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Show I 'ill ' TEN JURORS SELECTED Ml FOR RICE MURDER TRIAL I '! ' . ' ; William Quick .City ( , l' . David E. Jones Union -f i f ' Milo Andrus Big Cottonwood . ' I'i "V. P. Gillespie City : f -t- "W. II. Attwood Murray '.,'!, Myrum S. Scofleld City 1! John Robinson City -f , .4- George T. Marsden City -f ( 1 4- Frederick VT. Walker Union 4- - ;' 4- John S. Edwards Sugar -t- j , OOD progress was made yesterday flv In the Rice murder trial, and the ( JJ above ten jurors were given into it ( the care o tho bailiffs when f, !' court adjourned at 5 o'clock. Only two X i more jurors are needed to complete the a panel, and there Is no doubt that they t i will be secured this forenoon and the l trial proper begin with the afternoon ' , ;,j session. The special venire Issued Mon- l tl, day night was completely exhausted In securing the seven jurors sworn In j'es- terday, and another special venire of eighteen names was drawn for today. Very little interest is being displayed In the case by the general public, and at no time yesterday or the day before were there more than half a dozen spectators spec-tators In the courtroom The murder of the old umbrella-mender. Fred Beut-ler. Beut-ler. which occurred on the night of February 25. 1897, Is recalled by very few of the talesmen who have been examined. ex-amined. Some had never heard of the murder until the arrest of the defendant. defend-ant. John Rice, and his alleged accomplices accom-plices In the crime. Abe Hunter and George Muncey. last March. The defendant occupied a chair yesterday yes-terday between his attorneys, J. M. Hamilton and A. J. "Weber, and paid close attention to the examination of the jurors. Nothing could be gleaned from the questions of the defendant's , attorneys as to what their defense would be, but it Is understood that they Intend to prove an alibi for their client. The case promises to be interesting and will be hard-fought on both sides. Assistant As-sistant County Attorney "Whitaker Is assisting District Attorney Smith in the prosecution. |