Show MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL IN W ANDERSON CASE after hearing arguments judge erickson took final decision under advisement all day wednesday was taken up in court before district judge J H erickson by arguing the motion for a new trial in the case of 0 the state versus willard anderson who was found guilty by the jury of grand larceny committed as alleged b by v stealing sheep from the sevy herd the counsel tor for the defense brought the motion on several grounds the main one being that one of the jurors had taken favors from one of the parties interested in the outcome of the case by riding with that party to and from court nearly every day the arguments were very interesting and both sides district attorney INT J bates and attorney lewis larson of manti for the state and bear hunt of richfield and russell G of salt lake city for the defense who has made the motion for a new trial cited many authorities in favor of their respective stands the arguments were finished at about in the evening and judge r erickson announced that he will take the matter under advise 1 ment to study the authorities on the point of nils misconduct conduct of juror he highly complimented the attorneys for haying having presented their respective 1 ea cacs acs in the most able manner |