The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-06
COURT CULLINGS.
Held for Forcing a Signature by
Threats.
BUSINESS OF THE POLICE COURT.
Transactions of the Probate Court-Divorces
Granted by the District COurt-Under
$1,000 Bond.

The case of the People VS.. Isaac Brock
bank, charged with coercing Mark Golightly
into giving warrantee deed to piece of
property which he had previously DECIDE d
to John Conley, came up before commits
sioner Greenman yesterday afternoon. c.
s. Kinney appeared for the prosecution and
Barlow Furgeson for the defense. The
prosecuting witness, Mark GolightIy, was
sworn and testified that on January q he
had executed a warrantee deed for a certain
piece of property to John COnley, and that
thereafter the defendant, Isaac Brockbank,
had made threats to send him to the peni
tertiary if he did not sign another deed
granting all the right and title to said
property to his brother, Jake Golightly,
and sister, Martha Smith, heirs of Richard
Golightly. AS near as he could remember
the language by Mr.. Brockbank was that
he could and would send witness to the
penitentiary, if the second deed was not
made out. Conley warned me not to sign
a second deed, as it would cause trouble.
My wife refused to sign the deed at first
but after l explained to her that it would
cause me trouble if she did not, she finally
consented to sign. l remember no CONVEX
sation had with Luke Golightly, except
DutJ L HAY nave Sdlu UudI mao gotten nv
self into trouble.
Sarah Golightly, in her testimony, said
that threats had induced her husband to
sign the deed The defendant said to me
that If l did not sign the deed he would put |
my husbadd in prison, and that if had any |
love for my husband would sign the deed |
THE DEFENSE.
Isaac Brockbank was sworn and testified |
that M had IN Ela1.rr,, 10
office by appointment with Mark Golightly, |
who came to his house and asked him to |
make out deed to his brother and sister, |
and he would be at the Office to sign it.
made no threats. 1t was his own offer.
He said he had done wrong in signing a
deed to Conley, and wanted to correct it.
His wife objected to sign, because Conley
threatened to make trouble if she did
Mark Golightly said that ne did not intend
to convey this certain portion of real estate
to Conley, out if it had been done it had
been inserted after he signed the deed |
remember Mrs. Golightly saying in Mr..
Ferguson's Office that now everything was
explained and she had no hesitancv
in signing the deed. Her husband
said to her, IF you want to keep me
out of trouble you will sign Mr.. Fergu-
son told her that no trouble could be made
by Mr. Conley except to sue on the war
rantee.
Barlow Ferguson took the stand and
stated the circumstances as they occurred
n his Office. Several other witnesses were
and testified on the same points.
Commissioner Greenman asked Mr..
Ferguson VIII, Their he advised the signing
If the second deed and whether he did not
NOW as an attorney that it was not the cor
ect thing to do. Mr.. Ferguson replied that
lnder the circumstances he thought it all
light
After the arguments were heard, the de-
endant was held in 81, 900 bond to await
he action of the grand jury His own
was accepted