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Show VISIT SCENE OF SHOOTING Sheriff and District At- torney Look Over Ground at Uintah Preparing for the trial tomorrow morning In the district court of Mar- Iom .i Christensen former principal of the llntuh school, of murder in the first degree. District Attorney Joseph E. Evans and Sheriff Richard Rich-ard Pincock went to I'intah this morning and visited the scene where Christensen Is alleged to have fired th.- shot that killed Lloyd Bybee. IS years of age. several months ago. The shooting la alleged to have taken place on. the Uintah road near the depot. Christensen, following tbO shooting declared that he feared an attack bv Bybee when the two met Oil ill" l uuvi aim ti m " v.. the lad to stop and he still advanced In a threatening attitude, he fired rh- shot into his body which lator resulted In his death at the Deo hospital. hos-pital. Christensen said following thO shooting that Bybee and other boys, of the neighborhood had made llfej miserable for him during his period, there is principal of the school and I he had been attacked by a gang a few nights preceding the snooting I won h ended fatally. Christensen is now at liberty under bonds of $10,000. Although the easS will be heard be-' fore Judge James N. Kimball the court room of Judge George S. Barker Bar-ker will be used The change was made due to the fact that the Jury box in Judge Kimball's court seats but eight Jurors, while twelve men will sit in the coming trial Attorn) George Hulverson will represent Christensen, while District Attornej Evans will direct the prose-tltlon. prose-tltlon. It is predicted that practically practical-ly the remainder of the week will be consumed In the selection of a Jury and evidence-taking will not begin be-gin until early next week. A apeclal enlre of jurymen was summoned for the trial today by Sheriff Pincock They were notified to be present to-' morrow morning at 10 o'clock. oo |