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Show TUE SECOND DAY . Spent Iq TVyfnp: to Gat a Jury for tlie Miles Cast). There was quite a numbor of persons per-sons present at t'e opening of the court yeuterday morning, and the examination ex-amination of jurors waa continued. Jamea BjOourcey was sworn and examioed by the defense Live in Blocktou, Tooele- County. Dan't know dofonJant. Read something of tbu case iq the papara. Hava ex-prepKed ex-prepKed an opioion ; not without qualification. It did not go to the guilt or innocence of tbe defendant. Havo no opinion that it would re-. quire evidence to remove. I may hive a little bias in the cano. Expressed Ex-pressed my opinion to several parties. Challenged by the dofenae fer actual biun; challengo denied. Jujgus Itoaborougb, Sutherland and Gilchrist were appointed triera, who retired with the juror to examine him for actual bins. It was deoided that the examination ahould be conducted without the aid of counsel. Upon returning the triers reported that they found the challenge not true. Tins made the twelve jurors com-pleto com-pleto as passed for cause. There being three peremptory challenges allowed both, tbe people and the defense, the first reatiig with tho people, John 0. Sand berg wai excused. George B. Wallace was (hen oalled and examioed for cauae by the defence Have beard of the case before, but formed no opinion. No biaa or prejudice that would prevent pre-vent mo giving him a fair trial in the By the Prosecution Read the newspapers. Read a part of what purported to be the testimony. I t.iu.e tho News, but no othf r paper. I liro here. Am Dot certain that I read it in any other paper than the News. What I read made no impression. im-pression. Don't know Miles. It is likely I have talked about this case, but can't tell to whom. I was in polygamy in 1852. It would depend upon the ruling of the court as tu whether I am in polygamy now or not. I believe polygamy is true under certain circumstances. Don't kuow of a revelation about celestial marriHge or polygamy. I know of a revelation about eternal marriaga. I believe it is true. Know it ia true. Knew it was true before the revelation was promulgated. I believe a man baa a right to take more than one wife when tbe Lord directs him. Some of the Mormons Mor-mons are tho peopleof the Lord, some of them not. Anv man takine nlural of them not. Any man taking plural wivoa by toe command of the Lord. I think does right. The Lord commanded com-manded mo through hi.n servant, the preaideut of tho church, to take another wife. Ctiallenned, and ohalleuge not denied. de-nied. Juror excused. B. B. Bitner was then called and pXAiuined for cause by tbe delenae Live at Big Cottonwood. Saw the defendant yeateiday. Am not acquainted ac-quainted with him. Have heard of ttiis case through the papers and by conversation. Have not formed an. unqualified opinion about the matter. Know nothing about it except what I've heard. Have no bias or prejudice preju-dice lo prevent me giviDg a verdict. By the Froiecution Can't remem ber who I talked with about it. It was last year. Cau't remember the particulars ol the talfc. Read part of the testimony. I take the iVcir and thy Juvenile Instructor. The Xiirs I th:uk published a portion ot it. Think it likely I read tbe iVcwj, Q. Are you in polygamy? A. 1 decliue to answer. t Do ycu roluse to answer on tho ground that the answer would tend to criminate yourself f A. I decliue to answer because tbe Statutes of the. United States make polygamy a crime. Believe polygamy is right under certain cer-tain circumstances. Believe the revelation concerning polygamy is from God. Challenged for actual biB. Not deuied. Juror excused. h. Gal J berg was then sworn and ex-amined ex-amined for cause Live here. Don't kcow the defendant, only aa be has been pointed out to me. Have heard of the case by couversalicn and by pipera. Conversation by persons who lo'.d ot certain facts about the matter. 1 have formed and expressed an opinion. opin-ion. Njt an unqualified opinion. By the Prosecution It wouid require re-quire strong evidence to change my opinion. Challenged. Not denied. Excused. Howard Sebree was then aworu. Examination by defense. Have lived here seven yeara. Have heard of ths case by newspapers and may have talked of it. From w bat 1 know I hae not formed or expressed an unqualified opinion. I have an opin-iou. opin-iou. "ot ucq lahfied. Passed. Xo examination by the prosecution. Was. 