Show I RE RD TO ll BE CONTINUED BEfORE A j JURY W. W S. S McCornicK is Secured Much Trouble in Selecting Se Se- Others The red rel I light ht fight is on in earnest The Tho final fual test ease case involving moral ethical legal ind municipal issues not notto notto notto to mention menton the political play was fairly fairly fair fair- ly Iy started in the court of ot Justice Stanley Stan ley A. A Hanks this mornin morning when a jury iury of of three men was chosen to try Marguerite Mar Smith on a charge of vagrancy The woman is a mere 1 figure ro head on whoso whose fate may rest the future of the colony of demi monde within tho ho west westside westside westside side stockade She Site was as arrested in ina a it recent raid of the place by tho the sheriff sherif I and his bis deputies I Despite the frantic head line lin effusions of or a certain West Temple street publication publication publication cation to the tho effect that Job Lyon county attorney bad practically refused to assume the prosecution of ot the red light cases Mr Lyon was in his bia place this mornin morning and took sole charge charRe of the states state's side sido of the case ease Tho The two attorneys Van Cott and Ashton are aro J I merely interested in the case ease inasmuch as they have all al through the f fight ht represented represented rep rep- resented the west siders sidera who object to the stockade The county attorneys attorney a vigilant examination exam exam- I of jurors the tho nature of ot his bis questions was ample proof of hi his intention intention intention tion to convict con iet if possible the insinuations of the Smoot Mouth to the contrary At the open opening ins of court this morning Attorney Samuel amuel A A. A Ji King of ot the tho defense defense de de- de- de presented a demurrer which was promptly denied by the court Follow Follow- in ing this Mr r. r Kin King made request for a jury trial and a recess of ot forty minutes was granted in which to secure venire venire- men W. W S. S McCornick Cal Called cd W. W S. S McCornick the well ol known banker was tho the first frt man called and althou although h strenuous attempts attempt were made by the defense to obtain an admission from him that certain cerain political issues and party platform pled pledges es might in influence in- in fluence his verdict tho the banker retained his seat and was sworn in as one of the three jurymen Much trouble was had bad in filling the jury iury the prosecution finally in desperation taking advantage e of the point of law allowing them less than four jurors if desirable A. A II 11 and A. A O. O Miller Iler with Mr I Mc Mc- I. I Cornick comprised the jury ju- which was sworn in at 1230 30 this afternoon An adjournment until late this afternoon followed the securing of ot the jury The Smith woman one ono oil ot the most noted of the stockade did not appear in the courtroom this mornin morning but sat st behind closed doors door in an a ad joining office during the entire proceed proceed- ings her ato attorneys nes having lavinA entered a plea of not gUIl guilty The questions put to the prospective jurors were of n a nature indicating the tho issues involved and the persistency with which the case is ill is to be ron fought ht bv by both sides aides Any Any- A veni reman expressing an opinion as to the tho n necessity or non non- necessity of ot the tho red light evil was promptly challenged and dismissed by bJ which ever ever side sido his opinion was wa obnoxious obnoxious ious ious to All Al were asked as to their political views in the mater |