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Show THE NEW TERM Opens With the Empaneling of a Grand Jury WHICH IS NOW AT WORK. One Judgment fey JJefaultA Demurrer to the Complaint in' the Ht. Pleasant Lottery Case Was Arg-ued at Some Length Further Hearin? Set for March 2nd. The First District court opened this morning at 10 o'clock and the business of the November term was finished. Adjournment was taken until 11 o'clock, at which time the February term was opened and the following grand jurors were examined and passed: J. L. Allred, Millard county. Thos. Murdock, Wasatch county. M. Pitt, Juab county. J. S.Tibbetts, Utah county. Wm. Gardner, Sevier county. J. C Ilawley, Millard county. W. D. Lewis, Utah county. Samuel Cowley, Utah county. John Duncan, Emery county. John Davis, Sevier comty. John Johnson, Utah county. Chas. Glines, Uintah county. John Nicholson, Juab county. John Williams, Sanpete county. A. Ballenger, Emery county. Mr. Ballenser was made fore aia n. Prisoners Red don, Mason, Booth and one other from the county jail came into court and by their attorneys put some questions to the jurors, but no objections were made to any on the panel. The jurors were instructed to examine ex-amine into all offenses brought to their notice against the laws of the terri' iry of Utah and were cautioned to make thorough investigation before finding an indictment. One or two cases of homicide are to be investigated, and they were instructed in-structed to carefully weigh the evidence in each. Attention was called to offenses of-fenses against the Edmunds-Tucker law as these offenses are punished pun-ished only through indictment, being crimes against the United States. Other formal instructions were given in reference to the appointment of a clerk to take the substance of testimony, testi-mony, administration of oaths by the foreman, secretary, what cases to examine ex-amine Prst, what public institutions to look into the condition of, etc. The jurors thereupon retired to enter upon their labors. In the case of the Vancouver Lumber Co. ys. Wm. Probert, judgment wb taken by default for the sum of $626.34 amount due on account. Demuirer to the complaint in the lottery case of the United States vs. J. H. Errickson et al, was argued by Mr, King for the defendant and district attorney, at-torney, S. 11. Thurman. The complaint was read by Mr. King, together with circular advertisement which is sent by solicitors asking patrons to remit $10.00 and $1.25 each month for whicu they receive the chance of the redemption redemp-tion of a $1,000.00 bond, the same to begin with bond JSTo. 1 and alternate with a multiple of seven until all bonds issued are paid. The gist of Mr. King's argument is that all bonds issued will be paid and the only uncertainty about payment is as to the time of payment. Mr. Thurman took the position that the element of chance was mo uuiy luuiiuatiuu. tu mu Bcneme together with .the prospect of the lapsed ot those who entered as bond holders. It was estimated that if there were no lapses it would, under the conditions con-ditions of this company with the number num-ber ol subscribers obtained, take some 2,500 years to mature their bonds. If Adam had taken a bond, his posterity might now be anticipating the payment of his bond provided the monthly payments pay-ments had been made. Judge Smith was of the opinion, reckoning 200 bond holders staying, that it would take considerable longer. The case will be further argued on March 2nd. Adjourned until tomorrow at 1Q o'clock. iiiiiu ii m. in , i ,, i, ,mmmmmnmm,., I, |