Salt Lake Herald | 1908-01-05 | Page 1 | Jury in Powers Case Disagrees

JURY JOKY IN POWERS CASE DISAGREES Judge Overrules Motion fOI for Bail Ball and Sets July 6 asDale as Date Dale of Next Trial Georgetown Jy Jan Ja 4 After being out more than hours ho rs the jury in ill the case of Caleb Powers P ivers rs tried on a charge of complicity in the mur murder murder der of Df William Goebel today reported for the second time that they the were Vere un unable unable able to agree upon a verdict and were discharged by Judge Morris After the discharge of the Jury court was adjourned till afternoon when the defenses motion for bail ball was heard I The jury stood ten for acquittal and two for conviction J T L Price the foreman and J W Renaker the Har Harrison HarrIson Harrison rison county juror held out for con conviction conviction conviction Powers wall wafe showered with congratulations congratulation Came Near Acquittal There came near being an acquittal today Mr Renaker made the proposition proposition proposition tion to Mr Sir Price to vote for acquit acquittal tal Price held out although a sick rick rickman man and Renaker said he would vote with him C J Marshall first voted for conviction but soon changed In their appeal to the court to grant ball bail Powers attorneys he was not in good health and that in view of the fact that the jury jur could not agree as to his guilt he should be al allowed allowed allowed lowed to give bail ball Another motion was made by the de defense defense defense that the date of the next trial be fixed In ten days Both were over overruled overruled overruled ruled and the date of trial was set by Judge Morris for July 6 Few criminal trials have attracted more attention than has the th cas can Ca Caleb Caleb Caleb leb Powers Plea for Howard The ten jurors who stood out for ac acquittal l of Caleb Powers tonight signed a request to the governor to release James B Howard from the penitentiary ary The request says that after af er hear hearing hearIng hearing ing the testimony in the Powers trial i the ten jurors have reached the conclusion conclusion sion slon that Howard who was convicted and is now under sentence for alleged al ged complicity In the murder of Governor Goebel Is entirely Innocent of said salli charge and had nothing whatever to do with the commission of said crime