St. Louis County District Court. Criminal Journals

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Wednesday August 30^th, 1920 [page 1]

Court convened at 9:30 o’clock A.M.
Officers present: Hon. Wm. A. Cant, Judge presiding
W. R. Wasson, Deputy Clerk
Mrs. F. H. White, Reporter
R. S. Lerch, Deputy Sheriff

Criminal State of Minnesota
5713 vs.
Leonard Gustav Hedman, indicted under the name of Leonard Hedman
Defendant present in court and duly called for trial upon the

Indictment against him. Warren E. Greene, Esq. county attorney appearing for the state. O. J. Larson, Esq. and George B. Sjoselius, Esq. appearing for the defendant, the following jurors were drawn to try the defendant.
1 J. A. Braff Duluth, Minn. Sworn as Juror
2 S. M. Peterson Duluth, Minn. Sworn as Juror
3 George Bryan, Jr. Duluth, Minn. Sworn as Juror
D1 M. J. Stewart Duluth, Minn. Defendant’s first peremptory

Challenge
4 J. R. Wade Duluth, Minn. Sworn as Juror

Ex J. E. Landmark Duluth, Minn. challenged actual bias by defendant,

denied, sworn, interrogated, challenge admitted by State, excused

Recess until 2:30 o’clock P.M.

Court reconvened at 2:30 o’clock P.M.

Same Officers present
Criminal State of Minnesota
5713 vs.
Leonard Gustav Hedman, indicted under the name of Leonard Hedman
Defendant present in court
Roll of Jury as selected, all present
5 Alfred Berkiland Canyon, Minn. Sworn as Juror
6 T. F. Clark Duluth, Minn. Sworn as Juror
S1 F. C. Ames Hibbing, Minn. State’s first peremptory challenge.
Ex Herbert H. Marston Duluth, Minn. Challenged actual bias by

defendant, denied, sworn, interrogated, submitted, found true, excused.
7 Erland Fredrickson Culver, Minn. Sworn as Juror

S2 Arthur Hagen Duluth, Minn. State’s second peremptory challenge.

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