The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-25
IN JUDICIAL CIRCLES.
Charles Leland Tried for Bu1-
glarizing the Depot.
TIE DAGO MURDER CASE AT PROVO
Business Transacted by Judge Zane-In the
Prob ate CONTROLLER Matters
Disposed of.

In the police court yesterday afternoon the
case OF Charles Leland, charged with house
breaking, came up for hearing. During the pro-
gross OF the examination the defendant grew
nervous and appeared to just begin to compre-
bend the enornity OF the oTense which had been
committed. The first witness called was Moroni
HcAllister Salt Lake ticket agent of the Oregon
Short Line and Utah Northern, who testified in
substance as follows: 1 was gone about fifty
minutes, and during that time Sl30.50 was taken
from the money drawer. The door had been
forced open and the money drawer opened with
railroad spike This was between $50 and t 30
on Monday evening.
Oncer Sharp saw defendant at about $3.50
Monday afternoon at north end OF Utah Central
platform and remained until about o'clock.
saw them again the next day in Ogden, where
they were arrested
Franz Balley an employee of the railroad saw
defendant at the depot with another man on
Monday. Saw them in the gents waiting room
two or three times; the last time 1 saw them
was about $3.50. Defendant had on different
clothes.
George F. Whittaker-Reside at,No Ar West
First North street Was at Utah Central depot
all afternoon till o'clock. L saw man who
weighed about $50 or 100 pounds run past me at
the south end of depot and turn the corner and
run up the street with another man. When
first saw the man he was standing on the corner
OF the platform. When they had gone short
distance they stopped running and went on fast
walk. cannot say whether the defendant was
one Of the men or not.
Officer Salmon-I talked with the defendant
and his partners when they were brought to
police headquarters. That was about o'clock
Tuesday evening Defendant at first said
he knew nothing about the burglary. He
afterward said he had been at the
depot Monday evening and saw a man there
With Satchel. He met his partner there, and
when coming up town borrowed $40 from him.
Handy iold me in a conversation had with him
at the jail that he had entered the depot and
taken the money and started north. When he
arrived at Woods Cross he bought a ticket to
Ogden, where the night was spent in gambling
house.
Oticer BarIoW-I helped to arrest the men in
Ogden. We took them to the Ogden court house
and assisted by Sheriff Belnap, searched them.
We found s. so in Leyland'S pocket and S25 in
his stockings, and $3.50 in HandY'S pocket.
Both had watches.
The case was then continued until 10 o'clock
this morning.
Edward Harrison was up for stealing an over
coat from ThOmpson'S second hand store. He
entered plea of guilty and will serve term of
sixty days.
Thomas Leslie, charged with stealing door,
YVES discharged.
Yard Master Pitts was brought before the
court yesterday for leaving railroad cars stand
ing on the street crossings and obstructing the
highways. Case continued
John CameZind, the man who beat his wife
and step daughter, was brought into the court
room to receive his sentence. On the charge of
battery on his wife he was sentenced to pay
fine OF $40 and for battery his Step-Gaughter
500. He will probably serve four months in the
city jail.