Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-26
FIRST DISTRICT COURT.
Proceedings Wednesday and Yester.
day In Provo.

Court resumed session at 2 O'Clock
p. m, Wednesday, and William
Davis was arraigued on q charge n,
assault with attempt to murder H.
pleaded not guilty and his case was
set for Sept 25.
William Goodwin and William
smith, charged with committing
burglary, pleaded not guilty. The
The case was setforSept. %.
The case of the People vs.. Charles
Raymond burglary, was called and
a jury empaneled. Mr.. Evans
prosecuted and Mr.. f. A. Wilson
appeared for the defence.
Charles Philips was called and
testifed-I was nightwatchman AT
the Peoples Coop. on the night Of
the lith Of September; at about II
O'Clock at night / heard footsteps
and went out and walked forward
and hack; the train passed by aud I
went to see that the sparks had done
no damage; when l returned 10 the
store | saw my light had been
blown out; as ] stepped up to the
door | was struck on the head by a
man with a club; l stood for two or
three seconds cycling the man and
-ieil backward out Of the store onto
the STEPS; that is the man sitting
there who struck me; the store was
locked while l was outside and had
the key In my pocket; l am sure
that Is the man.
To Mr.. wilsou-t had the lan,p
in the store standing on the counter:
when / saw the light was out ON
my return, l thoaght possibly the
cat had knocked IL over; when he
struck me, l called out: Murder,
and fell; noticed his hat and coat:
noticed his eyes; | have not been
able TO get nd OF them since;
described the man TO sheriff Fvw-
Ter.
John jackson saw the defendant
NJ behi, on Saturday, September
IL; be had some clothes on which
he has al present; 4 person could
lower himself down from the sky
light in the roof Of the store Sy
means Of a cross piece and a roat.
and witness saw ropes at the store ON
Monday.
Mrs Emma Briggs testified that
on Saturday night before the burg
larry n portion OF her cloths line was
taken away.
The sheriff then gave the details
ofthe capture Of Raymond and the
prosecution rested.
The defendant testihed-On the
sunday night Of which Mr.. Phillip
speaks, l was AZ Battle Greek: | /
know nothing about the rope al the
Lehi Coop; / was not in Lehi on
saturday; l was there when the
circus was therr; that was the only |
time ever was IN Lehi until was
taken there for Identification.
Charles Boyer was brought for
ward and sentenced 10 the peni- |
Tertiary for one year.
John Mcdonald was seventeen
years Of age and was sent 10 the re-
form school TO remain until twenty
one years Of age or until he wss di.-
charged.
The attorneys Argued the Ray
mond case and 1t was submitted h
the jury who returned almost .rn-
mediately with 8 verdict OF guilty
OF burglary as charged in the indict-
aent.
Inc court was adjourRsi until
Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock.
THURSDAY NoRSISG.
The grand jury came into court
aud reported that fi.e indictments
had been found.
The case 0. the People vs.. NJ. c.
WeiGer, assault, was ignored.
The case Of the People VI. Chas.
Raymond, assault with a deadly .
weapon. was called and a jury en- !
paneied.
Mr.. Evans prosecuted ami l.. A. |
Wilson, ESD appeared for the de- /
fense.
Charles Phillips testified thai he !
was night S'alctn.an at the Peoples /
Cooperative Institution in Isehi on /
the night Of September 18th, and rs |
he was catering the store about 4
midnight after making tour Of In l
spection. he was struck over The I
head with clHb in the han.ls Of the
Defendant who hnd ertetcl The I
store during MS absence.
The gHufsr.,fNH..N -
jury without Argument and n YER
dict Of guilty was soon given.
Mr.. Wilson will move for a new /
trial In the burglary ca-r,
The case OF The people ". James I
Chadwick and Edward WhIpple,
grand larceny, was called and n
jury empaneisd, GAuise SGther- /
land Appeared for the defense.
A. II. Anderson testiiie.i-I lived
ut Uiutah County in lsss. Iownei
a usrk red csw, Branded a. n. a.
on the right hip; she was on the
range and in good condition; Chad
veil had no cows 20 sPclk Of with
the exception 0. : mich COW, they
had nurse; | missed the COW
IN the 18TH or l7Ih OF January
in the year ISIS: went to
place one night in
February, and loLnd a small plec.
Of the hide, and a part OF the brand
vas on this piece Of hide; ] went
az ain the nest night after getting
more infOrmatiOn about the bile,
and Mr.. Ticker. wac with met wc
foun1 anOtheF piece o; hide covered
with hay aud manure. The COW
was worth $40.
To NJ. SItherlani-I am a farmer
and have a few head OF cattle; when
| found the piece. Of hide they were
frozen, they were neither right
green nor right dry; when The two
uieces were Joined together tEc I'll
tire brand vas there.
John T.. Palmer hal worked for
Chadwick and had seen the hide, he
gave the information 10 Mr.. Ander-
son aud told him where il could be
found.
William Green-I was working
for Chadwick In ISIS; l never saw
this CO % Andsr.on'-; [ saw fresh
mea: at Chadwick some time In
January; l did not see FnF meat
bu.chsn,=l; when cams back from
the range saw three blood marks
on stable and in stable but dill not
see any hide; saw horns next day; Il
was n large h=ad;-aw some bee. hang
ins up in the grsnary; when | was
cleaning out s;able s1w a piece of
hide COVERED gp in The northeast
corner, told Mr. Palmer about ii;
left the hide there; was just coming
in the yard when the sheriff came
to make the search; NJ. Whipple said
TO me: "Iou go behind the stable
and throw the hide down the HILL"
did so; was in the employ Of Mr..
Chadwick; Chadwick and Whipple
did not have any cattle; their prin.
cipal business was raising ho.-es.
A recess was taken until 2 O'Clock.
A Painful Accident.