Show AND JURY READY TO CHARGES R HJ S or Of WRON WRONGDOING r Seven Men lien T Take ke O Oath th to Do Their Duty Dij in Investigating O ting Stories of m ing in Salt Lake County Count V food Trust Not Mentioned 0 PERSONNEL OF GRAND JURY I John JohnV V Wood foreman farmer alderman at Murray 64 years old Hyrum Union 53 3 years Tears old Charles B. B Wright right Bingham n Junction 40 0 0 years old And Andrew ew J. J Jenkins contractor Salt Lake City 49 old years I II I Charles R. R Howe Hove foundry man man Salt Lake City 47 years old Leo Williams laborer Salt Lake City 31 years eals old Samuel S. S Groesbeck contractor contract r Salt Lake City 47 years old 0 t I The first gra grand d jury in many luany years was secured this morning be before oie Judge Armstrong There were v ere only eleven persons who rho responded to the summons for fifteen persons this morning and in a few moments the grand and J jury was v s selected JOHN M. M WILLIAM WILLIAN WILLIAMH H HL STAHL AND D WILLIAM J HECKMAN HECK HECK- KMAN K- K MAN WERE WERL EXCUSED AS THEIR NAMES WERE VERE DRAWN FROM THE BOX FOR EXAMINATION FOR TOR SERY SERVICE C THE CHARGE OH RGE OF F JUDGE ARMSTRONG W WAS S MILD AND FOLLOWED FOLLOWED FOLLOWED FOL FOL- LOWED CLOSELY THE STATUTES RELATIVE TO THE DUTIES OF THE GRAND JURY UNEXPECTEDLY THERE WAS NO REFERENCE TO THE ALLEGED FOOD TRUSTS OF THE CITY The calling of the thc grand jury commenced com conr shortly after 10 0 o'clock clock this morning in the courtroom of Jud Judge c Geor George e G. G Armstrong He Ho presided As the names of tho the men present were called they took a seat in the jury box and answered questions put to them m by District Attorney Frederick C. C Loofbourow Loof Loot Jurors Closely Questioned Tho The jurors wore asked as to their birth and age if not born in the tho United States how long foug admitted to citizenship citizen citizen- I i ship what business thc they were en engaged aged in wh whether ther over convicted of any crimes in tho the United States and the like All AllI I of the first seven se men drawn qualified Tho The first person to be he examined was Hyrum After the usual number num number ber of questions by the attorney fir Mr rr qualified John Wood wh who was ag chosen foreman of the jury declared that he came carne to America when he hEl was 12 years cars old He Ho said that he was 64 84 years ears old and had been naturalized He declared that ho he had been in Salt Lake county for thirty five fire years and now is ig an alderman at Murray Formerly he said he was vas a consta constable ole Born and Reared Here II Samuel S. S Groesbeck is a contractor actor in Salt Lake City and was as born and I reared here William J. J Heckman who ho was excused ex cured declared that he ho was born aboard the tho steamer Wisconsin flying American colors at Sandy Hook fifty years ago yesterday As his name was not drawn from horn tho the box he be did not have to qualify I as af a a. juror He is is in the grocery busi busi- si I Inc nc ness Leo Williams the youngest voun est man on the jury jur is i a laborer and aud nd was born and reared In in Salt Lake City Charles R R. R Howe a came cameto cameto cameto to Salt Lal Lake e county when he was 3 years old and has lived hero e ever r since Charles B B. Wright ht has Ih lived d in Salt Lake county twenty three years and was as naturalized fourteen years ago First Witness Tomorrow After the jurors were vere examined and the tho charge given them by the tho court the they were taken to the city council chamber where whore the jury P was further organized and in instructed tr l by bv District Attorney Loofbourow No evidence was taken and aud the first witness will will probably bo he called tomorrow morning As the thc term for tor the jury docs does not expire until some sometime sometime sometime time in January 1908 1906 it is hard to tell how lon long they may be in session Ono One thin thing that may follow as the result result re re- sult fult of this grand jury is that hereafter all indictable cases may be bo handled by bv bya a grand jur jury Charge Chargo to Jury Judge Jude Armstrong informed tho the jurors that the tho oath to witnesses be administered administered adminis adminis- b by the foreman that the evidence e o should be oe the best and direct and not hearsay and secondary evidence that if ifan an any member knows or has reason to he be- hove that any public c offense has been committed it is his his' dut duty to declare it to his fellow jurors The court further instructed d the jurors that they had access access ac ac- ac cess to jails prisons and had the tho rj right ht to investigate atc the conduct of ot public officials daIs that they had the ri right ht to examine exam ine Sue all ail public records that advice could I bo be obtained obtain all dat at atall all r reasonable s nn le times limes from l tho rho thc d district tr ct The jurors were cautioned caution about t 1 ke keeping pin secret their investigations Five Fhe jurors furore shall constitute a a quorum to do business and five jurors r must be in favor favor favor fa fa- fa- fa vor of an Indictment nt In closing the court said Your Your duties gentlemen arc are of a a. avery avery very important character and upon their proper discharge e depends in a alar large lar o degree dc ref the efficient enforcement of the tho criminal stat statutes tes of or the state for forthe forthe forthe the preson preservation tion of peace and good order order order or or- der of society |