The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-16
THE REYNOLDS CASE.
Interesting Examination Before
Justice Laney Yesterday.
THEORY OF THE PROSECUTION.
The Frail Females Forfeit Arrangements in
the District Court-Probate Business
Before Judge Bartch.

NieIls Anderson and Caroline Peterson,
who were arrested in Parley's cailon few
DAYS ago on suspicion of having stolen an
immense amount of plumber found near
their tents, were arraigned before Justice
Laney yesterday and pleaded not guilty to
the charge of grand larceny. The exami-
nation was set for Monday at pm.
THE fRAIL FEMALES
May Jones, Jane Bates and Mary Bates,
the frail females whowere arrested on Fri
day on the charge of prostitution, failed to
appear, and the first named forfeited $50
while the others forfeited S25 each.
THE CASE AGAINST REYNOLDS.
The examination of w. S. Reynolds,
charged with completely in the homicide of
oCren Madsen, was held in the afternoon,
anfl some Interesting facts w5re developed.
Ae defendant was represented by Nj. q.
dcMany and L. NJ. Painter, while Mr..
Eichnor conducted the prosecution.
From the testimony of the witnesses for
the prosecution, it would appear that Mad
sen was about forty years of age, and had
a family living down south. For about five
years he had been in the employ of the
u tan Nursery company as salesman,
and enjoyed the confidence of his
employers. He had been at Ogden recently
and stopped at the Central hotel. About
two weeks ago the defendant came into the
| hotel Office and asked for room, but was
informed that there were none vacant.
Madsen, who was standing near, stepped
up and offered to share his room with the
stranger. The offer was accepted, and the
two retired at about 10 o'clock. Reynolds
continued TO share Madsen's room for sew
eral nights, and they appeared to be friendly
until one night the defendant went out on
the street two or three times The clerk
noticed that he had skinned his hand, and
he stated that he had hit Madsen. The
next day he went to the clerk and
asked him if he thought Madsen
could be worked for money, and
finally on Friday, March Z, he went to the
proprietor of the hotel and told him a story
rejecting on Madsens morality, and the
latter was requested to leave the house,
which he did, and went to the Chapman
| house. Reynolds called on him there, and
on Saturday afternoon they both started
for Salt Lake. On arriving here Madsen
was taken quite i'll, and went to the house
! of friend in the Sixth ward. he soon be-
came unconscious, and shortly after eX-
pired from the effects of morphine poison
ing. On his person was found a note &C
cusing Reynolds of being responsible for it
all, and on an envelope was written the
words, William Reynolds, are you salts
1ed,"
TINS closed the evidence for the prosecu-
ton and the defendants attorney moved
that the case be dismissed. The motion
was overruled, and the hearing will be con-
tinued on Mont ay.
The theory of the officers is that Rey-
nolds made some accusation against Mad
sen for the purpose of eXtorting money
from him, and the evidence adduced yester-
day sustained their theory, although it is
evident that all the facts have not yet been
/ brought out.