The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-09-10

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llprocursd the paints and made DIE ptiucipal "
rangemsats ahaat ths ecloFing, s,c Prisoner
! had told him twitnsssl % ksep aesodnt d me
engraving expenses II eess % failafs WAIIaes
/ had offered to find money to pay e,r paints. n
etc; did not know that the prisoner Mad to-
ceived any compensation. t.sss
Rxamined BY the courts Cot plate from
4 Mckenzie and took Il 10 Wsiaes's hous.
drafts were MOTTO Be less Than $500. ihis vas
\ arranged by Wallaea, McKenzie and witness.
/ with the understanding that ne poorer clSssof
The people would not sufFsf; the prisoner did ire
engraving on this condition. The prIsoneF did
4 take no part In isseing cheeks, this was 10 81
/ WaIlacs's work. He (wiinsss) had 10 6lltrp
the checks at Camp Floyd; this was understood
l BY Wsliaee and himself Did moi remember tell
| Ing McKsnzIe that they should issue checks Il
\ Camp Floyd. McKenzis was % have one third
of the proceeds; heard ths prisoner ssy That
8he (prspner) might give his share 10 me Church.
4 When he [wltnsssl engaged The prisoner 10
L make the plaie, he acted for Wallace and him
self there was no defpis agreement a. 10 Who
sllsuld all pths checks, though he twitnses)
had dane 20. ss KS "a
Mr.; lent was called and swsfn; testified u
having bought The check, for The purpose II r. Il
\ posing the frand. having ihst nnderst andIng
with Wpilacas The jury hers retisd seattsf-s
/ inglys and % Returning, MI Lsnt's evidence
eSniInued.I He sala ne had paid $3.50 fot the
4 check a five per cent Discount. lasa
N John II. BigIer VS. called and sworn:
i Gave ii Testimony e consiabe. - to having az
rested prisoners and taken possession Of blank
\ checks, capntsrteI,ing tools. etc.
Court gave lea.ructiensao Jury, nho.sstlrsd
with the marshall Ii Il. 81
Court adjourned iii ? o'clock, d m.
RI . PM s9a
Court resumed.
4 Names Of jury called; Al presents. gl.s
4 Mr. Brewer, recalled by. desire 81 MI.
n De Wolf said he could not positively stats that q
prisoner knew that Wallace and himself went to
Camp Floyd, but McKensls did not know that
they Intended to pass checks there. Judge ihsn
J said that instructionsfor jury wonldbs received
~ writing fromthe counsel on sithet side.
MI, Thomppon. Ter aefense1 sid he had only
: two wItnesssss and they wenla only testify 20
Z the good moral character 81; the prisoner pre-.
i youa % The eopneueement Oflhe conntsrieIline
S Transactions sss.
N Mr., J. Mldgley and Thomas Mideley Sen,r,
il were called and sworn, aid both testified to
. having known The prisoner Tor years, 10 posssss
!. good moral character. s9 E.
Z Mr. Thompson by agrsemsnt1 opened the
i, argument for defense showing the nature Of The
3 charge was, forging check on the Deputy
!, Qartermagter General u. s., The jury had !.
!. bad great many opinions, and especially those
ttnnf!s Al. 4. 4
= hsaring on the matter. They must take tsstl- Is
mony and facts. and not opl1ioas. Knowledge b
4 alone e testimony. There was great deal Of
against the prisoner. and II was hard To-
febt sgalnst 4, Yet prsjudies should BE- totally
laid aside. and Facts only considersd The whole
{ Rist ct Col. crosman's evidence was clearly Is
! excuipate Wallaee.-he could not discover any n
other bearing that It had. The aub,,apos 81 /,
all The evidence was, that check had been pass
cd on Mr.. Lent, and through the agency a. Mr. q
q Walllce, twas discovered that The prspher had "
made the plate, from which the said check had M
been struck, and that az . mechanic; and because
4 q quantity 81 strips Of blank paper mud been
found n the prisoners ofics, 10 we're told BY
Col Crosman Of q ssyast amount Of crime and
fraud iu operation against goYsFnmsniis bun the II
1 jury was not % forget that lie slrips or paper
lellpilsd 10, were not Of the same quality or y
size a. the counterfeit check produced: the wit b
ness. Col Crosman, had described the coptsnta
Of The bag which was found in the prisoner,s \
Office, and now produced In court, In manner .
that made said contents acnFiolliyj bnt he doubt
1 ed not bat that the Jury might find In Col
Crosman's quarters % great Z variety Of eurios.
tiles! These we're mot evidences ia The case but
81 merely given in pfeiudice having mo haarins an ~