Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-11-16
THE FIRST DISTRICT COURT.

Monday morning, the 18th, the regular
November term of the First Judicial Dis
trict Court OF Utah Territory opened
before large attendance of curious
citizens. Judge II. p. Henderson pre-
sided with gentlemanly afIability tenn
pered by the official sternness of dignity I;
Clerk 7. A. Perkins was in his Old ac-
customed nook j. w. Pike occupied the
official stenographer's desk; Assistant
District Attorneys G. $. Narian and
Ogden IIiles were at their responsible
posts OF duty, and the bar was well re-
presented.
At 10 o'clock the Tag end OF the May
term was taken up, two motions for
new trials being denied, one OF them in
the celebrated Broom Hotel case, Major
Nj. II. Beardsley thereby scoring VIC
tory. Then the May term was adjourned
sine die and the November term was
taken up, after short recess. j.
Cudihee, j. b. McLennan and w. L..
Dykes were appointed bailiils, in addi-
ton to Hansen, Steele and Milestone,
who had already been acting as such.
Wallace X. White Judge Williams law
partner was admitted to the bar, upon
recommendation OF Judge =. II. Emer-
son.
The clerk called out a long list oil names
OF people who were wanted for pleas
upon indictments. Thomas Read and
William Hull, OF Hooper, answered to
indictments involving those apparently
interminable water cases, and pleaded
not guilty, after which the law and mo-
ton calendar was gone through to ascer-
tain when the various cases could be
brought up. The only interesting case is
that OF Peter Moore, the slayer of Samuel
Dinsmore in Hooper, several years ago,
in which there is amotion for new trial.
The motion will be heard next Saturday.
Judge Henderson, being very DESTROYS
OF eXpediting the voluminous business OF
the court with as much alacrity as posi-
BILE, fixed the hours OF daily sessions at
from $3.50 to u 80 p. IN, and > 80 p. m.
to o'clock. He is certainly bent on
business, and on having it done promptly
and efficiently, with the cooperation OF
the members OF the bar.
The criminal calendar was then taken
up. The case OF Jonathan Browning,
for unlawiully taking water, was conun-
ued Tor the term. That of w. IL.
Pidcock, unlawful cohabitaton, was dis
missed upon the motion OF Assistant
District Attorney lilies, the defendant
being now in Jail on other similar counts.
For awhile there was quite legal ii
not constitutional, contest rs to the juris-
diction, or obligations, Of district and
county prosecuting attorneys, c. G. Rich
ards making the time fly on leaden
wings. The Court settled the matter by
suggesting to the Government prose-
cutors to take the matter into considera-
ton and consult with the county attor-
neys as to what help they lthe former
wanted from the latter in prosecutions.
In the afternoon Thos III. Bullock was
arraigned on the usual "soit impeach-
ment." lie pleaded guilty, and on Cap
tain Smiths presentation OF reasons, sen
tence day was set for December LIST. The
same day was set for Myron w. Butler,
who pleaded guilty to two charges Of the
same character Likewise with VIM.
Skeen, the great stock fancier Of Plain
City, who pleaded not guilty on three in
dictments under the Edmunds bill.
The case Of J. \. Calvert VI. w. W.
Jones, law and motion lon attachment
was set for next Saturday.
Then came the cmpaneling OF the
Grand Jury, for members OF which an
open Yenire had been issued and was
now returned.
The Judge appointed VIM. Farrell,
whom the church attorneys had yainly
tried to get off the jury, foreman, and