The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-30
IN BoREMAN's COURT.
Several More Convictions "A Trit-
une Duck .inITronble. "
Beaver. May Is. 1856.

BEAVER. May Is, 1886.
To the Editor OF The HEEALD:r unu
The tribunal presided over by Jacob
s. Boreman still confines its ministrs
tons. On Saturday last. Peter VIM
mer, OF Parowsn. was called for trial on
two indictments for the usual U. q. A
jury was empanneled and Mr.. Winner
then took the stand as a witness and
testified that the ladies named in the
indictment were his wives anil that he
had cohabited with them as such within
the period charged. The Jury immedi-
ately returned a verdict OF guilty with
out leaving their seats and Thursday,
Nay 9th, was set as the day for pro
nouncing sentence. On motion OF
Prosecuting Attorney Zane. the re-
naming incl :tment against Mr.. VIM
mer was then: dismissed.
Robert Mcdonnell was next called for
trial on a charge Of unlawiulIy abstract
ing quantity of ore from 4 silver mine
belonging to the Messrs. Ryan in Sta =
mining district, and before the shades
OF evening closed around him, he was
found guilty of grand larceny. 'Sas 0
aaN SCI III oCntCAlCC case.
On Monday morning w. G.. Buckley
was brought up on the dual charge Of
polygarny and unlawful CONSULTATION.
The testimony in the first and most
serious count did not seem, howeve TO
hold out As strong as was probably an
tlcipated, and upon the case being
finally submitted to the jury the
court instructed that body of peers" TO
Kill the count OF polygamy By n verdict
OF not guilty as far as that special
charge was concerned This was ac-
cordingly done; but the Jury returned
also a verdict of guilty OF unlawful CO.
habitation. and Mr.. Buckley was there
upon notified to also be on hand on
Thursday 70 receive hissentence. A -
Thursday has been taken up in court
exclusively by the trial OF Marcus l..
Shepherd, one Of our best known and
most energetic citizens, on a charge Of
unlawful cohabitation. This case was
marked by the most shamefaced yolun-
teered evidence on the part Of some
recent accessions to the so.called re-
organized Church of Latter-day Saints,
coupled with testimony OF one woman
in particular. With this class OF evil
dence which the, Prosecution ought 10
have been above making use or. Mr..
Shepherds case was put through the
mill and the usual verdict Of guilty re-
turned by the jury. Mr.. Shepherd viii
also be sentenced on Thursday.
A man known as a r Case, resi-
dent Of Salt Lake City. is here awaiting
trial on an indictment charging him
with obtaining money under false pre-
B. A. Spear. the redoubtabie and
veracious % Milford correspondent of
the Tribune, is also here awaiting trial
on charge Of misapprppriating GER
tain money collected by him for client
in the capacity Of an attorney. 1t ap-
pears that one of his clients, man
named Lavelle. entrusted him With the
collection Of debt owing to Lavelle.
The latter charges that Spear collected
the debt and then failed to account to
Layelle for any portion OF il The in
jured client obtained an indictment,
had Spear arrested on it, and the
.pettifogging regular" Tribune CORES
pendent nos awaits the ordeal before
Judge foreman. ~ 20 rrn 5.