The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-02
The HnrseihleYes.

John Mcguire, plain, common, every day
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The IIOrsethleves.
The examination Of the fellows recently
Ssptured in Nevada by Sheriff Burt and
posse on the charge of horsestealing began
in the police court yesterday, the case
against Reed, Marshall and Fenstermaker
being first taken up.
ADAM sPIERs
was the first witness called. lost black
mare and small Sorrel pacing colt about
the 9Th of August last. They were at my
ranch in City Greek canon. | saw them
again last evening in McCoy's corral. They
were valued at $3.50. Sheriff Burt told me
the animals would be in the corral last ev-
ening, and ] went down and saw them
There were other horses missing from the
ranch at about the same time.
JAMES GowANs
reside at TOoele. turned some animals
over to Sheriff Burt lately. Among them
were the Spiers animals. l found them in
Charles AndersOn'S pasture, in company
with others. On Saturday last we found
three more horses near FeustermakeI's ;.
the appearance of which would lead one to
believe that they had been driven in there
and left These animals were not ranging
in the country where they were found.
CHARLES L. ANDERSON.
Reed and Marshall turned some horses
into my pasture near Grantsville about the
18th Of September They came to me and
wanted to know if had any pasture. at
the same time asking me what / would
charge to take care of eleven head of saddle
horses. Marshall did most of the talking
md Epal1rr %, -,
a head per month. asked them where
they were from, and Marshall re-
piled that they had recently come
from Oregon, and were going to
Stockton to find work. The horses were
put into the pasture later in the day.
Among the animals was q black pacing
mare and a SOrrel pacing colt; large gray
horse; three faded saddle horses a gray
and two bays, each bearing the same
brands; black saddle horse They re-
manned in my pasture about ten days, when
they were taken out by the deputy sheriff
There was fresh brand on the black mare
it was either picked" or branded l do
not know which.
ADAM SPIERs.
When l saw my mare last evening she
had q new brand, C c, which had been
lately put on. 1t was not on VIXEN she left
my rancho
JOSEPH ANDERSON.
Reed and Marshall came to our place at
GrantSvilie on the 18th of September last
l showed them where our pasture was and
helped them drive the animals there, ac-
cording 10 the agreement made by father
They did not say where they got the ami.
mails,
WILLIAM RYDALCH.
Live at Grantsville. Saw three men on
the 18th of September driving a bunch OF
horses across the desert in Skull valley
This was between II and y o'clock at night
Two of them were on horseback, and the
other had a blackboard. | saw the same
outfit later in the night, when they were
camped near the Warm Spring ranch. One
of the fellows was riding pacing marc.
followed by pacing colt. There were
about twenty-five or thirty head in all
ARTHUR BATES.
Know Fenstermaker; l saw him week
ago last Wednesday at Warm Springs.
Two other men were with him. l do not
know whether they were the defendants
or not They were camped, and were eat
ing breakfast There were between fifteen
and twenty FIVE head of horses in the field.
JAMES DURFEE.
live at Grsntsville, aud am acquainted
with Fenstermaker. l sam him on the 18th
OF September out by the Warm Spring
fields, near Grantsvilie. He was driving a
bunch of about fifteen or twenty horses,
and was going south. There were two men
at the Warm Spring ranch. One of them
was Reed, believe.
JOHN J. GLEASON.
have known Marshall about FIVE years.
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have met him freqenty since that time
He lives IN this city.
s. 6. woRrHINGroN.
know Fenstermaker and Reed. saw
the latter and Marshall in Grantsville on
the 18th Of September.
This closed the evidence for the prose
cNtion, and 5. H. Lewis, who represented
the defendants, moved an acquittal.
The motion was overruled by the court.
who believed there was sufficient evidence
70 believe that crime had been committed
ard that the defendants had committed it,
The defendants should have chance to
give their version of the matter.
Lewis consulted with his clients a
moment, and then asked whether the order
applied 70 all The reply was received that
it did. when Lewis said he had no testimony
TO offer. The defendants were held to
await the action Of the grand jury, bonds
being placed at g, 500 in the cases Of Reed
and Marshall, and in Fenstermakers at
5000.
POUR MORE DEFENDANTS.
DCarter, Dudley, Green and Wilson were
arraigned in the afternoon, and among the
motley mob that assembled in the space al
lowed for spectators was Carter's wife,
whose eyes gave evidence of recent tears.
All four of the prisoners were quite hilari-
Gus, Green particularly seeming to look
upon the proceedings as huge joke.
MRS. HADDoCK.
live at 434 West, Fourth North street.
About the 18th of September we missed a
mare aud colt from Pugsley's pasture. No
one had permission 70 take them away.
have not seen the animals from the 18th of
September until this morning. The mare
was branded with a figure 10 turned on its
side The brand I saw today had been
distigured some-I suppose by those who
took the animals away.
JoHE PITTS.
I lost bay horse colt and black horse
colt on the 18th Of September last. The
last time saw them, in pasture between
Fifth aud Sixth South and Seventh and
Eighth West streets, was on the 18th Of
September They were in tbs posture on
the Issh. do not know any of the de-