'eisoa was excused by the defense. Joshua Midgley was then sworn. Live here. Dou'i know Miles. Heard ot the caae when tne preliminary ex-umina'.icn ex-umina'.icn was going oo. Jfever formed or expressed an unqualified opinion. Passed. By the Prosecution. Read the ) Netes, Hkhald and Tribune , It i made no impression upon my mind. Can't remember talking of it. Was ' summoned yesterday. No one talked to me since then. Am married. Not in polygamy. Can't eay whether polygamy in right or wrong. Am a Mormon. Was born in thn church. Li-lieve in ita djclrinea and ordinance. ordin-ance. Understand that a revelation wiu received (rum God about polygamy. polyg-amy. Can't aay tti revelation was ho n-cf ivLd or notk Can't say whether it was from God. My opinion is that the revelation was from God. I expect ex-pect polygamy ia diviua if properly carried out. If a person euters polygamy belioviog it ia God's will, I euppowe he would be doing what he thought ia right. I believe, from hearsay, that he would bo ri k lit in going ifi'O it if he felt it was right. I cWt tell whether I believe it ia right or wrou. Believe Be-lieve in the ductruu-a aa far aa I have gone, but haven't &oco aa far aa polygamy po-lygamy yet. Have heard men prcich on polygamy. Horn climes I believe! them and sometime I did not. Challenged ai.d challenge denied Same triera, who retire with the jurnr. Upon returning, tbe triera reported that they found tho challenge tru. Royal Barney was then called and examined I know of the case only by what I have read. Don't know that I have formed or expressed an opinion. opin-ion. Have no biaa or prt-judice in tho matter. By the Prosecution Have beard tbe case talked about on various occasions. oc-casions. Made but passing remarkB. Can't tell any particular person to whom I talked. Have had impressions, impres-sions, but not aa to whether the defendant de-fendant Bbouid be convicted or ao-quitted. ao-quitted. I am in polygamy. Challenged; challenge not deuied. Excused. John Strock was then called Have heard of this case. Have not formed nor expressed an unqualified opinion. Passed . I By tbe Prosecution Think I saw one paper about the case, the Hrkald. 1 Wag away at tbe time of the examination. ex-amination. Havo talked about the cane. Heard what purported lo be tbe testimony, through newspapers. It made no impression on my mtnd. Am not in polygamy; have not been. Believe it is right. Believe the reve latiou concerning it is from God; those who enter into it under honeBt con vioted are doing God's will, I believe. Challenged. Re-direct I know of the act of congress prohibiting polygamy. 1 question the right ol congress lo pass it constitutionally. Challenge not denied. Excused. J. F. Bradley was then examined Knew of tbia case before, by reading the papers. Have conversed about the case. 1 think I expressed an opinion. It went to the guiH or innocence ol the defendant. It was haBed upon what 1 read. Don't remember that I qualified it. I think I still retain the impression. Aa evidence formed it, it would take evidence to reu.ove it. 1 think I qualified it, but don't know. Challenged. By tbe Prosecution Am not positive posi-tive that it was not qualified. Think it was. I think I could ait here and try the case fairly. I think I ODuld hear the testimony without biaa. Ke-direct I would do eo lo my greateat enemy. To the court I havo no biaa or prejudice against the defendant. I have not expressed an unqualified opinion thit I really know ol and I have not now an unquahuetl opinion. Re-direct I muBt have expressed an opinion qualified by the evidence. That impression still remains on my mind. Challenged; challenge denied. Same triers appointed. Upon returning, return-ing, the triera - reported that they found the challenge true. Excused. George Coulam was then examined Live here. Have read of tbe case. Have not formed or expressed an unqualified un-qualified opinion. Passed. By the Prosecution Have never been in polygamy. I believe in it. Tnat it ia ordained of God. That tbe revelation concerning it is from Uod. In mobt esses I believe persons going into polygamy are doing right. Re direct know ol a law against polygamy. Think congress had tbe right to pass such a law. Aa a juror, in such a cage, I expect I should beai-: beai-: tate about the verdict. Challenge not denied. Excused. David McKenzie wub sworn I know the defendant. Have heard a good deal about the case. I have formed an unqualified opinion, and expressed it. I still retain it. Challenged and excused. Fourteen additional nnmes having been drawn from the jury box on Monday evening, and these, with tbe regular panel having been exhausted, still ten more namea of persons were drawn lo be present at the court a' the afternoon sitting. li' cess till o clock p.m. AFTEKNOOS SESSION. Aller recess the examination ol jurors for cauae was resumed: A. L. Fuller waa sworn Lived in the territory sixteen or ein'utreu yeara. Know nothing of the caae. Have neither formed nor oxpressed an opinion. Hive not any bias or prju-dice prju-dice agaiuat defendant. By the Prosecution Live at Mill Creek. Read some of the testimony in the Semi weekly Herald. It was net what purported to be that which the witnesses had said. Can't recollect what I read. Am not in polygamy. I believe it to be right. That it is of God aa ia also the revelations regard ing it, and that persons practising it conscientiously are doing God's will. Re direct I know ot the law against polygamy paised by congress. Could not conscientiously find a verdict ver-dict of guilty. Challenged, which is not denied, acd juror excused. Frederick Goes was then sworn Lived here fifteen years. Have heard of tbe caae. Have not formed or expressed ex-pressed an unqualified opinion. By the Prosecution Read of the case in the papers. Read the testimony, testi-mony, I think. Don't know that it impressed mo. Have not talked about the case. Am not in polygamy. Have been. I believe polygamy is true. Believe it is ordained of God. Do not question the right of congress to pass a law