Show I M COUNSEL SUBJECTS TO SEARCHING EXAMINATION The first day of or the trial closed with wih u unusual usual progress ess having been made for tor a case gase which has ha been so widely read and discussed Two jurors were accepted by both the prosecution prosecution prose prose- cution uton and defence end and were sworn to r try the case From now until the trial t i Is ended they will wi be alm almost st as closely confined as the prisoner and will wil never i be out of sight of an an officer of the court Joseph Smith and Samuel Bring Bring hurst are the two jurors whom ivhon both sides accented First Per Peremptory Challenge When the examination of the first twelve men selected selected was concluded four who had answered all questions to the satisfaction of the attorneys for forthe forthe forthe the State and prosecution remained in inthe inthe inthe the jury box Besides the two now sworn as jurors furors there tere were ere Miles Mies W. W Romney and Archibald Frame Mr Romney is a farmer of Butler But r precinct In the course of his examination he said that he was a cousin of Ernest Erest R Romney omney who is connected with wih the Pacific Lumber c company While he protested that this would In no way influence his verdict verdi t the first peremptory peremptory peremptory per per- challenge of the State was used to excuse him Archibald Frame Ft-ame a contractor and builder of Taylorsville was as the subject sub subs j t of th the first peremptory challenge of the defence Former Form r Z C. C M. M L I. I Clerk Excused Alonzo Young who had been a 1 clerk clerkin in the Z C. C M. M 11 I. I was as excused on account account account ac ac- ac- ac count of implied bias as also was R. R B. B Decker a dry goods salesman who admitted admitted ad ad- mUted that his mind was was not free from prejudice W. W B. B Cromer an aged gentleman gen gen- of strikingly individual Appearance appearance Appear appear- ance in Jn answer to a question queston from Attorney Stewart Ste if he could try the case fairly and Impartially said sid If I I were the defend defendant nt I would riot not rot want want a man in my frame of mind to sit o on the jury The challenge of the defence was not resisted by Attorney Eichnor Mr 11 Cromers Cromer's answer r was framed Into in into into In- In to a question by Attorney Stewart and thereafter he asked each eh n nan man the question queston If I you were the defendant would you want a man in your state of mind to sit si on the jury jUlY and try your case Tee Three More Are Discharged William Wilam C. C Bouck Arthur L. L Foulger Foulger Foul- Foul ger gel and Hiram Goff were all al excused for implied bias having formed and expressed ex ex- pressed presed an opinion that evidence would be required to remove A surprising feature of the afternoon session developed when Attorney C. C B. B B Stewart asked each man who successfully successfully success success- fully withstood the customary questions questions ques ques- tons and in inquiries as to dreams visions and revelations Is Isit it t or is it not a bel belief f of the Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- mon church hurch that where a man has ha shed the blood bloo of It will wi be better better better bet bet- ter for him hm in the future state of existence existence exist exist- ence if his blood is shed upon earth All Al answered that they had never heard such a doctrine taught in their church Policy of District Distrct District Attorney District Attorney Eichnor m his examination ex ex- of the Jurors did not go outside outside outside out out- side of the customary questions confining confining con con- on- on fining himself to the tha the subjects of capital capita punishment reasonable doubt circumstantial circum circum- evidence and sympathy for forthe forthe forthe the prisoner and his family sat st throughout the afternoon never interrupting the examination ex ex- of the jurors and only now nf and then turning to whisper a few words to his counsel For the most part his face was like a mask and gave no indication of his thoughts |