Show ON TRIAL FOR ARSON Frank Hanson Accused of Burning Office at Fillmore in 1908 Frank Hanson Banson former tanner postmaster at Fillmore FUlmore indicted by the November grand jury on seven counts for burning the postoffice on the night of September 6 1908 and with ox from the building letters and postage stamps to the value of was on an trial before Judge John A AMarshall AMarshall AMarshall Marshall In the United States district court yesterday yest rda morning Frank Hanson appeared in court with Willard Villard Hanson his brother Powers and Marioneaux and M lL L M loL Warner were counsel for defendant The government was represented by b Colonel Colon I Hiram E Booth United States I district attorney and his assistant II William McCrea The work of selecting a jury occupied pled pied only twenty minutes there being but two challenges With th the jury sworn Colonel Booth gave the govern goern governments governments ments side of the case stating that he expected to prove the defendant guilty as charged |