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Show COURT PROCEEDING THiKI lilSTIUCT COURT, BOKliM.lN.A. J., I'iiESIIUNG. Ochihcr Term Trcntyt!nrd Day. Tuesday, Nov. 9th, 1S75. Court convened at 10 oViock, a.m. Callahan vs. Schuman et til; do-cree do-cree ordered; attorney for defendant ! Lowe excepted. Morris & Evans vs. Rocky Mountain Moun-tain S. Co.; default and judgment. Nancy Tanker vs, J. F. Taster; motion of plaintiff 'b attorney that defendant be required to show cause, Ac, was tiikpn under advisement. Eliza V hi taker Jeter Clinton, et at,: default against Jeter aud Melissa Cliuton, and on proofs, decree ordered upon the prayer ot the complaint. Kate Flint vs. Jeter Clinton, et al.; plaintifl's challenge to a juror on tho ground that he was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Judge Z. Snow, Mrs. Sarah Ann Pratt, Recorder Robert Campbell Camp-bell and J. C. Young were sworn and testified on the part of the plaintiff, aud Alderman Raleigh and Hon.Jno. Taylor for the defense. The testimony was of mucn the same character ad that given on Monday, and published in Tuesday's Herald. The challenged chal-lenged juror, James Johcpon, was examined at length. He stated that he was a Mormon and had been for many years; that ho was an elder; that he was wholly unbiased m to , the rase at bar, and would give a , verdiut according to the law and facts; that ho had served on juries, and had 1 never beou instructed or approached by his fellow church members as to what his verdict should be; that he did not recognize tho right of the church authorities or any oue to instruct in-struct him as to his verdict; neither did he recognize the right ot the church to counsel him to do wrong, and if they did do he would not obey; he understood church counsel to mean the Bame as advice, as one persou would advise another. Since lie had been a member of the church he had always exorcised his mind for himself, and had not been controlled in his actions by the church. Long arguments were made on the challenge by Judge McBride for the plaiutifr and Judges Sutherland and Snow for the defense; and the court took the matter uuder advisement. Court adjourned till Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. |