The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-25
LEONARD rs GUILTY.
One Year in the Pen and Fifty
Dollars Fine.
THE PARK CITY BATTERY CASE.
The Tong Case Goes Over, and
Alex Brown is on Trial
Once More.

The arguments in the case OF George
B. Leonard, the Kamas postmaster
whose "Mulligan letters were pub
lished.in;THE HERALD of yesterday, were
not concluded until about 1130. nearly
the whole of the morning being occu-
occupied by Mr.. Powers and Mr.. Peters
in their arguments to the jury. The
judges charge was in the usual form.
The jurors were absent until the court
reconvened, at 2 p. m.,, when they re-
turned with verdict of guilty on three
of the indictments out of the four
against the defendant, and not guilty
on the remaining one.
In response to the question of the Court
as to whether he had anything to say
before Judgment was passed, Leonard
said he had never been arrested before,
was a poor man, and had a wife and
thres children to support. He asked
that the Court be as Ienient as possible.
The Judge replied that while tie
oHense was an aggravated one, he would
be as lenient as he reasonably could be
under the circumstances, anu would
impose fine OF $50 and costs and
four months imprisonment on the
first indictment, and four months i'm
prisonment on each or the other two,
making one years Imprisonment IN all.
Leonard was taken 10 the PenIlen-
tisry in the afternoon. 1t was limited,
yesterday, that Leonard's bondsmen
would be sued for the amount of the
enbezzlement.
DAVIS ESCAPES WITH FINE.
Some weeks since, r. w. Davis, of
Park City, and another man, were in q
saloon at Park City enjoying them
selves. Scion Spiro, a clerk in Asoh-
eim's store, happened IN, and they
commenced having fun" with him,
going so far, it is alleged, as to make
an effort to soak his pants for the
drinks. At this point, SpiIo entered
most decided demurrer, and after some
words had been exchanged, left. Later
he was met near The Park City Hotel,
when Davis began abusing him in G
most shameful manner, winding up,
finally, by jumping and beating him.
For this he was indicted by the grand
jury. Yesterday he was before the
Court, and Mr.. Peters called the atten
ton of the Judge to the fact that the
defendant was ready TO pieaf. The in
dictment, charging Davis vim @attery,
was read, aud a 9lea OF guilty ente: ed.
THE JUDeE-Are you ready for SEN
tence, now2
DAvIs-Yes, sir.
1HE JUDGE-What are the particulars
of the i5e 2
Mr.. PErEBs-The evidence, as adduced
before the Grand Jury, was in effect
that the defendant and Spiro had some
difficulty in q saloon, and that after
wards. Spiro met Davis on the street
and the latter became very abusive,
using vile language, and after some
talk, he knocked Spiro down and beat
him severely.
The JUDGE-Thar was the evidence
before the Grand Jury?
Mr.. PETERs-Yes.
THE JUDGE Have you anything to
say?
DAVIs-Nothing particular. had
been drinking some, being about to see
friend off to the east.
THE JUDGE-Have you ever been pun
ished for like offense before?
DAvIs-No, sir; | live in Park City; l
was night foreman at the Marsac mill
at one time, but was discharged.
THE JUDGE-What means have you
to pay finer
DAvIs-I have no property.
THE JUDGE-Well, you will be SEN
fenced to pay a fine of $50 and costs.
and you will stand committed until
such fine and costs are paid.
DAVIS picked up his hat and left the
room in company with baililf, and the
smile playing around his lips indicated
that he was satisfied with the sentence.
THE TONG CASE.
The case against Peter Tong. charged
with incest, was the next on the docket,
and the prosecution announced that
they were ready to proceed. In conse-
uuence, however, of the fact that the
child of the girl had died in the morn
ing, and would probably not be buried
in time for the mother to reach here for
day or two, Mr.. Peters thought it ad-
visable that the case go over for while.
The counsel for the defense had no OBJ
iections to make, and the matter went
over.
THE BROWN CASE.
The case Of the United States vs..
Alexander Brown, adultery, was then
called. This is the second time it has
been before Judge Zane. The first trial
was held last fall, and resulted in dis
agreement.
The case was heard with closed doors,
and was not concluded when court ad-
journed last evening.
OTHER BUSINESS.
George A. Robinson, late of England,
but now of Summit County, was ad-
mitted to citizenship.
Frank Martin vs.. Charles V. Whiting;
default; judgment for plaintiff.
An Accident at Alta.