Show ENDED IN SMOKE alio of contempt against uco 31 cannon our readers will remember that during the im paneling of a p atit jury to try the case af pf elgua morris vs the mammoth mining com pany in the district court last week H N greene when being examined as to his qualifications aa 0 juror stated that he had been to by a party interested in the case who knowing him to bo on tho panel for the term had begun to talk rapidly about the suit when asked by the court who this party was the juror gave the name of george M corder of salt lake county and that gentleman was immediately summoned to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt of court foi case mr cau non was called and sworn the clerk alien read tho record of the examination of H N greene referred to above the court asked mr cannon what answer do you make to that statement mr cannon 1 I think the statement incomplete and would like to havo mr greene further examined before I 1 make my statement mr greene was sworn and said he had nothing further to add except that he bad no idea at the time of the conversation that mr 1 cannon desired to influence him as a juror mr cannon had said ho felt a deep interest in the case and if mr morris lost it would break him up in business thought mr cannon said he was mr morris son in law but was not positive during that day they had considerable talk of cases in the court and juries in general and the conversation regarding the morris mammoth case camo bip at the same time mr cannon interrogated mr grene who replied that the subject of litigation came up through vis greenes referring to a case of of his own did not know how the other case came up witness had expressed an unfavorable opinion of mr klipple the dissenting juror in that case mr cannon had not spoken of the merits of the morris mammoth dispute nor made any attempt to influence the juror nor had he said anything after learning that mr greene waa on the jury bat another time mr greene had brought up the matter and spoken of an obstinate juror in the hogle anderson case and had said hat he did not expect to sit on any more cases in reply to the court mr greene said the conversation had taken place iu the recorders office they had spoken of it twice and he greene had introduced the subi eject mr cannon was called and said they were talking of litigation in general mr greene cipole of a case of his own mr cannon did bot know Mr Greeno was on the jury had probably read of it but it had passed from his mind in the argument on litigation in general mr cannon had expressed himself as opposed to the jury system in civil cases as one stubborn man could destroy the work of the eleven aa well as waste the money of the litigants and cited the morris mam moth case as an example had said the reason this case came to his mind was because he had taken some interest in it believing if mr morris lost the amount claimed by him it would ruin him financially did not say he wanted mr greene anthe jury but had eaid he did want to render hina or any other person ineligible did not think of mr Greenes haying been on the jury until reminded by him and stopped as soon as he learned it bad no intention to influence the jurors mind or bias him in the lightest depree but had cited the aso as an illustration of the point on which they were arguing mr cannon knew nothing of the merits othe case himself court you are a public officer have you had experience in court mr cannon no sir I 1 have been witness in a few cages as re cordar court what h your age mr cannon twenty four court you state you did not know he was on the jury at the time you spoke to him mr cannon no sir I 1 dad not know bo was court if you had known he was on the jury conversation was improper what do you say mr greene mr greene this conversation was before I 1 informed him I 1 was on the jury the co ceased when I 1 made remark court to mr cannon pid you state you understood mr wa on the jury mr cannon thai was after mr greene said I 1 would render him ineligible and I 1 then made the remark and told him I 1 did not wish to disqualify him the court then informed mr cannon that a juror should not be spoken to mr greenes statements to bo true there might have been some element of contempt assuming mr cannons statements to be true ho was not guilty and the court would give the accused tho benefit of the doubt it would be wrong to influence B juror the court then added with this admonition I 1 will allow you to retire you are discharged mr cannon then left the room it having been clearly shown that there was not the eli ertest ground for aay accusation against him in the matter of interfering with aurora if chief justice zane will set his face against it from every class he will receive the support of all good citizens and if such things have occurred the sooner they are stopped the better deseret aws |