prohibiting it. 1 believe polyg amy is a law of God. If a party is convicted con-victed of polygamy I would find him guilty, if sworn aa a juror, notwithstanding notwith-standing I believe he wouid be doing God's will. Challenged for actual bias; challenge chal-lenge denied. Judge Rosborough and W. W. Gee, Eq., and J. Goldlhwait, Eeq., were appointed triers. After having retired and examioed the juror thsy reported that they found the challenge trae;juror was excused. Robert Patrick waa then Bworn Do not know anything of the case. Hare heard of it. Have not formed or expressed an opinion as to tbe innocence or guilt of the defendant. No bias to prevent me giving a fair trial. By the Prosecution Did not read all the testimony. Believe I read a portion of it in the Herald. It did not make any impression. Am a Mormon, but not in polygamy. Believe in the revelation as a law of God, and those acting according to tbe revelation are doing God's will. I know of the law against polygamy, and believe cODgres had a right to pasi it. My mii.d would not be in-tljnctd, in-tljnctd, ms yir-T, in trying a person per-son i'r going i..tit pjiytf-tuiy uudtr tho r-velaiiicjs, because mI I art; amenable to tun ls under which we li v. Cballecg-d for actuil bid ; excepted ex-cepted to by the defeos-; exceptiou overruled, whmU is also excepted to By the D.-ffnse Beiiuvt-d polygamy polyg-amy I- in accordance witn ihe laws of God. It is prohibited by Iha lawB of the laud. It wculd be my duty to find a man guilty, if he should eo be proven. It would not take aoy more evidence lo convince me in thia case than in any other. I do nut think 1 have any tiling to do with tbe punish-1 ment. It wuuld be my imperative duly to find the dtfdndant guilty if the law and tne evidence warranted it, and I ehou'd du bo. CLallcne deuird and the same triera appointed. Upon returning it wna determined that the challenge waa true; juror excused. IVm. C. Neul waa then sworn Live in ihis ci'y. Have beard of the case and formed an opioiuo, based upon what I hi.ve be'i rd and read. It ia an unqualified opinion. By the Prosecution Have talked of the case. Havu an opinion aa to the defendant's guiltor innocence. It would take evidence to remove it. So far aa I know now that opinion is fixed. CnaMenged for implied bias. The court ruled that the juror waa fit to ait, and tbe prosecution examined the juror further. Have not talked much about it. Have not been in polyg amy. Believe it right. Believe tbe revelation ia from God, and that thoie going iuto polygamy are domg the wiil of God. Challenged for actual biaa. Chal lenge denied. Same triers appointed, who report that they find the chal lenge true. Alexander Majors was Ihen sworn and examined for cause. Have beard of this case before coming into court. Waa present during a portion of the examination ot Miles. Heard a lady named Woodruff or Young tesiify. Have formed an opinion, but don't know that I expressed it. Can't eay that I formed an unqualified opinion. It is a hypothetical opinion. Did not hoar enoug b to form aoy juet opioion. I also heard ex-Mayor Wells' statement. Have no biaa that would prevent my giving detendant a fair and impartial trial. Would not know him if I were to see him. Paistd by both. Tbe people having the next peremptory per-emptory challenge, W. M. Rydalch was excused. Alex. H. Allen was then called Am not a taipayer. Have not paid poll tax for a uuoiber ol years. Challenged by the defense on account ac-count of non-payment of poll lax, which was controverted by the prosecution. prose-cution. The challenge waB sustained and the juror excused. Wm. P. Affleck was then called and Bworn Live here. Am not a citizen. Excused, Jas. M. Barlow w.ts next examined Live here. Have board of thia case, but have neither formed nor expressed an unqualified opinion concerning con-cerning it. By tbe Prosecution Aoq in polygamy. poly-gamy. Challenged for actual bias; challenge chal-lenge not denied. Juror excused. Twelve more nameB were ordered to be drawn from the box, to be ohosen from those residing in the city. C. M. Gilberson waB next sworn Live here. Have heard of thia ease, but have not formed or expressed an unqualified opinion. Passed for cauae by both defeaie and prosecution. Tbe deleuae excused Ieat.c R )tera, the next peremptory challenge being with them. Wm. Ridd waB sworn Live here. Havo beard cf Ihis case, but hve neither formed nor expressed an unqualified un-qualified opinion. By the Prosecution Herd of ii only through the papers. It made an impreasion on my mind. Have still Lhff same impreesion. It dcei not not go to the innocence or guilt ol tbe defendant. Am not in polygamy. Have been. Believe it to be right. Believe it is a law of God, those enter ing into it doing the will ol God. Challenged. Redirect Believe congresa has a right to pnaa any law it pleaaea. J would not have any Bcruplea againsl finding a verdict ol guilty if the leali-mony leali-mony warranted. Would havo nc heeitency at all in finding a verdict o guilty. Challenge deuied. Judge McBridt and Messrs. Gee and Goldibwiiit were appointed triers. After consultation the triers returned and found tbe challenge true. Tbe juror was excused. ex-cused. Adjourned till 10 o'clock, oc Wednesday morning. |