of being "kept together as ordered
They asked and received an order that
a special bniliff to attend Mr.. Evans be
appointed, giving the others more free
dom of action. The request was cheer
fully acceded to by the court.
Twelve Examined.
Twelve veniremen were examined at
session. or the number three
we're passed for cause, including Mr.. Ep-
person, who was accepted as a juror.
The others, William ID. Neal of 90 Gem