The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-02-09
AuRrlirs Mlsrs Secretary 4.
SUPREME couRT po1NGs.

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Three opinions were delivered to-day,
the first was In the case Of Shorts vs..
Klinmoon. Decision Of the court de.
liyercd by his honor JliGgc c Crosby. Judg-
ment Of tie court below affirmed. Chief
Justice Kinney read the opinion OF the
court In the case Of Joseph Stone vs..
Leonard Savage.
Thiswas q case broHgllt upon appeal
from the End district court. Tic iiIg.
ment Of The Carson court was affirmed.
E The ease Of Theodore Thorpe Us. the.
people IL Utah, on. appeal from tie court
gF the 9rl district, which was argued on
Saturday, then received the decision OF
The eonrt. Tie Judgment was reversed,
and the plaintiff required TO enter into
Il bonds in tie peiial sum 81 So 600 for lis
Il alipearauce Mt the next regular term 81
the Srd judicial district court, and in ease
I the required bail could not lie found,
Thor pc was 10 be pfacediin Inc hands 0l
tie sberifef g. 5. i. CeGuty to await
the action Of said rourt. S.
s5 The ease Of David Mckenzie. Us. the
people OF the UGi}ed States was called
mp. lUhn G. d:fasS, Esq, appeared fer
FAC phiiittiif In error, aud Vim. ii. Brol-
head, Esq, for tile United States. Mr..
james argued TINT Tie eongt which tried
and convicted his client was not held ac.
kcofdihg 70 law, that the Indictment was
never preseatrd il open CONT, as required
| by law, therefore that tribunal was no
cert ut ALL Mr.. BEoahead then prc.
sc1tcd the government side OF lie tIllss.
| lion, to which Mr. Janles replied and The
Tease WIS submitted! ...ss 81 Z
4 The court thea adjourned til to..nor
1 row at III M. .... 4: n. .,.:
HI. Z. -. :.s: TrEspaY, Feb. 5.
Mr.. DE Wolf gave uoiiee that III
would file a bill Of exceptions, in the easl
/ Of John Reese, et, al, VS., kuott. . ;.
II Mr.. Bforihpad gave notice that bl
/ would Iile a bin Of exceptions in the cas-,
/ Of Thorpe IS. tie People Of Utah. II:
In regard to:tlie question Of costs, ii
I appeai eases, the; court ruled that iii,
iPialatiH in error IN that court would re
cover his costs, aud also the costs Of III,
/ suit In the court below, as il was Jy efroi
tth6t he brought his case TO the sapt9nii
court Further, That The clerk. has i
fright 10 demand his fees of the appellant
as the case progresses, !. s:,,. i: 7. =
II !: The court thea appointed the times atd
places for holding the district courts lol
I United States business, TO wit: First dis
i triet In Provo, on the 4th Monday ii
March, Of each year; duration of term
i Ia days Second district, 10 Carson city
Ton the 2pd Monday IN August, OF eacl
ycarf term, two weeks. Third district. il
Zig. ). Il. City, on the end MoHiiay II
April, Ok each year; term, Il days +
The court nIade the following appoint
& Inehts Of y s. Commissioners for thu
three Judicial districts, xiz. lat district
lsaue Bullock, Of Utah eoIaty; Charlie,
4 Il, Stebbins. Of Cedar county; Tfnoth,
I! Is. Foote, Of Jaab county; Frederick q
Robinson, Of San Pete county; John A
Ray, Of Willard county, and Wm. Crosby
.taf Washington comfy. =. g.
II 2nd district, John c. James, Of Viz
!, GINA city Carson county: r :
3, 3rd district, VIM Bell, Hosea Slout
aud David o, Calder, of 6. S. L. county
; VIM A. Garter, Of Green River county
Seniref W. Richards, or Davis couaiy
}, Aarotl + Earri Of Weber county; iona
than 9. Wright, Of Box Elder county
Ezra i. Benson. OF Cache county, am
Evan M,-Greene, OF FGoeie county. :. ..
Messrs. james aud Stout being present
Tent forward and took Tie oath Of offer
The court then took a recess till
q: fRm. =. - -'- r. =.
= The case Of Mckenzie. VS.. the Unite,
States being she only one now before th
: court, was called mp, and the decision q
4 the court below reversed. 80;
{, !. = The court directed the clerk TO issu
. an order Tor MeKenzie's release. 1... Z, :.
CoaF: then adjourned Till Monday Ia
22nd day Of April. proxtnO.