Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-09
FIRST DISTRICT COURT.
Latest Proceedings Before the
Court nj Provo.

Court resumed session at 1850
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon.
The taking OF testimony in The
case Of the People vs.. Garbett ct al,
stealing and mis5raniing sheep, was
concluded and the case argued by
the attorneys and submitted to the
jury.
Joseph {. Nelson was admitted
TO citizenship.
The jury in the case Of the Peo-
pie ". VIM. Glrbett ct al, stealing
and mlsbranding sheep returned
verdict Of guilty as charged in the
indietment as 70 William Garbett,
George Ercanbeck and James Bur
rison aai not guilty as to Charles
Ercanbeck.
Ferdinand Ericsson was admitted
70 the bar on motion Of ID. Evans.
Charles II. SDlIth was called for
arraignnient aud hot being present
his bonds were ordered forfeited.
The case Of the People vs.. Frank
Divine, charged with an unnatural
crime, was called and a jury EN-.
plneled. The case was tried and n
verdict Of guilty returned. SEN
tence was set for Oct. IL.
J. w. Aldrich aud I'll. whipple
were arraignel on chsrge Of grand
larceny aus pleaded noi gully.
The case Of the United States VS..
Martin QlsOD, unlawful cohabita-
ton, was dismissed foE want Of testi-
mony.
Court adjourned until "Wednesday
morning.
wHDNEsDAY MORSISG.
In the Hiram 5. Craue csise. SEN
tenee was postponed until ucto5es
c, 1850.
The case OF the People vs.. James
GARRETT ct a., misbrauding sheep,
was dismissed, and sentence, on a
conviction for grand larceny, was set
for November lst.
The ease Of the People vs.. w. IL. /
Gibson, enibeZslement, was called
and a jury eniIaneied. The man Is
charged with stealing clothing, Jew
elry, etc.
Nessp-. Evans and Zane prose
cuted toe ease and Mr.. Sutherland /
appeared for the defense.
II. III. Crone was called 10y the !
prosecution and testified-I came to !
Salt Lake from Colorado last year; !
LEFT seven boxes OF goods with SIR. !
Gibson at Moab because | had more |
goods than we could handle; |
Married th6 gOOds ani asked /!
Mr.. Gibson what he would /
charge 10 haul the goods 10 4
Thompson's Springs; he said he |
wOuld deliver Them ut fhumpsOn's /
Springs for seven dollars; made out |
a che,k In salt i.She for % aud sent /
It 20 Mr. Gibson; got no feiufns from
Mr.. Gibson, buI found the check /
hsd been paid 10 him; sent Mr.. /
Gibson another check and wrOte |
him pretty sharp letter; received a
letter frOm him in answer. THE
letter which states that the goods
were forwarded according to direcs
ton Was prUduced aud Fsad.j Six
Of the boxes arrived; they had been
opened and goods taien out; there
were some Of Mr.. Gibson's cores
p0ndenc. with California parties ia
the boz. The lei,efs wete produced
and submitted IN evidence.l The
boxes weighed 4 pounds when we
received thv:l, they weighed over
500 pounds when We LEFT them with
Mr.. Gibson; the Aggregate value Of
the missing goods was 500.
Mary G.. CrOue, wife Of the pre-
vious witness, curroborited the ties
timony Of her husband.
The IirOsecutiun rested.
NJ. uihs0n, the defendant. t,.sti-
fied-CrOne came 20 tny place and
wanted 20 leave some goods there;
told him he could leave them out
side ther-. he l..ft them piled outs
side 10y his csIiipilfe; told him J
would ship the goods TO him; one old
machine was left unb0xel!; boxed II
up when sent him the goods nc
cordiny TO his request: dOu't know
how those patiefe get IL there dnless
they were in with the machine; did
not take any goods out Of the boxes;
told Mr.. CrOne I would not I've
responsible for his goods; the boxes
might have been broken into: Pm
not at home all the time
Mrs. Gihson-Am the wife Of the
defendant; live at Moab; MIR. Crane
came along one sunday evening;
sold him some string leans. he
wanted me 20 t=se the goods and
keep them; told him my husband
wasn't at home and | cou du't KEEP
them; he said he guessed he'd lay
over a day till my husband came
home; when my husband came
home he wanted him 20 take the
goods but my husband lolJ him he
coulin't because lie had no fOoIn,
Mr.. Crane wanted 10 leave them
anyhow, - he left them piled Ou.-
side 10y the campfire; my husband
promised 10 take the goods to the
station for him; my husband after
wards moved the goods up 10 the
shed; no goods were taken out Of the
boxes by any Of the family.
Mary GibsOn-Am Mr.. GibSnn's 1
daughter-in-law, live near Mr.. Glib
sons place; was there wheu Mr..
and Mrs. Crane came GloDg; tbey |
wanted u leave some goods There /
but Mr.. ellison told them he had no
place to keep them. they were final [
iy len by the campfire and alter
wards niUved timber an old she'd
hesri the list Il goods resi but
never saw any Of them.
Court took 4 TcceSs until 1870
O'Clock.