Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-12-08
OGDEN ITEMS.
Flrst District Court Proceedings
and General Junction Jottings.

were promptly in their seats at the time
of opening.
Richard Fry, OF Morgan, appeared in
court to plead to an indictment for UNI
lawful cohabitaton with two women,
Ann Fry and Susan Laura Fry, there
being three counts covering the time
from July LIST, 1884, to November Goth,
| 1886. He was granted a copy Of the in
! dictment and given till p. m. to plead,
with the understanding that the case 60
over for the term.
Samuel Berrett was recalled TO the
witness stand in the Johnson case
! (alleged stealing of COW belonging to
Adams d Schilling). Judge Emerson
continued his searching cross-eXamina-
ton. Mrs Martha Allen, OF Logan, was
the next witness, giving little evidence
OF a conclusive nature. This witness was
the one who through her absence yester-
| day had delayed the progress of the trial
and had to be brought down by Mar
shall The Court, in consideration OF this
contempt, ordered that her fee be
withheld. After an Introductory
statement by Judge Emerson OF the side
OF the defense, VIM. Johnson took the
stand to give testimony in his own be-
| half, to vindicate himself from the impu-
tation OF having feloniously taken the
COW, and to show that he had been for
chilly detained from delivering the COW.
Mr.. Hiles, however elected from defend
ant the admission that he knew the COW
| belonged to the herd referred to. He
had only borrowed her to milk her. Fur
ther evidence was given by Berrett, after
which the arguments were made, Dis
| -
and Geo. Marsh and p. III. Emerson for
the defense, with equal earnestness.
| After the charge OF the Judge the case
was given to the jury at :45 p. m.
The afternoon session was opened with
Richard Fry entering plea Of not
guilty to both counts OF his indict-
ment for unlawful cohabitation. The
case went over for the term.
Peter Miller, already under an indict-
ment for burglary committed in Ogden,
was arraigned for grand larceny perpe
trated in Logan, July 81, 1886. He
pleaded guilty. The time for sentence
was not fixed.
The Judge stated that Yesterday the
Grand Jury had reported that members
of the petit jury in certain case, during
this term OF Court had been guilty OF
misconduct, and quoted section 725, Gen
eral Statutes, and page 345 of the Terri
torial Statutes The misconduct alleged
consisted in some OF the members of the
petit jury having produced bottles OF
spirits in the jury room and partaken
thereof while celebrating upon their
verdict This is generally understood to
refer to the jury in the Farr case, the re-
suit OF which was a great surprise and
furnished food Tor some strong cOndem-
natory comment ever since. His Honor
advised the Assistant District Attorney,
Vic Bierbower, rs to how to proceed to
have the matter investigated, inasmuch
as it should not go unnoticed.
A water-right dispute forms the basis
Of a case against one Ferrin, OF Ogden
Valley. A jury was empaneled and eX
cused till next morning.
George Chandler appeared to receive
sentence on one OF the four counts OF an
indictment for unlawful cohabitation to
which he had pleaded guilty. Although
the Judge endeavored to give him the
greatest possible latitude compatible with
the law to get out of the scrape with
grace and honor, the prisoner wouldn't
promise, and the sentence OF the Court
was six months Imprisonment and 800
fine and costs OF prosecution. Deputy
Marshal EXum took him down to Mecca
At $50 the Johnson jury came into
court to ask for certain instructions,
which they received.
w. L. Dryer, prominent commercial
traveller, has come in from Chicago to
spend the holidays with his friends
One of the Misses Austin of this city
has just finished large silk crazy quilt,
the finest piece OF this kind of work we
have seen for many day.
Some thirty suits or cases are hanging
against or over VIM. Johnson. He is GER
tainly in a stew or in pickle.
Mrs. Orson Riser celebrated her Goth
birthday to-day, receiving the congratu-
lations and presents OF her numerous
friends.
There is a constant movement of men
and outfits to the Midland railroad grad
ing regions in Colorado. To-day |. f..
Spalding sent forty-siX men from here
and forty-one from Salt Lake City. Still
there is yet demand for many more,
as it is the intention TO push the work
Ogdenward rs fast as possible.
Mr.. X. III. Nichols, we'll known, es-
pecially in Knights OF Labor circles,
came down here on II summons from the
bedside OF his sick wife. But finding her
| ici'uiiatoiy l'hIlONlISj Hc ltluiHti W
the Park this evening.
l.. Simon, the popular Boniface OF the
Park, spent to-day in town among his
friends.
Deputies Steel and McLennan made
haul on Tuesday in Eden, the topmost
settlement in Ogden Valley. They
nabbed old John Carver, formerly OF
Plain City, where he has one living and
undiVOrCpd wife but has of late been co
habiting with Il second spouse in the
mountain retreat named. Before Com
missioner II. c. Wardleigh the Saint
was brought and put under 81 800 bonds,
which We're furnished by NJ. S. Brown
ing and A. +. Shaw, of this city. Brother
Carver might well wish that the noun
tains had fallen upon him and hidden
him from the wrath Of the wicked
Ogden CITY, Utah. Dec :, 1886.
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