Show CASS BITE CASE Attorneys Ready and the Work of Empan neling 8 Jury In Progress The court announced that the case for trial was the People vs Casa Hite Mr Hiles for the defendant stated that they wore ready for trial but asked that the record be corrected showing that Shaeffor and Burgess who were alleged to have been implicated in the murder were discharged same granted Mr Montgomery Mont-gomery for the defendant stated that one important witness Bobby Ragland was absent and he would ask that his evidence be read As this witness was In jail in the Denver motion was granted Mr HUes made a short statement of the case and began the work of examining the jury On the defense wore Colonel Montgomery Mont-gomery of Denver and A G Sutherland Tho prosecution was conducted by As stant United States DistrictAttorney John M Zane who was assisted by William H King The judge ruled out all questions in relation re-lation to the measure of proof required in a criminal case The jurors calledto the box were as follows fol-lows George Dorton Morgan Warner John O Thomas L F Cuddeback John Ford Charles J Taylor O H Pulber Edward Reed J M Halhday A P Hawley Haw-ley George McKensie W P Bennett John Ford challenged by Hiles having formed an opInIon the rest were passed for cause Zane also passed for cause I PKEEMPTOKT CHALLENGES Zane challenged Bennett Hiles challenged chall-enged Taylor Zane challenged Warner Hiles challenged Gorten Zane was content con-tent Hiles challenged Hawley balance were sworn viz John O Thomas L E Cuddeback O H Pulver Edward Reed J M Halliday and Georce McKensie The following were called to tho vacant chairs J F Westphal James Lotham Levi Openshaw J S Fidler Knewell Brown and R A Hills jr R A Hills jr was challenged because of an opinion he had formed The rest were premptoraly challenged leaving the six who were caught on the first panel Prosecution exercised four challenges and defense has exercised five Those sworn were instructed as to secrecy and were placed in the care of a bailiff Court took a recess until 2 oclock AFTERNOON SESSION C E Crandall Albert Glazier Albert G Thomas L T Shelly J F Williams and J B Sellick wore called to take the empty chairs in tho jury box Crandall and Glazier were challenged on account of their familiarity with the case Mr Selllck had formed an opinion and was excused Zane challenged Thomas Hills had no challenge Zane challenged Williams leaving Shellv to be sworn Alexander Ellis Epbrlam Nash William Roylance William Gammon and Henry Fairbanks were next called The defense excused Nash and Gammon and the others were sworn There were no other jurors present and there was a lull taken for a short time Ten jurors were secured in the Hite case and coart adjourned until this morning at 10 oclock MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS The Republicans have decided to hold their county convention at Springville Oct 15 Funeral services were held yesterday over the remains of Robert H Thomas who died on Saturday night |