| Show WOMAN SAID AT MURDER SCENE State tate Claims Mrs Jensen Was Present When Father Was Killed Special to The MANTI July 12 12 Asking Asking the jury jur-j for a verdict of first degree murder against Mrs Ivadel Jensen and asserting asserting assert ing that the state would prove that Mrs Jensen was present when her father fa Ia ther Andrew N. N Bjerregaard was yas killed Draper now ing sentence and rind that she was an ac- ac ces ory to the fact District Attorney Fred W W. Kellar opened the trial here Tuesday afternoon The states state's first witness was Clyde Clde Whitlock county surveyor He presented pro pre maps and drawings of the Bjerregaard premises and ana testified regarding regarding re reo re- re i garding arding the condition of the Bjerregaard Bjerre- Bjerre gaard bedroom where the murder was committed on April 12 and the position tion Hon in which the aged bank presidents presidents president's presidents president's I dents dent's body was found The second session of the trial was marked with ith an n unusual motion by defense counsel Louis Larsen after the jury had been impaneled Mr Larsen asked that the opening statement of the prosecution be made before the court with the jury ex ex- ex- ex He gave as his grounds that the defense would rest its case upon evidence which would show according according according accord accord- ing to M Mr Larsen that the accused I woman was not present at the seen e of the murder He explained that he lie did not wish the attitude of the jury to be influenced by testimony of tate state witnesses before the defense was was pre pre- MOTION l' DENIED Judge Dilworth Woolley presiding at the trial denied the motion mollon Another k unus unusual feature of the days day's proceedings as was the case Monday afternoon was that Mendon Draper awaiting sentence for the murder of the thc aged Ephraim banker on April 12 suitor of Mrs Jensen w was s present in the courtroom Dr Draper per peris is to be brought into court Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day for sentence sentence- The jury which found him guilty recommended life imprisonment as the penalty to be paid Draper asked Sheriff Ed J. J Peterson to permit him to leave the county jail to attend the court sessions The sheriff sheriff sherill sher sher- iff ill asked the courts court's consent which was granted Draper sat Silt quietly but showed plainly his keen Interest in UI inthe inthe the proceedings Mrs Jensen thou though h nervous n and in infrequent infrequent infrequent frequent conversation with her counsel counsel coun coun- sd sel Monday appeared to be taking the proceedings more seriously seriously- today She was attractively dressed and failed to show the animation she manifested manifested man man- yesterday The last venire man was accepted accept d dand and the jury lury was sworn in at 1130 I Continued on Page Pace Pacer T r TwO o i ii I p if i I k f lr v Ia t WOMAN SAID AT MURDER SCENE Continued from rom Pate Pare One a a. a m. m The are Albert Norman Norman Nor Nor- man man Fairview plumber Chris Neils-Chris Manti lanU paper hanger Albert Spring City farmer armer Ernest McArthur Mt Pleasant farmer Ezra Nielsen Moroni dairyman Peter Simpson Mt Pleasant blacksmith Vergus L. L Frandsen Clarion farmer A. A V. V Minor Fairview farmer Thomas Thom Thom- as Braby Mt ML Pleasant i Hyrum E. E Filer Fairview gardener Harry C. C Erickson Mt Ml Pleasant merchant Joseph Erickson Fayette farmer Charles A A. Jones Mt Pleasant truck driver is the thirteenth or al alt alternate alternate al- al t ternate to serve In tho the event any Jurymen becomes disqualified or unable unable un un- able to serve for other cause In the Draper trial the little courtroom courtroom courtroom court court- room of Judge Woolley was crowded during the tho entire proceedings Few have been attracted by Mrs Jensen's Jensens Jensens Jensen's Jen Jen- sens sen's trial the attendance on the opening day being limited wholly to court officers counsel and necessary attaches |
