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Show (OIKT FltOCfcEDI.NOS. TLL'd D:-tri;t Court, McKem C. J-presiding. J-presiding. Wednesday, April 2. Hawkins is. Wall ft cU. Hempstead : filed a demurrer to the challenge, and I the chsilcsRc to the array of the jury ; wa-i frubmitftd. The judge read hia 1 ruling on the motion, overruling the chailtot'C, a'.atine the Territorial marshal mar-shal was not k-giily elected and oom-mbaioDtd, oom-mbaioDtd, the decision of the supreme court of liie United Slates in Engel-bretht Engel-bretht i Ciin'.on -t a'., had said the L'ni'.cd States marshal was not the o9ier to ervc proc'-caCd aruing under the laws of the Territory, and that uo-der uo-der the statutes pf Utah, the sheriff could no: serve the venire; therefore a legally summoned jury could not be obtained. But the court thoold not be held responsible for this Btate of aOiirs, and he would hold the jury. P.aictilT s counsel took an excepdoD to the ruhng. A jury was called, when plaintiff refused. re-fused. to appear in the case any farther, bat would stand on the challenge. The court instructed the jary to bring in a verdict for the defendants; plaintiff excepting. Ua-kios v. Wallria.; another iuit of the same title. The same challenge to the array of the jury was interposed as in the former case, and the proceedings pro-ceedings followed that case throughout, the jury being instructed to bring in a verdict for the defendant?. A stiy of judgment wa3 given in both of the above cases for twenty day?, and ten days given the plaintiff in which to file a bill of exceptions, and prepare his motion. Hawkins vs. Wall ct al ; in this case the Emma liill Consolidated Mining company was substituted for plaintiff, and on motion of plaintiff's counsel, the trial ol the case was postponed to Monday, Mon-day, April '21, in order that further d'.velopements and some surveys of the property may be made, and that Stewart and Park, who are counsel in the case, may have time to get here. Plaintiffs gave bond in $000 for costs of suit;. L I. Smith vs. F.J. Chapman; Mr. Beanie was appointed referos to hear the evidence, and report his finding in tho case. Tho following were admitted to citizenship: Joseph Robinson, William Cottercll, William Hughes, S. P. Hcrriekaen, J. Q. Smith and John Carver, Court adjourned to Thursday at 10 o'clock u.ui. |