The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-26
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Taleslnen Will Be
Kept Under Guard
Until Case Closes

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the event Of any illness or death Of
juror one Of the alternates will be
selected by lot to fill the vacancy.
The government used its challenge
to dismiss Julius Moen, Tioga, farm
er. The defense passed its peremp-
tory privilege.
The only members Of the jury panel
not called for examination were Albert
Linn, Bisbee; Roy T. Baker, Fargo:
Gregor Henrickson, Fort Ransom;
r. q. Duncan, Judson; and Robert
Kerr. Milton.
Progress in the selection Of jurors
was slow Friday as the court, doing
all the questioning, exercised par
ticular care in bringing to light any
political prejudices which might in
terfere with the jurymen's decision
irrespective Of evidence produced.
Up to noon Friday, ~ prospective
jurors had been called. In the ex-
aminations that followed, the gov
eminent exercised its last two chal-
lenges to dismiss E. e. Culver, Nc.
Henry, farmer; Frank ]. Vejtasa, Fair
dale, farmer.
Dismissed subsequently by defense
challenges were A. T. Spanberg, Bald
win, farmer; and w. w. Cooke, Fargo.
farmer.
Court Excuses Four
The court excused four Of the panel
for cause. They were Fred Hanna,
Lisbon, grocer, member Of the Ma
tional Guard: Charles K. Hill, Grand
Forks, oil salesman, who had BUSH
ness connections with the state mill
and the state highway department: p.
L. E. Goodwin, Fargo. manager Of a
sash and door company holding q
contract to furnish materials for the
state capitol: and Arthur Ebentier,
Darlington, creameryman, whose bust
ness brings him into association with
the state dairy commissioner.
Q. 8. Hjelle, Mercer merchant,
fifty-first juror called for examina-
ton, completed the group Of IL which
will sit on the case.
The defense, at this point In the
proceedings with one OF its 10 chal-
lenges remaining, conferred at some
length and finally announced that the
II men seated would compose the
jury. Deputy Clerk Talcott immedi-
ately swore them in.
The court then proceeded to an
nounce its decision to call two alter
mates.
Case 10 be Lengthy
Because of indications that the case
would be lengthy he said he believed
it would be wise to use the statute
allowing alternates.
Harry Smith. Rogers, and Ed Ora
ham, Ross, both farmers. were called
and excused when both testified that
the drouth crisis required their pres
ence at home.
julius Moen, Tioga, and John T..
Skar, Deep. both farmers, were next
to be called. The former was dismiss
ed by the governments challenge.
J. K. Kennedy, Mandan. furniture
dealer, took his place.
The case, with only preliminaries
out Of the way, was in its fourth day
Friday. The proceedings began Tues
day morning with arguments by at
torneys on defense demurrers to two
indictments brought against LANCER
and associates. The court sustained
the indictment charging conspiracy
to obstruct operation Of an act Of
congress, but still has under advise
ment demurrers to the indictment
charging conspiracy to solicit poll
tical contributions from federal EN-
ployes.
Defense motions to postpone the
case for a month to await the recov-
cry Of Senator Erickson, termed an
important witness for the defense,
were denied by the court, as were
motions to quash the indictments.
Selection of a jury began Thursday
afternoon after nearly three days ar
guments by the eight defense and
three government attorneys on the
various legal angles.
Forty-seven members Of the jury
panel, called for the session Of fed
eral district court now In session, were
dismissed by Judge Miller Saturday
morning.
After = review Of the calendar.