Show I CASE GOES TO TRIAl IN COURT Former Fonner Deputy County Treasurer Is Accused of Misappropriating Funds of Salt Cake Lake V County I Trial of ot Hugh A A. l former I deputy county tre treasurer surer who is charged with misappropriation of pub pub- lie lic funds was begun before Judge pUb pUb-I L L. II B B. Wight in the district court today after all of the court session y yesterday esterday es erday wa was devoted to examining prospective I Jurors An entire venire of forty I was e exhausted hausted during yesterdays yesterday's court session and a special venire was called I today f loui our persons were excused be because because because be- be cause they knew the defendant or had I formed forme l an opinion about the case The rice state exer exercised two p peremptory challenges chal chal- f lenges and the defendant one V W V v. v W V v. v Barton was the first witness i called caned to the stand today following the opening stat statement of District Attorney At At- torney A A. Rogers Barton was county county coun coon ty treasurer and McMillin was one of his deputies at the time the funds are I alleged to have been taken Fourteen V complaints t alleging embezzlement embezzlement em em- of J. J are pending against McMillin The trial is on the specific charge that he extracted from county funds November 12 1920 i |