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Show JURY FINDS SEINER GUILTY F. Grasteit of Ogden, formerly of American Fork, was found guilty of unlawful seining in Utah lake by a jury in the city court Tuesday Tues-day night. The jury, comprised of Sam Henry, Ruben Payzant, Lyman Monson and J. A. Miller, all of Provo, Pro-vo, brought in the verdict at 9:30 after closing arguments by J. R. Robinson, counsel for the defendant defend-ant and W. Stanley Dunford, colin-ty colin-ty attorney -and prosecutor. Grasteit was arrested along with Nephi Grasteit and Ray and Tom Clayson on April 5, five days after the close of the seining season. Grasteit contended that he and his partners had caught the fish on March 30, had placed them in a bag and weighed the bag by rocks to be obtained later for sale. Witnesses included Cox, Grasteit, Clifford Chipman, H. M. Loy, Thomas Clayson, J. J. Madam, H. M. Wright, Lcland Mad.sen and Mr. Roylance. Grasteit will bo sentenced by Judge D. R. Ellcrtson in the city court tomorrow. It is believed he will appeal his case to the Fourth district court, in which case the other three men will be tried also. Otherwise, F. Grasteit, the owner of the outfit, will take the sentence, according to an agreement. Nephi Grasteit is Grasteit's son, and the other two are his hired men. I |