The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-31
AS In OLDEN TINES.
The Federal Court Room
Flied to Overlooking.
BUT ALL LEAVE DISSATISFIED.
The Absence of Mr.. Goliath Causes q
Postponement-The Trustees
tOCOme in To-day.

Its many moon, many long and
weary month, since the Supreme Cour!
room held such large, fashionable and
intelligent audience as that which
gathered at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing in anticipation of the contem of
cases against the school trustees com
ing up. Inside the bar, the seating ca
p iclty was tested to its utmost. and the
spectators benches wera held down by a
large number of curious people. There
was q full bench. After the opening {,
court, Judge Sanford surprised every
body by calling the case of the McCord
& Nave Mercantile Company vs.. John
Glenn.
Judge Zane then arose and called the
attention of the court to the fact that
this was the hour set for the tru stees to
appear and show cause why they
should not be punished for contempt.
They have engaged US as their
counsel in the case" he said, land l
desire TO be allowed to appear in their
behalf. All the trustees save Mr.. Col
bath are in my room preparing a
written statement. They would prefer,
however. to wait uhtil tomorrow,
when Mr.. Goliath will probably be
present.
JUDGE JUDD-We understand this
matter to refer to the person, and they
will be required to answer in person,
and not by representative.
JUDGE SANDFoRD-You expect Mr..
Goliath in by tomorrow
JUDGE ZANE-Yes.
JUDGE SANDFoRD-The clerk will see
that Mr.. Goliath Is served with q copy
of the order as soon as possible.
JUDGE ZANE-Ths trustees who are
here are now preparing a statement to
present TO the court 1t will be ready
IN few minutes. These trustees will
sign the statement. One of them, Cap
tain Bailey, is i'll with rheumatism, and
came rather late; he came down with
considerable difficulty.
The reading of the journal was then
proceeded with and during this
Trustees Alff, Millspaugh and Bailey.
accompanied by Mr.. Bonner and John
NJ. Zane entered and took seats facing
the three judges.
Mr.. Clarke had proceeded with the
minutes as far as the point, where
they had reference to the school trustees
filing a petition
JUDGE JUDD-(interrupting), What is
that?
CLERK CLARKE-Presented a petition.
JUDGE JUDD-It was not that.
Make 1t read paper writing"
JUDGE SAHDFoRD-That Is good
word.
The change was made.
When the reading had been con-
Guided and the four Judges had affixed
their sign Stures
JUDGE ZANE-If the court please, Mr..
three of the trustees are now IN court.
J. w. Goliath being absent [ would like
to appear for all of them. They prefer
to have the matter postponed until to-
morrow. Mr.. Goliath will be here
ten, and they can all act together.
JUDeE JUDD-Have you the answer,
then OF those that are present,
JUDGE ZANE-Yes.
JUDGE JUDD-WeIl, well file that with
the clerk. and We will hear all the cases
tomorrow morning. We do not care
to hear any arguments at this stage OF
the case.
The case of the McCord & Nave Mer-
camille Company was then called. The
show for the day being over, there was
a general stampede for the street, the
court room being cleared in few mo-
ments.
This case was argued during the day
and submitted.
THAT STATEMENT.
There was arush on the part of press
representatives. to obtain possession of
the statement filed, but applications by
them for permission to glance their
orbs over it were all refused. Judge
Judd was appealed to, through the
clerk, but ne replied that If the
newspaper boys would keep their
linen on, they would be satisfied in due
time" or in words of similar import.
1t is understood, however, that IN sub
stance the statement reoites their early
Efforts to protect the fund, and their
reasons for declining to proceed. They
deny any intention of trlflng with the
court, and say that they have acted in |
good faith for the preservation of the
fund from excessive claims. In no in
stance have they used language in
dended by them to be insolent, con-
temptuous or scurrllous, bat they
pEOCeSUeuI as tuoy UcAoFeOt III proper |
manner. entertaining feelings of pro-
found respect for the court and its
officers. They had expended $4C0 or
500 in gathering evidence in support of
the claim they made, and believing that
this evidence should be brought to the
attention of the court, it was at the dis
posa. of the latter, as was also the list
of Witnesses who would have been
summoned. In all that had been done |
they had not sought to offend. either
directly or by inuendo, the court. The
responsibility of all the documents that
have been presented is assumed by
their counsel. Messrs. Zane & Zane,
who advised them in all things.
PROBATE COURT.
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