Show COURT CONVENED diio ho first cial district is packed in due form full and detailed account of ahe proceedings hay term judge jacob boreman aro siding promptly at 10 am today to day a number of gentlemen summoned to servo in the grand jury attorneys interi feted persons and spectators enlivened tho hitherto quiet courtroom in ogdan city mr C S varian and judge jacob boreman were also seen loitering around the grand presumably eventful bession ies sion did not begin until 11 am when tho court formally opened alic following attorneys acro present ex judge P II 11 emerson hon C C richards II 11 11 ransford smith JN kimball AR Heywood 11 K williams aco J marsh D W felshaw P J barratt geo S dean As aslant prosecuting attorney C S varian was also in attendance the were made by J N kimball for the appoints anent of a guardian for a minor child in the caso of Burlock against shupe granted by bansford Eans ford smith in the case of sophia E vs lucym higbee to enter tho decree of the court sophia E was adjudged to be entitled to one liala of alie estate of the late L P the motion was granted the grand jury were then called as follows parley P bindham Bin pham heber C ferrin henry james W millis thomas W brewster C C goodwin 99 john wilson aw wilford cragun ephraim H nye jacob lewis anthony peterson david P burl 91 john II 11 dayis lewis M bootle C J corey newman H barker john W chambers A W child the gentlemen were then sworn to true answers made to questions asked the usual questions were put and answered satisfactorily until the question was propounded do you believe it right for a man to have two or more wives living and atthe same time those who answered affirmatively did so without hesitation or equivocation an d were promptly excused from further service chev were carloy P Bin heber C ferrin W cragun E H nye david P burt M booth newman II 11 barker and A W childs when J W chambers answered in the negative mr varian asked are you not a member of tho mormon church chambers 1 I have been I 1 was I 1 varian do yon accept its doctrine and revelations chambers 1 I do not ho was passed tha further drawing of names from alie box was proceeded with of iho persona were declared to bo so far olf to be subpoenaed to day and a sufficient number was drawn to admit of alie decimating process and then leave to complete the panel the deputy marshals can elect alio most accessible and desirable of the following list jolin wilson walker barlow hys rum 1 lewis joseph garner alma porter frederick dark david W tribe john giles robert bean jos P thomas lidyard thomas stoker villiam taylor haskall V shurtliff ifT soren christenson cn john P Thun iian II 11 J mcclura Mc Cluro john Kelly Jno P thomas sullivan john F williams aco musgrave Mu henry brooks wm fairell jog RS james reed mark locc benj chadwick J A conrad smith isaac L dark ammon green jun john miller george goodwin john G eilis alonzo francis alonzo A newman peter smith bluford A jacob jensen henry T jno C evart wm V helfrich alfos irvina pierce quirk newton farr jas R carver jas tucker nas than Kiin ball C H eklund mr varian appearing for the respondents spon dents in a writ of prohibition and a writ of certiorari asked that the case be continued until alie next sit of the court alio court said he undertake anything that would bb as lie wanted to leave thia evening court adjourned to 2 pm AFTERNOON SESSION at 2 p in tho following named gentlemen were examined as to their statutory qualifications for grand juryman jurymen jury men HP lewis did not believe in the of polygamy and cohabitation and piat ed Shurl liu athen ho believed it right fur a man to have living and more than one wife replied no canoe tho following questions and answers are yon a member of the church christ of latter day stunts I 1 am in full fellowship I 1 presume au have yon ever held any in the church no air are you in good standing I 1 chint tell how good I 1 have never excommunicated been are you married yes sir do you believe in the doctrines and revelations of the church As a general tiling yes are there any you d not in yes the polygamy part axi you believe in the revelations I 1 believe in some of them do you believe in tho revelation on polygamy I 1 do not winy do you believe it to be apu epu rious what have been and do know 1 no particular claim I 1 do not go much on it lid you believe in that revelation being right for anybody do it anyone who beli ovea in the revelation to follow it abt if the laws of the united statha forbid it which should have precedence the law of god or the laws of man of man have you at any alino believed in alio practice of polygamy tion no sir I 1 have never paid much attention tor it has it not been forcibly and repeatedly brought to your attention yes many times are yon in sympathy with the laws of the united states against polygamy yes fully yes would you be as zealous in inquiring into and finding an indictment against polygamy as any kotlier crime I 1 think I 1 would and to that extent you believe in en forcing t yes Is your conscience unbiased on the subject or is thera anything eliat would affect your in so doing nothing whatever that I 1 know of the juror was passed win farrell W V 0 A Eklund and passed nathan kimball could not say ho was a taxpayer tax payer but he had personal person nl property exceeding in liable to assessment 0 o did not pay a poll tax because he was aver GO years of ape ho was passed juror chambers was examined reexamined re as follows I 1 understood yon to say this forenoon that you had been a member of alio church are you a member now I 1 buess I 1 am 1 cannot bay I 1 am in good standing hare you ever bield any office I 1 have aa an elder are you not a seventy I 1 guess that I 1 am but I 1 do not know whether my name has been clied off 1 have been you said this morning that you did not believe in polygamy I 1 did sir aal I 1 say so again I 1 never dyl believe in it do you believe in the doctrines and feitli of the church yes in some of them do you believe in revelation I 1 believe there have been such things as revelations received by men from a supreme power do you believe the one on polygamy is spurious I 1 do are you fully in sympathy with alie enforcement of the laws of the united states against polygamy and illegal cohabitation I 1 am have you any sympathies owing to connections I 1 have not I 1 would do my duty without regard to any connection would yon be as zealous in these matters as you would in any kotlier without reference to your associations I 1 would do you believe in being led by counsel in these matters I 1 never took much counsel I 1 am willing to doing duty as a grandeury gran djury men mr chambers was accepted robert miller was passed making fifteen grand jurors obtained the clerk called the names of alio grand jury the court then arve them liis solemn charge aa follows fekn EMEN 1 you been selected to act as a grand jury for both united states and territorial business you will act ina double capacity presume y ou know pretty nearly what 3 duties ire as well as I 1 can tell you some of you have been on the jury before still it is my duty to call your attention to some matters then my work will have beci done in this territory alie crimes eliat generally have to be inquired into arc those everything connected with and leading to it such as murderous assaults robberies and general together with all the crimes alie statute which will be detailed to vou by the prosecuting attorney alie united states business is limited to such matters a concern alie mails the post see eliat everything is kept straight took after cases of counterfeiting and the internal revenue of alio government there are also cases of poly pamy and air lawful cohabitation which are more common than any other of fences in this territory and therefore need a corresponding increase of energy on your pait in taking action to suppress those crimes it is your duty to investigate all and any kotlier of fences and do your duty we all depend on the action of the grand jury all our safety depends on enforcing alio laws fearlessly when they do not all society suffers when thoy s arink from their duty alie law cannot be enforced remainder of charge crowded out the grand jury retired to their roam and in a few minutes returned stating through their foreman nathan kimball that alicy had elected a clerk and adjourned to meet abrain on the imbt judge powers is expected to preside As we go to press the court ia still in session but will probably adjourn tonight to night to the dinst |