The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-13
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THE CLUTCHES OF THE LAW.
The Conk Case-Probate Business-The Pat
node Case and Other Provo Business.

The Conk Case-Probate Business-The Pat
node Case and Other Provo Business.
The habeas corpus case of young Ernest
Conk came up before Judge Sanford yes
terday morning, when arguments were
made by Messrs. Walcott and Lochrie in
behalf of the petitioner and Messrs. Rich
ards and Moyle against the granting of the
writ. The arguments were very brief, the
attorneys for Conk alleging that the provi-
sions in the charter of Salt Lake making
aldermen eX-officio justices of the peace
were invalid, for the reason that the legisla-
ture was not authorized to grant them such
powers, and that the provision was not at
| all consistent with other territorial statutes
| on the subject. On the other hand the
arguments of Messrs. Richards and Movie
were to the effect that the provisions OBJ
iected to were within the power of the
| legislature to make, and they saw nothing
inconsistent in the case. The matter was
taken under advisement.
Faut VS.. the Old Channel Placer Mining
company; reserved generally.
Margaret Hamilton VS.. Emma Fulton;
trial before jury; suit for $1,000; jury
gave verdict for 800 for plaintiff.
j. H. Thorn VS.. N. B. Booth and E. E.
Brim; judgment for the plaintiffs; stay of
fifteen days.
Thurston VS.. Hill; plaintiffs allowed time
to prepare notice of motion for new trial
Thurston VS.. Symons; same order.
E. E. Brim VS.. Samuel Paul; case on
| trial.
IN THE PROBATE COURT.
In the matter of the estate of Edwin
Middlemiss, deceased; petition for confirm
alton of the sale of real estate came on for
hearing as per adjournment; proof of post
ing notices made; order made confirming
sale of real estate.
Estate of Hosea Stout, deceased; order
made appointing time and place to hear
petition for admission to probate of docu-
ment purporting to be the last will and
testament of said deceased.
BEFORE JUDGE JUDD AT PROVO.
In the case of William Grant, in which
the defendant was charged with adultery,
plea of not guilty was entered.
Rose Grant was arraigned charged with
fornication. and pleaded not guilty.
United States VS.. John Hostler, unlawful
cohabitation; the defendant pleaded not
guilty.
United States vs. James Mellor; the de-
PENDANT pleaded not guilty to charge of
adultery.
People vs. Pardon Dodds; the defendant
is charged with murder; trial set for Sep
TENDER 49, 1889.
United States VS.. Hans Nielsen; the de-
PENDANT had been tried on charge of adult
cry after having served term of imprison-
ment for unlawful cohsbitation and had
been found guilty. He was sentenced to
125 days in the penitentiary.
United States VS.. Theodore Dedricksen;
unlawful cohabitation; the defendant came
forward for sentence having pleaded guilty
to the charge; sentence sixty-tve days and
costs of court.
United States VS.. Charles Hampshire; the
case of this defendant was resubmitted to
the present graRdjury.
Jerry Patnode, Treff1es Dutrie and Alex.
Dutrie were placed on trial charged with
numbering Thomson Noakes, on July 20,
1888, in Willard county. Considerable diff
ficulty was experienced in getting jury.
William H. King is associated with counsel
for the prosecution, Dickson and Powers
defending The killing was the result Of
some land difficulties. Almost the entire
day was occupied with this case. 1t will
probably last a couple of days more.