Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-08-27 | Page 16 | District Judge Assists Jurors

DISTRICT JUDGE ASSISTS JURORS Preparatory to winding up their deliberations started April 4 no not later th than n the end of next week th the i iSalt Salt Lake county grand jury was I in recess Saturday It will reconvene reconvene recon recon- recon recon-j vene again on Monday at 1 p. p m m. said Foreman Carl W. W Buehner Prior to recessing late Friday the jurors were closeted In their chamber r at the city and county building with Judge Roger I. I McDonough McDonough Mc- Mc Donough presiding jurist of Third judicial district and Walter Salter M. M I. I Critch Critchlow deputy county att attorney r- r ney ey Appearance of Judge McDonough McDonoug again before the inquisitors was re reported reported reported re- re ported to to have been in conn connection with the jurys jury's plan to submit according aco ac ac- ac- ac cording o di g to os statute a written ritten report report on i its sessions Such report will wil likely be De filed at the time the jury is automatically dissolved September Septem Septem- ber her 3 or not later than September Septem Septem- ber 6 The pres present nt term of court ends when the new term b begins on September 6 However er II we er inasmuch as the last active court day falls taUs on September 3 it was as believed the grand jury will ill HI adjourn not later th than n that date Whether more indictments wilbe will wil willbe willbe be r returned turned by the jury on or before before before be be- fore the adjournment date was wa problematical Since the last indictments indictments m in- in I were handed up more than than than-SO 30 days ago the jury has interviewed interviewed interviewed inter inter- viewed nearly a score of persons Most of next week if the jury sits u un 1 U li the last day of its term will wil likely be given over to sifting am and review of evidence laid before i it during the past weeks A total of 17 indictments accusIng accusIng Ing ng 18 persons five of whom are named in more than more than one indictment have lave been returned by the granc grand jury since it convened it-convened six months ago