| Show from MONDAYS DAILY APRIL THE PETIT JURORS most of them brought in on open venire only two of the regular list of jurors are now on call tor petit jury service at the present term of court the twp tap hundred names selected at the opening of the year having been exhausted today the following answered to their names for examination as to their qualifications us as jurors johnc sharp murray shepherd win colbath james spalding IV P F moss oss frank clinton C spalding auton j J brae brackett k aptt W W hu hudson d son jr jethro Hy dalch B booth A kesler 11 T te pencer J D pancake thomas morgan W jam jamison ison john wood neal mcmillan georgc alwood wm cullow edward pickering 0 0 fernsworth edward swan it II N greene john du 11 by L cottrell A Hat chelli the following were served but failed to respond J B robertson ilson geo C harkins J it II larkin A gerki thomas morgan was excused because he was not a citizen H N greene pot got off because of his cifes illness A eatchel was permitted to goon account of ill health george atwood was sot not a taxpayer and could not serve and james who was a poor man and was injured last by being hit bit by a water tank while riding on a train obtained immunity from service for those reasons frank clinton tried to get released because he was a deputy registrar but the court said that when registration began it would be time to attend tp talk of that matter 0 0 farnsworth wanted to get away on account ol of business but the judge told him he had better lay his great ra responsibility in that direct direction lon aside for the time being aud and serve as a juror all of the others having passed satisfactorily facto rily the oath prescribed by the court was read by the clerk and john C J sharp was called forward the court asked mr sharp can you conscientiously cons clen take that oath mr sharp no bir court did you take it to vote mr sharp no sir court you are excer when the name of W F ross moss was reached that gentleman said 1 I will not take that oath your boari 11 court did you take it to register mr moss no sir air court you cannot take it conaci enviously mr moss no sir court you are excused W hudson jr said tie he could hot take the oath conscientiously court did you register and vote mr hudson yes sir court and you swear that you would not enter into polygamy while there wasa was a law agai against it or advise others to do so even if it way was sanctioned by bv revelation from god mr hudson hudso 12 1 I did not linder understand stand it as I 1 do this the court then made an explanation of the responsibility of an oath and said you did not swear as to your you took an oath as to your action in the future the present intention idea is a fraud and wont do you cannot regi register pter under such a subterfuge and then refuse to take this one and escape jury service th this Is oath says that you will not practice polygamy or unlawful cohabitation or advise or aid others to do so under any circumstances whatever or in obedience to counsel or command from auy any source at any time tim while ariere is a law against it will you swear to tint 1 1 mr hudson after a pause IU 1111 take the oath hiram booth declined to take the oath he had registered and voted court you swear that you would never enter into polygamy mr booth no sir air I 1 did not understand it to relate to future action it was my intention at the time I 1 took the oath court the path forbids you to enter into polygamy at any time or to advise others to do so mr booth 1 cant conscientiously swear to that I 1 dont know what pil ill do in the future court well then you should not have registered mr booth I 1 did not so understand it then court it must relate plate to the future it about intention and certainly does not mean that you will not enter into polygamy at the precise time you are taking the oath you do that it relates to the future and you should be careful about taking an oath you are excused A kesler and H T spencer had bad registered but would not take the court oath after a conversation similar to that w with ta mr booth they were excused those not otherwise disposed of took the oath as required |
