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Show SECURING II JURY DIFFICULT TASK Many Called, but Few Are Chosen in Ogden Criminal Crimi-nal Libel Case. Special to Tho Tribune. OGDEN, Oct."2 All or today was spent in examining veniremen, without n Jury havjnir buen s tu'tifftd to p:iss upon the evidence in the case of the stute against George Wilson, charged with criminal libel. li-bel. The matter Is under consideration In Judge N, J. Harris's division of the district court and the progress of the cane will be watched with considerable IntereBt, A spcclul panel was drawn at noon today but up to the adjournment of court this evening the Jury waa not complete. The case deals with the short existence exist-ence of the Weber .County Citizen, a weekly newspaper, discontinued soon after the last municipal election. It is charged that Its editor, George Wilson, committed commit-ted libel by publishing an article In whicu Thomas -IS. Browning, then chief of police, po-lice, was accused of perjury William Glnsmaim brought a similar charge agalnnt' Wilson but the case was dismissed on a technicality of the law The present ease has been on tho calendar cal-endar of the district court since early In the year. |