The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-15
In JUDICIAL CIRCLES.
Richard Grant ON Trial for
Manslaughter.
THE WORK TO OBTAIN A JURY.
NTr. Peters Makes AnOthtr Dive A fteI
Church Property Bredemever's
BOnds-The Libel Case-Etc.

Bonds-The Libel Case-Etc.
The first business transac ed in the
Third District Court yesterday, was the
delivering by Judge Zane of his deci-
sion in the case of Charles w. Heckel-
thorn VS.. Simon Bamberger, on the mo-
ton TO dissolve thu attachment recently
issued against the defendant. The de-
cision WAS verbal one and quite
lengthy. The motion of The defendant
to dissolve the attachment was allowed
on the ground that the bond in the case
was not sufficient, the principal not
signing it. Counsel for plaintiff asked
leave to file new bond. The applica-
ton was denied, and the plaintiff ex-
cepted.
FULL FLEDGED CITIZENS.
Charles Il. Berg and J. T. Erickson,
late of Sweden, were both admitted TO
citizen ship
BREDEMEYER's BONDS.
Mr.. Varian called the attention of the
court to the fact that in addition to the
recent conviction of DR.. Bredemeyer
for adultery, in which bond on appeal
had been fixed at 5000, there were still
two other indictments against the de-
PENDANT, one charging assault with In
tent TO Kill and the other assault. He
asked that bonds be fixed in both of
these Ases ON the first at $500 and on
the latter at $500. Inc prosecution con-
senting, the motion was allowed. 1t
Will thus be Ne eSsaTy for the doctor to
furnish good SureEieS IL g sum
of $l,100. In case he il successful,
and Mr.. iYsrian says he will be, be
will emerge from the county Jail III
about ten days.
ANOTHER PARK CITY CASE.
The remaining portion of the morn
ing session was occupied in an attempt
to obtain jury in the case o. the Peo-
pie VS.. Richard Grant, who was recently
indicted for voluntary manslaughter, he
having killed Peter Anderson at Park
City on the Sd day of November last.
The entire regular panel was exhausted
long b5Gore the necessary dozen had
UCCA SCSuhC0t anu az OPOh
venlre hal brought IN several
prominent citizens the jury was COM
pieted.
The prosecution is representa- by
Clark and HoffM Lii, and the defense
by Dickson, Mckay aad Snyder. The
case will probably occapy three days.
Mr.. Hoffman made toe opening
stat ment to tia jury. The evidence
to be brought out by the pros cutioH
would show, he said, that ON the day
named In the indictment, the defendant
and a partner named Grant Kept a
saloon IN Park Cry; that Peter Ander-
son, sometimes known as Andrew
Peterson, came TO the saloon that
night; that the defendant elected him
from the premises. telling INN he was
not wanted the deceased returned, and
just as he was entering the door, the |
defendant fired and the man Peterson !
fell, expiring IN few minutes after
wards.
Replying to this, Mr.. Dickson said |
that while it was not usual for the de-
tense to make statement of what their |
evidence would b. until the prosecution
had closed their side of the case, never
theIess he would do so. If the facts
wee IS indicated by the prosecution IN
their statement CT the case, then the
defendant should have Leen indicted
for murder III the first degree, whereas
mere Inanslsughter was charged. We
expect, he said, that the evidence
VIII show al entirely different
state of things; that Grant
was not only not guilty of man
but thathe had fred the shot
in self-defense: that Anderson had
worked at Virginia City, Nevada, and
Bodie, California, at both of which
places he had been looked upon as
crank, and a thoroughly desperate and
dangerous man and e5peciall7 SO when
ever under the influence Of liquor; that
be went to the saloon on the evening of
the day named several times; that
Grant told him he could not have any
thing to drink, that. he had too much
aboard then, but if he must have it, he
might probably obtain it at the Scam
dinavIan saloon across the street; that
Peterson thea grew abusive, and made
several threats, when he was put out;
he not only came there once, but several
times, and few seconds before the shot
was fired, entered the saloon with a
knife, intending, as he said, 10 kill the
Of b. At that point Grant
fred, and was justified in all that he did.
Ths case comes up again this morn
ing.