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Show MORALS TRIAL ' INTERRUPTED BY SPECTATOR 1 Talesman 'Challenge' Draws Reprimand From Judge Trial of Harry E. Ertckson, 40. a musician, on a chart of carnally knowing a lj-year-old Bait Lake City girl February T began Monday Mon-day before Judge Harbart M. Schll-lar Schll-lar and a Jury In district court ' During progress of examining the Juror Judge Bchlller waa Interrupted Inter-rupted by an unidentified man In the spectators' eectton. Referring to one of the prospective talesmen, the Informant said: "Hs baa been a member of the musicians' union for yean and must know the defendant, Mr. Ericsson." Er-icsson." "I think the court is able to handle the examination of theae veniremen. venire-men. said E. C Jensen, counsel for the defendant. Reprimand! Given Judge Schiller, after reprimanding reprimand-ing the apeaker In the spectators' section and remarking that his msnner "waa almost contemptuous," wsrned other spectator against any untimely remarks or actions. The apeaker from the public section sec-tion of the courtroom was later identified aa Lawrence W. Standing, Stand-ing, 1470 Browning avenue. His remarks re-marks referred to Thomaa Pindar, 77, of 11M McClelland street, whose name waa dropped from the ventre during the process of selecting the eight ulasmsn who will hear the testimony. During the Judge's examination of Mr. Pindar, the latter admitted hs la a member of the muaiciana union, aald he had known "aa Er-ickson" Er-ickson" ysara ago, but did not recognise rec-ognise the defendant aa the person be had known. I Women Dropped Two women Included In the original orig-inal group of 12 examined for Jury duty In the case also were excluded by attorneys during selection tt the jury to ait In the ease. Tha Jury finally eetected Includes George H. Marshall, 122 North Sixth Wast street; Fred D. Schick, Bingham; Bing-ham; EUaa U Brinton, 1867 Lincoln Lin-coln street; John Hendrlckson, 2821 Twentieth Eaat atreet; Mar low R, . Peacock, 2S66 Lake street; Charles E. Bray, Lark; Roy H. Gardiner, Magna, and John H. Parkin, (3d West Fourteenth North street District Attorney Calvin W. Rowlings Row-lings made the opening statement of facta the prosecution expects te present at the trial |