Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-21
First District Court.

The following cases We're disposed
OF before Judge James A. Miner in
the First District Court yesterday:
In the case of a. w. wertz VS..
Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany; motion for new trial argued
and taken under aivisemsnt.
United States vs.. Olivus jacobson;
defendant withdrew plea Of not
guilty and waived time and plead
guilty, and asked for judgment.
Fine. 500 and costs of suit, or in
default thereof six months i'm
prisonment.
In re-attendance of official
stenographer; order was made that
the stenographe. attends the sessions
OF this court during United States
business and charge same TO the
United States.
In the case OF the United States
vs.. Levi l.. Wheeler; defendant
plead guilty, waived time and asked
Judgment. Imprisonment in peni-
Tertiary twenty days.
The case of the United Estates
vs.. James Kemp was dismissed.
In re-delinquent jurors, T.. b.
Trip, Joseph Williams, w. Ii.
Shews, A. +. Barnes, Geo. Bevier;
ordered that writ Of attachment be
issued for these Jurors and that a
fine of $ be entered against each of
| them.
In re-summons for petit Jurors,
order for ten additional was made.
In the case of Mary McGrath VS..
David G. Tallant; motion to set
tsiie judgment and verdict taken
under advisement.
In the case of Mary McGrath VS..
David G. rallant; five days. further
stay Of execution granted wherein
10 prepare bill Of exceptions and
statement Of appeal.
In the case of the United States
vs.. John Welch; defendant with
draws plea Of not guilty and pleads
guilty, waived time and asked judg-
nent. Fine Of 800 and costs. In
default committed to penitentiary.
In the case of the United States
VS.. Luke Sherwood; defendant
Withdrew plea of not guilty; took
statutory time for sentence.
In the case of the People Va. II.
Gland, order was made for writ of
attachment for Thomas Culley and
George Proudfit, defaulting witness
es-
In the case of the Ogden City
Electric Light Company VS.. Ogden
City, order was made for defendant
TO show cause Nov. %. 1890, why an
injunction should not be issued.
In tine case of A. w. Wertz VS..
Western Union Telegraph Co;
motion 10 retax costs reheard: Or
dered that costs in this case up to
Sept. q. 1890, be awarded against
defendant, aud all subsequent costs
against plaintiff.
The following petit jurors were
einpaneleJ: Thomas Frazier, John
Kunz, Alfred Rose, Henry Hart
man, b. G. Walton, 1. Z. Spalding,
Mark Fletcher, Heller Orm, John
Bradler, Charles McComie, B. l..
D5ty, Willis Booth, Jr., John
Everett, John w. Allen, B. A.
Byhee, Aaron Dewitt, H. H.
smith, p. NJ. Paulson, Edward
Sswell, Elisha Wilbur, Thomas
Grant, John Gramer, Thos. Fryer
and John Brown.
Mary McGrath vs. David G. Tai
liant, the motion of Maloney and
Perkins to set aside judgment and
verdict taken under advi.ement.
Five days stay Of execution granted
10 prepare bill OF exceptions and
statement on appeal. Defendant
excep.s.
The grand jury has thus far ig-
nored the following unlawful cohab-
itation, polyRamy and adultery
cases, which were defended by
Richards, Rolapp and Barton:
u. s. VS.. John Andrews, U. s. vs..
Fred Theurer. U. s. VS.. U. Traber,
U. S. VS.. Thos. Kirby, U. s. VS..
VIM. Reve, U. 8. va. G. Thomas,
U. s. VS.. Jens Christensen, U. 8.
VS.. Mary Hocnstrasser, U. s. VS..
Hans Munk, o. d. vs.. Emma
Aittsn.