The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-28
The next case called was the
CELEBRATED MULE CASE.

CELEBRATED MULE CASE,
ia which, it will be remembered, An
drew Lancaster figured for couple of
days last December, and who was
finally released on the arrest of @. B.
Gillette, who was taken before Com
missioner Norrell and held to await the
action of the grand jury.
Young Greeley Snyder, youth of
about IA left his homo near Park City
on one of the early December days,
bound for Salt Lake. He arrived here
at about o'clock pm, and, being IN
acquainted, he accosted man who was
walking along Second South Street,
and asked him where he could
put up his mule for the
night. The stranger was very accom-
modating. and went with the boy to
Grant Bros Livery Stable, where he
made bargain with MIR. Hannah, the
gentleman in charge, and turned over
to him, for keeping during the night.
the mule. Man and boy soon left, but
they had not been absent many min
utes ere the man returned and asked
for the animal, saying he would be alb
sent but few minutes. The hostler,
supposing he owned the mule, turned
it over to him, and thought no more
aboutit. Early next morning, young
SNYDER called for bis animal, when he
was told that the man above
referred to had taken it away
the previous evening. He at
once reported the matter to the Mar
shal's office, and short time after
wards. Andrew Lancaster was arrested
on suspicion and soon afterwards
liberated. Then followed the arrest of
Gillette, and the recovery of the mule,
which was found at the stables opposite
The HERALD building. The witnesses
examined by tn prosecution i'll the
case were Greeley Snyder, Deputy
Franks, Mr.. Harmon and George
Argyle. who testified substantially as
above.
The defendant Gillette was then
called. He had lived he said, in Utah
and Nevada for several years past, and
previous 10 his arrest he had been WORK
,ng in Bingham; the night the mule was
stolen he was at FIlzgerald's saloon;
he knew nothing aoeut the mule.
and never saw it. He knew he could
not have stolen the mule, because his
time while in the city, was occupied ex-
cluslvely with a woman, and in the
saloons.
Michael Fitzgerald recognized the de-
PENDANT as having seen HIM in his
saloon some time, but could not say
what month or what year.
This closed the testimony. The july
was absent but short time, when
verdict of guilty was rendered and
Judge Zane .ntenced Gillette to one
years Imprisonment IN the Pen. He
panv with bailiff in a
white heat. muttering under his
breath a TRADE OF auuse about G.
d. periurers convicting an innocent
man.
SIMON M6ERGER SUED.
Suit has been entered in the Third
District Court by Theodore Burback,
agent for Charles W. Heckethorn. of
London, England, to recover $50, 697 10,
with interest thereon, at the rate of 10
per cent. per apnum from the 1st day
of January, 1852, and the costs OF suit.
The plaintiff alleges that in 1881, in
London, England, he loaned de-
tendant $50 debentures, issued
by the Central Pacific Coal
and Coke Company, Qimited)Iof the de-
nominations of 9100 sterling, and ag-
gregatiDg Gl5,O00 That the said de-
bentures so loaned, were to be returned
by said defendant to said plaintiff on or
before the 1sC day of January, 1882, and
that defendant promised and agreed 10
return the same before said date. That
the said debentures are of the market
cash value of EGO sterling each, and in
the aggregate were of the cash value of
f13 500 of the current money of Great
Br tain, or $65 600 of the current money
OF the United States of America. Plain
tiff further alleges that on the 25th dav
of January, 1884, defendant, in writing
promised TO pay the same; that after
The making and signing by thu defend
ant of the said promise, he at different
dates ana times departed from the said
Territory and remained out of
AMI beyond the same several months
after each OF sajd departures. and that
de'endant las been absent from the
Territory more than one year since the
25th day of January, and the time IF
making and signing the said acknowl-
edgment and new pl omise. Plain tiff
further alleges that the deff ndant has
not returned the SAID debentures, Or
either of them, 10 the plaintiff, and
asks for Judgment as above set forth.
OTHER BUSINESS.
On motion OF the proSecu.- Tor
new. the case of the United Stat VS.
Sarah Tong, fornication, was dismissed.