The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-20
STILL GRINDING
Several Sentences in Judge
Powers Court Yesterday.
A RESUME OF THE BUSINESS
The Base Ball Boys Awaken-Per-
sonal and General Notes.-seli-
ing Liquor TO an Indian.

JeseIuay morning the hour OF ii
q. m.
In the case Of Richard Flint against
W. G. Saunders. motion to strike out
the answer, allowed and judgment en-
tered for plaintiff, by default. the
order permitting Ambrose Shaw, n sub
sequent encumbrancer. to enter such
pleading by May 2i,h as he may deem
proper.
Two or three embarrassing
CIVIL CASES
Were temporarily disposed Of.
The Court stenographer was excused
from attendance during this week.
NoRoSI Brown,
who had entered a plea OF guilty to
battery, was called for sentence. Mr..
V. Bierbower made a statement of the
facts IN the case and the Court, desiring
to learn more of the particulars, post
poned sentence until.2 O'Clock D.. IN.
wM- G. SAUNDERS
was ordered to stand up, and the Judge
said:
You have been convi.ted on
your own plea of being guilty of
a violation Ot the law against unlaw-
fu. cohabitation. Have you anything
10 say why sentence should not now be
passed upon your"
Silence.
The Court was about TO pass sentence
upon Mr.. Saunders, when Mr.. Ro,lap.
counsel for the defendant, made a few
calling the attention of the
Court to the fact that neither Mr..
Saunders nor MeSsrs. Tracy ana Nay
cock had had a chance to show by their
conduct whether or not they would obey
the law in the future. They came into
court With reasons for not making pro-
misses as to their future conduct; those
reasons counsel did not fully under
stand. but he firmly believed that If
sentence were suspended, at least until
the first OF next term, that the gentle
men would live IN conformity with the
law.
Judge Powers read a short lecture on
the position Of the court in these cases &.
de stated that he could not take the
statement of the counsel; but must be
governed by the attitude of the defend
ants. He also proposed to have a clear
docket for his successor and not have
him hampered by compelling him to
pass sentence on ella SIS of cases abo Il
which he would know nothing.
The court then passed a sentence of
SIX months imprisonment, Mr.. Saun-
ders being unwilling to make any
promises as to the future.
In the cases of
H. II. TRACY AND AMOS MAYcocK,
the court questioned them as TO their
future intentions and sentenced each of
them to six months imprisonment in
the Pen. This left one indictment
still hanging over Mr.. Tracy, sentence
having been passed on only one of the
two against him.
The case of the
UNITED STATES VS.. LEVI MUsSEsLY
was next called and the defend
ant entered plea of guilty
10 the indictment charging
him with unlawful cohabitation during
the year 1884. Reuben Smith, charged
With the same offense, adopted the same
course. Sentence will be pronounced
IN both the latter cases on Monday.
May oath.
A. J. KERsHAw
Was next arraigned on two indictments
charging him with unlawful cohabita,
ton during the years 1884 and 1885. To
the first indictment Mr.. Kershaw plead
guilty, and not guilty to the second in
dictment. His trial was set for We'd
nesday next.
The case of the Territory of Utah
against John Peterson, charged with
selling liquor to an Indian, was called,
and jury empaneled. The case was
in progress when the court took the
noon recess.
2o'clock p. m.
HELoS Il. TRACY
Was asked to stand up, and the Court
said: Mr.. Tracy, you stand convicted
on YOUR own plea of guilty Of the
crime of unlawful cohabitation. The
Court, however, has taken into consid-
GRAFTON the fact tina. you have been al
ready sentenced on two indictments,
and also the circumstances OF your fam
ily. / am therefore inclined TO be mer-
ciful. and will suspend sentence in this
case" The Court instructed Mr..
Tracy that, after he had emerged from
the Pen, II he continued IN violation OF
the law, a warrant would be issued for
his arrest and he would be sentenced.
Hans Larsen, of Brigham City, a
applied for citizenship. The
court criticized him rather critically as
to his intention
TO OBEY THE LAWS
Of this country, and the answers were
until His Honor submitted
the following proposition to him:
Suppose that you were . member of
a church or society which taught that
il was proper to obey their doctrines in
preference to the laws Of the land,
would you obey the laws OF the United
States, or would you obey the mandates
Of the society or church 7"
Mr.. Larsen stated that he was not
TO answer the question at
present. After several futile attempts
TO get an answer, the Court stated that
be was not prepared to admit him TO
just yet.
At this conclusion there was a noisy
stamping OF feet, indicating approval OF
the Courts decision. Judge Powers
promptly suppressed the disturbance.
and chided the interruptors-
NoRoSI BRowS.
indicted for battery, was called for SEN
-a,ca Ne made a sfof.raauf nj che case