The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-21
THAT PERJURY CASE.
Whole Day Spent to But
Little Purpose.
NOW M. HILES GOT MIXED.
,-.z,ne Occupying the Bench-Ihe
Herald Detective-The case Non
tiuued till this Morning

a.. n o'clock yesterday morning
- o. W. Powers occupied the
L.,cb and opened the First District
C,T-t At the opening the seats IN the
.-5itoripm were filled with spectators
and before ,ong the entire auditorium
;,clna;-- the aisle, was packed with
listeners anxious to. hear the proceed
mos in the case which implicated the
vsracitv Of Mr.. Ambrose Greenwich, Jr.,
end which was TO decide whether the
First District Judge had been seen IN
the company Of Miss Sarah Herrick OF
this city. The busy tongue OF dame
MINOR which had stirred up the sensa-
ton on. Of which the case originated
had bsen retailing all sorts of stories
concerning the evidence which would be
T-o5uced on the trial and that, together
With the elevated position which the
nrosecuting witness occupied, and the
birh standing Of the young lady's
family IN the community, made the trial
one OF exceptional interest to all classes
Of society in the city.
Almost every branch of society and
Industry was represented in the crowd
vhich thrOnged the court room and
oTerhOwed into the corridors. The
crowd was apparently unwilling to lose
ANYTHING of the details of the affair and
patiently sat and stood through the
forenoon session which was entirely
taken up in impanelling a jury.
After the hear vel of the bailiff had
restored order, Chas. w. Bronson
was srraigned for plea on two
indictments, charging him with
grand larceny, he having been
brought Ep from the Penitenliary
for that purpose. His plea of not
guilty was taken and he was remanded
% the custody OF the United States
Marshal.
Judge Powers stepped down off the
bench and Chief Justice Zane took the
vacant position and called the case OF
the People vs.. 4. Greenwen, Jr.. per-
jury, asking defendants counsel If they
we're ready for trial. The reply was
given in the affirmative and the jury
vas ordered called. The box was tilleC
and four of the gentlemen steppe-
down on preemptory challenges, three
from the prosecution and one from the
defense. The box was filed up again
and again two of the candidates stepped
down and out. Two more efforts filled
the box for good and the jury stood
J. Marks, Robert Bruer, Jos. Jenkins
Chas. Webb, z. w. Smout. Luther
Bybee, c. B. Payson, w. NJ. Barry
Vim. Sewal, Thos. StoKer, Richard
Slater. and A. II. Lawrence. As sooI
as the panel was completed and tn,
Indictment read, court took a recess
until 80 pm.
AT HALF PAST 1.
Bailif Keller called the court t
order, and Assistant Attorney Hile
opened the case before the jury.
We expect, he said, to prove one o
tie most barefaced cases of perjury
that was ever brought toypublic justice
and 10 prove that the defendant Is ont
Of the most unspeakable liars tina
has been brought to the public
notice since the days of Annanias
Behind this perjurer they vii
show thOt there are individuals callinl
themselves men, but who he would SAY
were not mel. The acts of these per
sons bore every mark of conspiracy
conspiracy &c SANDER an innocent ant
unprotected lady. At this point tn
prosecutor grew eloquent and quotes
Edmund Burke on chivalry. Pursuing
his argument he referred to the fac
that Judge Powers had been occupying
me position OF Judge of the First Dis
met, and had sent tie father and
brother OF the defendant TO the 4 eni
tertiary fOI unlawful cOhabitation. thu
furnishing a plea for the cause of tn
Qetendant's perjury. Later, he said al
individual named HObson appeared o,
ne scene. Il do not know his frs
name ne said, but we will eel
him Hawkshaw Hobson, because h
detective-the detective O
ne salt Lake HERALD" Procee0in
3e stated that this Hobson had gone Z
NJ GreenWell's Office and drew som
5InuaFits setting forth that Judg
Powers and Miss Sarah Herrict \ 3,
zen guilty OF sexual intimacy. III
AZ nat The said HobsOn wanted thi
T,l-l 70 use against Judge Powers il
a---s ION, and that he sent the all
1tl,s which he mad drawn to the edi
---As VI u certain paper IN TIL
~, accompanied by note asking III
sllIor What effect the afidavits in aues
ao1 would have if they were signe
@h1 sent 10 Washington.
Mr. hlles followed the line of proc
snich he proposed 70 introduce an
-slned that they had shown the pur
VSe ana would clearly prove the crime
counsel asked that all witnesse
e excluded IRON the court roo
curing the trial. The reoue,
as granted and before the infroduc
aon Of any evidence. MI. n. KimbaI
y ~ me ne counsel Tor the defense, objecte
. the introduction Of anv evidenc
whatever IN the case, on the ground,
Hs;- hat any evidence whafevg
Ho4ld be Irrelevant and immateria
slu second-That the indistment doe
a ~ state facts sufficient to constit1te
Puoue ofiensr. The question VS. Adj
ne a'e.y argued by Mr.. Kimball. he al
80 me Utah statutes and numgrou
Tn Ib,-...lees to substantiate his posjti5T
-N fu.-lOu taken b-- 81, ! 49,. -