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Show , FIRST GRAND JURY IN MANY I f YEARS HAS BEEN DRAWN AH Parts of the Country Are Represented and James F. Wad-man Wad-man Is Made Chairman C. F. Grout and E. T. Richardson Richard-son Closely Questioned by Attorney Joseph Chez as to Bias Richardson Has Information on Blackmailers Not Yet Arrested. Proceedings in the district court were suddenly terminated this morning morn-ing when the sad announcement of the death of Judge Oriando W. Powers Pow-ers was made by Attorney C. C. Richards. Rich-ards. Upon receiving the Information, Informa-tion, Judge Howell immediately adjourned ad-journed court until Monday morning, at 10 o'clock. The court had just completed the drawing of a list of grand jurors when the death of Judge Powers was made known, so that the adjournment adjourn-ment did not Interfere with that part J of the proceedings. The jury was ex- cused from service until Monday, the court admonishing the jurors to re-1 re-1 , fraln trom entering into conversation with any one regarding matters that may come before them for consideration considera-tion and they were especially cautioned cau-tioned against permitting any person talking with them on any subect that may he called to their attention while they act as grand jurors. The jurors were also advised that on Monday Mon-day morning they would be instructed regarding their duties and that specific speci-fic offenses will be called to their attention. District Attorney John C. Davis examined ex-amined the twenty-five men as to their statutory qualifications and briefly stated to them that they should be required to make thorough ?nd careful investigations regarding the blackmailing offenses that have been perpetrated in Ogden the past number of months, saying also that the jury may be required to make Investigations In-vestigations regarding the case of the State against Joseph Hadley who was recently bound over to the distriot court for an assault with a deadly weapon on the person of Robert Mc-Farland. Mc-Farland. an aged man of Warern. The district attorney mentioned particularly the fact that J. H. Martin Mar-tin is now in the county jail, charged s ith assault with intent to murder David Edwards and that he Is sus-- sus-- picloned of complicity in certain al leged blackmail schemes which likely would be brought to the attention of the grand Jury during its deliberations. delibera-tions. However, the names of Myron A. Smith and J, S. Hlgginbotham who are being held for using the malls ' to defraud, were not mentioned, and it Is now thought those cases will not be taken up. The entire twenty-five persons called call-ed for grand jury service were found to be qualified under the statutes, except ex-cept Edward Auth who was excused because of defective speech. Mr. Auth could not address the court above a whisper. After the district attorney had questioned the jurymen, other attorneys attor-neys at the bar were given an opportunity oppor-tunity by Judge Towell to question them and also to challenge any juror Attorney Joseph Chez, attorney for J. H. Martin, took occasion to question ques-tion E. T. Richardson and Charles F. Grout at considerable length Mr. Richardson was questioned before be-fore the seven men for the grand jury wer drawn but Mr. Grout's examination ex-amination was taken up by Mr, Chez after he had been selected. Mr. Grout stated that he had formed an opinion in the Martin caBe from stories of the affair he had read in the newspapers, but that it was not such an opinion as could not be overcome by evidence given by creditable witnesses, and that the opinion would not bias him In hearing the facts. Mr. Richardson's frame of mind was quite different from that of Mr. Grout. He said that he was in possession pos-session of facts implicating Martin's associates and that his opinion was unqualified regarding the guilt of the men he had In mind. He stated further fur-ther to the court and Mr. Chez that he had given information to detectives detec-tives and officers and that they were following up the information he had given them. Mr. Richardson stated, however, that his knowledge of the affair was not directly in connection I. with Martin. After the examination, the court 6tated that should Mr. Rich ardson be selected as one of the grand jurymen, he considered that he would be disqualified from sitting on the Martin case. The embarrassing situation was overcome, however, when Mr. Richardson's name was not drawn. List of Juror6. Following is the grand jury as rlrawn from the box by Deputy Clerk Harry Hales: C. F. Grout, Ogden; Charles Lund-qulst, Lund-qulst, Ogden; McHowells Van Dyke. Cgden; William A. Taylor, Fan-West; Fan-West; George A. Thompson, Wilson; Lorenzo Ward, North Ogden, and James F. Wadman, Ogden Mr , Wad-man Wad-man was selected by Judge Howell to act as foreman. The Jury will se lect a clerk from one of Its number. Judge Howell states that formal instructions in-structions will be prepared for the jury and will be read to them Mon day morning, but that he was not perpared to say today just how far reaching the Instructions would be. Of course the jury will be instructed to make special investigations regard- log the blackmailing affairs of the past few months and it is also expect- ed that they will be called upon to I i visit departments of the county for the purpose of determining the efficiency effi-ciency of the service and the conditions condi-tions of some of the public institutions, institu-tions, such as tho county jail, the poor farm, court house, etc. The deliberations of the jury will continue 30 days, If necessary. It Is possible that the jury will not be In session more than two weeks. Suitable Suit-able quarters have been arranged for the men on the upper floor of the court house. oo |