Salt Lake Tribune | 1895-07-27 | Page 2 | Choosing a Jury

CHOOSING A JUST JURY efforts made by girls to lionize ihira dura rant san francisco july 26 G on this the fourth it day by of the trial of theodore theodo re D durrant urr an t for the murder of blanche iamont Lmont Lk the work of choosing a jury began in ili earnest slow progress pros ress was made of fifteen examined only one was passed and he may be challenged by the defense later on the main question of 0 the prosecution to jurors Is fu would you convict a man and inflict tile alu death penalty on e evidence idenie 7 tho the defendants questions site aro bahmed baand baaed upon the jurors aurora familiarity with the he newspaper comments upon durrant dunant and the crime ot of which ila ha la is accused almost all the th jurors juror burn mone d have foamed impressions which will III require strong evidence to realo ve it Is apparent tat the defense will stake make a hard tight light on tech technicalities lea 11 tie it and wl will take advantage of 0 every loophole loop holp counsel for the prisoner lay for or tile judge with fill th tb apparent purpose of leading him into a wrong ruling bleh may form the basis of an ail appeal to a litcher coult couil the number of well dressed dresse it women I 1 it at the trial increases at every session of t the court continual efforts are made by giresi to phinize the defendant