Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-01-27 | Page 1 | Cooper Jury-men Accused

I Cooper Jurymen Jurymen Jury Jury- i I men Ac Accused sed sedI I Tenn Jan Jin 2 27 D I t the tUI he delay in iii securing a jur jury in the case against l Col Duncan Cooper Robin Cooper and and John D. D Sharpe charged with the murder of former Senator E. E W. W Carmack the courtroom was well filled this morning when Judge Hart mounted tho the bench to hear the tho testimony mon mony in iii the time charges es a against the two accepted jurors I John S. S Leigh h aud II 11 P. P Jackson now in the jury box hox were accused by bv the state of or b being inc inc- habitual drunkard drunkards In addition Leigh was charged c with having expressed an opinion In the Le Leigh h case the state summoned m I rt if i J iJ 5 r j I 7 R. R S. S Cooper who fired tho the shot that killed Senator Carmack fifteen witnesses and aud tho defense twice as many In the Jackon case the state tato fifteen or twenty but tho flue defense had bad not in indicated its ac- ac tion tiou S SA A venire en ro of men lund had been drawn and th tho sheriffs sheriff's deputies are arc out to summon them for Friday At that time tho the wor work of completing the jur jury will ho bo r resumed Judge e Hart asked counsel on both hoth how they the wished to pro proceed eed The defense asked that flint Jurors Leigh and antI Jackson be UP called and 1 told toM o if othe the charges s Tho The state n agreed reet to question on the jurors as to having ha expressed an opinion hut but said the question tion of drunk drunk- s ennis must be testified to bv by witnesses i to r. r enable the court ourt to decide And I r presume I can cau get expert t tes- tes s- s timo on eu drunkenness rj right ht here in inthe the courtroom remarked Jud Judge e Hart with a n smile Doubtless answered tio o attorney general That i is h. h if I need it it corrected the tho I ha have 0 s some same mo expert knowledge e myself JJ Wo We We will leave leavo it to you Judge chorused the tho defendants defendant's ants ant's attorneys s Counsel on both sides iti t then asked aked timeto time timeto to consult with witnesses which was granted