The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-05

GUILTY OF ASSAULT.
They Get Off With Very Light
Punishment.
THE JENSEN CASE A FIZZLE.
The Libel Case Against Z. A. Wilson is Dis
missed-A Divorce Granted-A Mormon
Admitted 10 Citizenship.
THE JENSEN CASE A FIzzLE.

PROVO, Oct 4, o.-ICorrespondenco of TEE
HERALDl.-Thc court resumed business at
pm. yesterday.
The jury in the case OF the United States VS.. |
Hyrum Crane, accused of adultery, came in
with averdict OF guilty.
The Butler cohaoitation case was set for
October l3.
THE ASSAULT CASE.
The case of the People vs.. Robert Brooks, |
Paddy McGinnis, James Bennett, Frank Miller,
charged with having assaulted Brakeman C. e.
Green with rocks in July, was 1aAen up for
trial
Joseph Bush testifed-Live in Salt Lake.
Arrested the defendants sometime in July,
while on my way TO Grand Junction. Was noti
fed that a brakeman was being beaten and
went TO the place where the trouble Was going
on. Green's facewas bioooy. Heard Brooks
| say he was sorry we Gidn I beat nm until we
got satisfaction" Ine other three were talk
ing in threatening way.
| The defendants agreed with the prosecution
that there was suficient evldeuce at hand 10
| convict the defendants OF ,sdult, ald Mr..
| Evans asked that the jury be Instructed to
render a verdict of gully of assault. This
4 being rendered, the prisoners came forward and
were sentenced to oie month"; confinement in
| the county jail. The men were all lab1rers ana
not on the roll OF tramps, which procure
| leniency.
THE JENSEN CASE.
The case of the Un I'd States VS.. Henry p.
Jensen, charged with unlawful obabitdtion,
| was taken up for trial.
Johannaf Jensen-Am married to H. P. Jen-
sen and am his lawful wife.
She was excused because she did not wish 10
testify
Bodel Jensen-Live on Provo bench. I have
been married to II. Z. Jensen. II is twelve
years ago since we were married We haue not
been living together for four years. Jensen
lives with his first wife. He went TO
Denmark three years ago STAGE ihen lie
has never ate in my hJuse but a few times. L
never go TO his house. live block al a nalt
from Johannah Jensen. He sometimes comes
over to work around the house. johannan was
mad when he was hayilg and would gave him
nothing to eat, so he cooked for linn :ef in a
little house outside.
At this stage Of the procedure woman
among the spectators rose up and call led the wit
ness "a liar she was TAX IN out of the court
room for making a row. Cit was the first vile
of the defendantO Jensen has taken meals in
nv house with al Other man. would not sit at
the table with them. l waited on the liable. l
, would not talk 10 Them.
Il. b. Jensen. son OF the defendant. testified
Am Johannah's son. Father does not visit
Bodies house. Have seen him there but once.
He lives at mothers house. He sleeps at
mothers except when he stays at the stack
yards He sometimes cooks for himself. Father
and mother have never agreed since the other
woman came into The family.
To King-Father has lived az mothers house
since returning nom Denmark. Don't know
know what the general understanding is
Peter Jensen-Johannah is ny mother.
saw father at Bodies house last fail. The
5 whole family were there. Bodle waived en- the
l table.
e Tne prosecution rested.
t IL P Jensen, the defendant, 42ot the stand
and testified agreed with Bodle about SIX
D months before 1 went 10 De mark that We
would obey the law. We have never lived to-
!, gether since. Since returning from the old
= country have lived at my first wife house
a,11 my
q meal at Bodies house since my return, with a
hired man.
To Evans-When / returned l saw Bodle al
my house. Did not kiss her but kissed my
first wife. / went with my family 10 Bodies
about four days afterwards.
John Mills-I was hauling hay with Jensen
and took meals at Bodies in July. l told Jen
sen it would be all right for him 10 eat Mt Bode
tut he said he hadn't been there IN fur years
and wouldn't go there for fear OF the law. tclc
him il would be all right and pulled him in. anC
: we ate dim *. Bodle welt cut while we wert
!. eating. We ate there six times Mr.. Barratt
: who lives in the vicinity of Jensens stated tha
. the report was that Jensen ard BoGle are no
e living together A number of other wilnesse!
S testified similarly.
J. me defense rested and the case went to tn,
p Jury without argument.
Il THAT LIBEL-FARCE.
e Mr.. Evans called the attention of the court {,
d the libel case against Z. A. Wilson The nj
e legged libelous article had been written aoou
S | Mr. Edward Pike. the. Tribune correspondent
/ that Mr.. Wilson mad magnanimously made
| written explanation and apology to Mr.. Pike
r and that the latter did not desire to furthe
Il prosecute the case. He moved. therefore, tina
e The case be dismissed and il was so ordered Thi
}. is the same case. IL will be remembt red, tina
was heard before Justice Brown some time age
when the defendant was discharged.
IsMARRIAGE A FA1LuREg
Sarah B. Gorley applied for divorce from Nj
Gorley. She stated-Was married in 1876 t
Mr. Gerley. During the last six years he ha
deserted me and divided nothing for myself o
the family. He has boarded at my father
house and mas not paid for his board. He
able-bodied, but has no property.
John Higgins testified To Gorley having le
his sister Sarah SIX years ago. with nothing
eat and scarcely anything 10 wear.
A decree Of divorce was granted.
WAS TAKEN IN.
O. C. Jensen applied for citizenship. Stain
that he was attached to the institutions of th
country. Was Mormon, but did not believe
polygamy. The oath was administered.
ro-DAy's BUSINESS.
The First district court opened at 10 o'clocl
The jury in the case of Henry p. Jen sen, III
z lawful cohabitation, returned verdict
not guilty.
John A. Powell. who pleaded guilty to adu
terry came up for sentence. and was given or
= year in the penitentialy.
Zacharia Tay or was sentenced TO six month
confinement and so fine for unlawful cohabit
| ton
i. b. Miller was sentenced to six month
confinement ana 10 pay $50 and cost Of prosee
ton for unlawful cohabitation.
James jenkins pleaded guilty to adultery. al
was censured by the court besides being Sc
" nm for two years and sentenced to pay the CO
I the prosecution o.
VI PRIMARY ASSOCIATIONS.
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