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 next
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
complimentary social hop next Friday even
ing, April 9th.
Mccormick d Co. to-day received Hanauer
bullion, 9i40O; islver and lead ores, 800;
total value $10,1Co.
Agent Dan Mackintosh's 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 a
missionary.
Mr.. G. II. Savage is collecting as complete
a 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.
7. Il. Taylor, manager of the DeSeret NeiUS,
full cohabtation 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 Shurtliff, of Provo, whose conduct
in the recent rape case caused such a sensa-
ton, has been acquitted by the jury. That
body after day and nights elaboration
handed in n 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
him of influencing Juror Green, was in court
ut the appointed hour, and was informed by
Judge Zane that his case would come up on
Friday.
Cheap rates and 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
dignitaries have been absent on the ''under-
ground"
Judge Mcbride has returned from u visit
to the valuable Wood River mining prop
erty in which he owns an extensive interest.
The new drifts in the mine are exceedingly
promising and will probably develop some
very rich ore in the near 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. venture to say the
gentleman is fully competent to assume Il
foremost place with credit to himself and
the company.
Ex-Alderman j. Ii. Dean was required to
furnish bonds amounting to $70J1 on Sat
urday evening on the strength of two indict-
ments of unlawful cohabitation, and q
charge of polygamy, of which he will be an.
swerable to the Grand Jury at Ogden. This
is rather severe on an innocent man.
AT Provo, Saturday afternoon, the jury in
the case of the People VS.. George Shurtliff
charged with rape, returned n verdict OF
not guilty. The defendant was discharged
and his bondsmen eXonerated In the case
of the People vs.. Duncan, charged with as
sault, n verdict of guilty was returned.
None of the pugilistic boys in blue who
were fined Saturday for their Second South
street deviltry have obtained financial aid
and they will all, therefore, contribute tc
the improvement of the streets as follows
Walsh, 100 days, Myers and Guynie fit,
days each, and Mcnamara twenty-five days
After all the bowling of the Neics ant
Herald about the Alfred Best letter, the
DEMOCRAT is informed that member of Mr.
Bests family dropped the missive on thu
street after getting il at the delivery win
dow. The reason that the fact has beer
kept quiet is said to be that the young mar
who picked it up and opened it did not wan
the matter known. He thought its contents
were too interesting to remain private.
The lawyers for the defense in the Morris
Mammoth case endeavored to get the Judge
to clear the court room of reporters ant
spectators this morning while the matter OF
Juror Parry's disqualifications were being
discussed Judge Zane objected to thii
proposition, but assured the counsel that il
the Court learned of anybody comrnucicat
ing the facts brought out to the jury or an,
one of them, he would make the guilty on,
suffer for it,