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Show QUESTION OF LAW IS RAISED Exclusion of Spectators From Court in Treseder Case Bone of Contention Hecauso of .i qiir-tion of law. attor-! attor-! ney for the dofenec alleging that I spectators and witnesses rould not be excluded from a court room, the prc-f prc-f llmlnary hearing of Lloyd Treseder. charged with rape, was continued until un-til this afternoon. County Attorney Joseph B. Bates, upon the opening of the hearing this morning, asked that spectators and witnesses, other than the one on the stand, be excluded from the court room. His contention was that the girl whom Treseder is alleged to have wronged, would be reluctant about telling her story before a court room full of spec 'ators Attorney George Hnlirson. defend-I defend-I Ing Treseder. stuted that the defen-I defen-I dant had a right to public trial as set forth In the constitution of the state. , . Countv Attornev Bates contended he . ..ubl produce authorities to show that the court had the power of excluding witness.- and spectators from the court room The hearing was adjourned until 1.30 so that counsel for each side could prepare n brief regarding the law of tho point In question. |