The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-06

OG &c N.
oeDEE CRY, - JUsE 8, 1886.
ON FIVE COUNTS.
Wm. Pidcock Arraigned and
Pleads Not Guilty
A PECULIAR APPLICATION.
The Report ofthe Grand Jur,-strio
lures Against the Alleged "Union
Depot" Other Notes
ON FIVE COUNTS.
A PECULIAR APPLICATION.

The First District Cours nv
usual hour yesterday mornins, -,
journal was read and signed. An on
was made directing an open venire to
issue, commanding the United States
Marshal to summon eighteen eligible
persons to serve as grand jurors at the
September term of court to be held at
Provo. The venire is returnable on Mon
day, September 2Oth. at p. M.
An order for an open yenire for
twenty-four names for petit jurors,
returnable on the 9th of September,
was also entered.
The case OF William Stimson, set for
sentence, was continued until .. m.
William Pidcock was called and plead
not guilty. to the i've court indictment.
charging him with unlawful cohabita-
ton. The time for trial was fixed for
June 18th.
q. 81. Nicklesen. OF Bear River CITY.
made application for citizenship.
The applicant was recently from
| Denmark, and, not being able to
understand the language thoroughly
entertained the court and bar ia an
amusing manner for. some time by his
!udicrous ansXers TO questions. n
The climax was reached, however
when he said, in reply 70 the question
II he proposed to take more than one
wife, mat ne did not think he could get
them TO have him; he had not been
/ oh ~ 20 rrat. IL
wife in Denmark, but failed. The appli-
cation was finally rejected, the appii-
cant being instructed to learn more
about the laws and institutions before
he again applied for citizenship.
THE GRAND JURY
Filed into court shortly after IL a-m.
After seating themselves. the foreman
handed a report to the court. in SUI
stance as follows: We have carefully
examined The sanitary condition OF Og-
den city and ind:
First-That the city Jail is neat and
clean and in healthy condition.
Second-We find the back streets
and alleys Of the principal part
Of the city in very unhealthy condi-
ton, owing to large amounts of accu-
Filthy outhouses also exist in various
parts CT the city. These nuisances are
q constant menace to the health Of our
citizens.
Thirc-We g nd tie city water supply
to be adequate to the demand and the
water pure snd healthy.
Fourth-We find the eoadi 1 n OF the
Union depot to DC great evil extreme
| Is dangerous 10 the travelling public
and the people generally.
The depot Is so situated that people
are compelled TO cross several tracks be-
fore arriving at the depot; at the time
OF the arrisa and depa tire of passeh-
ger trains. freight trains are constantly
moving ND and down said tracks, with
out precautionary measures being taken
to Keep people of the tracks. We find
this state Of things TO be very unsafe TO
! life and limb and adaugerous nuisance
to the public The Grand Jury have
other matters of importance under con-
| sideraiil 7, which will be made the sub
/ iect OF supplemental report after hay
/ ing given them the confederation that
/ their significance requires. The report
is signed by VIM S. Woods, foreman.
I OF AI2F.N.
Co-rt opened and Mr.. stimson was
called and asked If he had anything to
say why sentence should not be passed
upon him. The indictment 70 which
Mr.. Stimson plead guilty contains three
counts. i
Mr.. Stimson stated that he had
nothing to say, but tina. his attorney.
Mr.. Richards, would make statement
! in his behalf. fa
After giving brief account of his
/ first marriage, Mr.. Richards said that
Mr.. Stimson, upon the passage Of the
/ Edmunds Law, talked the situation over
With bis family, and IL was agreed that
/ the defendant should live with only the
second wife. This Mr.. Stimson has
done. and has visited the other place
only as matter OF business. TO see to
the provisions Of support for his other
family. For these reasons. Mr.. Rich
ads was of the opinion that sentence
ON the counts for 1884 and 1885 should
be suspended "a go
The Court asked II Mr.. Stimson was
teacher OF the tenet Of polygamy.
Mr.. Richards replisd that he bad no
position in the church other than an
ordinary member
The Court then sentenced Mr.. Slim
son 10 Imprisonment for one month on
the count for 1884. 20 two months on
that for 1885 and five months and $500
ard costs on the count for 1886.
Mr.. Richards thanked the Corrt for
is leniency on the frst two counts. 11i
THE BOY FIEED CAPTURED.