Roosevelt Standard | 1925-02-04 | Page 1 | Gambling Case Tried before Three Juries at Vernal Last Week

GAMBLING CASE TRIED BEFORE THREE JURIES AT VERNAL LAST WEEK recently bert singleton ifred fred neilson ford dejournette wallace ezra caldwell Caldwe II and frank whiteman were arrested in vernal on a gambling charge in a club room run by john jorgensen sheriff L richardson marshall H A malle and watchman J emery johnson making the raid eleven out of 0 ag 16 found in the room sere ere arrested on wednesday ot of last week the trial ot of the above was held before justice chas S carter city attorney wallace calder represented the state and I 1 I 1 braffett of price was attorney for the defense A jury ot of three disagreed on thursday a jury of tour four convicted the defendants on friday morning attorney braffett in arrest ot of judgment declared the jury had not been sworn another trial before a jury of 0 three again disagreed the trial for the defendants will be held again in march after which the other charge against four will be disposed ot of mr air jorgensen was waa bound over to the march term of the district court by justice carter