Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-04-05
LOCAL JOTS.

The April term of court opens next Mon
day.
The Harmony club will give their mex
hop in Sheldon's Hall tomorrow evening.
The Grand Jury this morning reported
four indictments found under the laws OF
the Territory.
The Knights of st. Denis will give a
complimentary social hop next Friday even
ing, April 9th.
Mccormick d Co. to-day received Ranauer
bullion, S94, 400: islver and lead ores, 800;
total value, S10,1G0.
Agent Dan Mackintoshs office, at the
Francklyn smelter, was burglarized last
week and all the loose change taken from
the drawer.
Ex-City Marshal Phillips is expected to
leave for Europe this week, in the pos
session of all the necessary equipments of
missionary.
Mr.. G. Il. Savage is collecting as complete
list as possible of photographs of mem
bers OF the Tabernacle choir from its in
cipiency to the present.
The notorious 'Crazy JOHN of Beaver.
who was shot while trying to escape from
the sheriff some time ago, has been placed
in the Asylum at Provo.
Z. L. Taylor, manager of the Deseret Ne,rs,
against whom three indictments for unlaw-
full Capitalization were found, has been placed
under 5000 bonds, pending his trial.
General McCook deserves the gratitude of
the community for the earnest manner in
which he assists the municipal officers to
punish the boys in blue for their disreputa-
BILE conduct in town.
Young Shurtllff, of Provo, whose conduct
In the recent rape case caused such sensa-
tion, has been acquitted by the jury. That
body after day and nights deliberation
handed IN verdict of not guilty on Satur-
day.
George M. Cannon, County Recorder, who
was to have answered to the court this morn
ing touching the charge preferred against
hum OF influencing Juror Green, was in court
at the appointed hour, and was informed bv
Judge Zane that his case would come up on
Friday.
Cheap rates and a curiosity to see the
faces of the first presidency have taken an |
immense crowd to Provo this conference. |
The present is the third successive semi-an- |
nual conference from which these
dlgnltarles have been absent on the .'under-
ground"
Judge Mcbride has returned from a visit
to the valuable Wood River mining pron
erty In which he owns IN extensive interest.
The new drifts in the line are exceedingly
promising and will obably develop some
very rich ore in the n, N future
Mr.. B. B. Young Went east to-day with the
intention of looking into the prospects for
position with the American Opera Com
pany IN New York. We venture to say the
foremost place with credit to himself and
the company.
Ex-Alderman j. I'll. Dean was required to
furnish bonds amounting to 5000 on Sat-
urday evening on the strength of two indict
ments of unlawful cohabitation, and
charge OF polygamy, of which he will be an
swerable to the Grand jury at Ogden. This
Is rather severe on an innocent man. s
At Provo, Saturday afternoon, the iury in
the case of the People VS.. George ShurtIiff. /.
charged with rape, returned a verdict of /
not guilty. The defendant was discharged {
and MS bondsmen exonerated. In the case t
of the People VS.. Duncan, charged with as {
'ault, verdict of guilty was returned.
None of the pugilistic boys in blue who t
we're fined Saturday for their Second South I
treet deviltry have obtained financial aid.
md they will all, therefore. contribute to .
ne improvement of the streets as follows: .
Walsh, 100 days, Myers and Guynie fifty =
avs each, and Mcnamara twenty five DAYS.
After ali the bowling of the Ne,cs and !,
lerdtd about the Alfred Best letter, the ~ ~
DEMOCRAT is informed that a member of Mr., {
est's family dropped the missive on the n
rect after getting it at the delivery win I'll
ow. The reason that the fact has been W
ept quiet is said to be that the young man u
no picked 1T up and opened it did not want b,
re matter known. He thought its contents II
ere too interesting to remain private. =. y;
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The lawyers for the defense in the Morris in
-ammoth case endeayored to get the JUDGE ;e
clear the court room of reporters and r,
this morning while the matter of 81
lror Parry $ dlsqualifications were being !,
scussed. Judge Zane objected to tbis tn
opposition, but assured the counsel that If qu
e Court learned of anybody com1nucicat- ma
& the facts brought out to the Jury or any eli
le OF them, he would make the guilty one he
lffer fer it. INV oe