| Show A BIG STRETCH tim THE pleadings of f lawyers and the rulings of courts are very peculiar especially in this part of the american republic in the cattle stealing case before the third district court friday all ail the mormon jurors were challenged for implied bias because it was argued as members of the church f hey would be likely to decide against the defendant tile the stolen cattle being church property the court sustain edithe challen geso gego th ej ury mus inns fc be composed of persons who are aro not members of the church the ancient church saying is ts certainly true in relation larL to thee the modem church he that is not for us is against us and this community ia is divided into mormon and anti mormon how can a fair jury be em paneled atall stall at all ail for if the church members have of necessity a bias against t the defendant the opponent 5 of the church have equally a bias blag against the plaintiff the challen challenge ge we suppose is founded on tae the pos position that the church is a corporation this being granted it does not follow that 19 its members are biased towards it in any way than in regard to its doctrines and formula formulae which do not enter into this case it appears to us that the jurors would have to be personally interested as shareholders in the capital of the corporation for tile the usual rule ruie to apply in the their i r case they have no sueh such shares because there is no such cap capital I 1 tal tai stoe stock k this proceeding looks like stretching a technicality enough to snap it in twain |
