Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-02-03 | Page 2 | Venire of Sixty Almost Exhausted in Picking 3 McCoy Case Jurors

I Venire Vemre of Si Sixty ty Almost Exhausted In Picking 3 McCoy Case Jurors FARMINGTON FAR I Feb Febi eb 3 A 3 A venire venire ven von I ire of sixty from which only three Jurors had been selected had al alI almost almost al- al most been exhausted at noon Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- I day in m the selection of a jury to try the tre case of Robert H. H McCoy McCo charged with the murder of ofA A. A Roy I Heath Salt Lake business business' nian man De December ember 5 The trial of McCoy 1 who is charged with murder in the first degree opened here Monday 1 before bore Judge James N. N Kimball of the Second district court The three jurors were selected on the opening day of the trial and were Richard Peek South Weber Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert Love Lovel and aud Hector J. J Flint S From questions propounded by J. J H. H McKnight defense attorney the effort to sa save sae e l McCoys McCoy's S 'S life will willbe willbe be based an on anthe the pica plea of insanity I District Attorney Joseph E B E. E Evans of Ogden is is heading the tion Farm duties and acquaintance with the case and end with officer caused the dismissal of the majorIty major Ity of The case Is the result of the robbery robbery rob rob- bery of the Bountiful State ban bank on December 5 by McCoy McCo and anc Archie Wilcox and md the hp fatal shootIng shooting shooting shoot shoot- ing shortly afterward of Mr Heath who with a party patty of business men from Salt Lake Lale was en route to toVal toVal toVa Val Va Verda to appraise real estate McCoy McCo and Wll Wilcox ox were fleeing from the tho scene of the robbery in inan Inan Inan an automobile when hen the machine driven by 1 Mr Mt i Heath was noticed following Thinking they were pursued by officers McCoy opened fire on the car killing Mr Heath Wilcox is now serving a a. sentence sentence sen son I tence in the state prison for robbery robbery rob rob- bery of the bank