Show the murder trial Soe elal to the MANTI utah jin 17 the trial of fied mickel foi the murder of lew lick in Cast ledale last agust is no v in pro gress judge wro 11 king and sam king X chistensen asso i abed are defendants the state 13 represented b D strict attorney liv ingston the trial began at bolock cues la afternoon and as soon 14 it was called counsel for the defense sprung sensa tion by first asking fora further ch ange venue to some other district or for some other judge affidavits were avorn to by fred ind pete mieke alleging ill eging malice and prejudice on the part of judge john son to vard the defendant some of the were very severe and as barn king read them there waa breath less excitement in the court room the demeanor of judge johnson was cool throughout this t ing ordeal then followed a caustic argument be tween judge king and mr livingston judge johnson was saborn and took the stand in his jovn behalf he denied most of the charges in the affidavits affidi and said he had had a life long goodwill to ward the prisoner he spoke of having consulted judge about sitting in the case but had received no asbur ance that that could be done boon therefore he had hid summoned an ex tra number of jurors and as one change had already been aiken and the state put to i great deal of expense by the presence heie of a large number of wit nesses he could see no reison why the matter should not be heird 1 him now and at this olice he characterized the preheat application as an eleventh hour and minute method of practice and one of pure pettifogger he eg specially ally referred to j attorney christen sen and exonerated king A king who had but recently come into the case the motions for another judge and change 0 venue were denied the matter of examining the jurors then began and was proceeded with caret illy by both sides t noon of thursday the banel ex hausted and a special venire issued for 12 more jurors thursday afternoon the examination la still under va and there are nine jurors apparent ly acceptable to both sides in the box it is thought the enry will be competed 1 rid ay iy |