Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-22
FIRST DISTRICT COURT.
The Latest Court Proceedings at
Provo.

On the reassembliDg Of the court
Friday afternoon, the Lemon IT,
lawful cohabitation case was con-
tinued. The case was argued In
brief and submitted TO the jury, " no
found 4 verdict Of not guilty.
James NJ. Stewart changed his
plea of not guilty and entered one
OF guilty, and was sentenced to he
confined six months and pay the
costs Of the prosecution.
Rudolph Mason desired to become
n cltizep o: the United States. He
believed in the form Of government
! Ct the United States and would sup
port the constitution, bG; IS he va
I q MORMON" citizenship was not
( granted.
James p. johnson, OF Utah
County, hal the quality Of being n
non-"M0rm5E," aud was conse-
quenuy admitted 10 citizenship.
sAIGsDAY, SEPT. 30.
The court opsBel at 10 O'Clock,
Judge Blackburn en- the bench.
The grand jury came into court
and reported fourteen indictments,
and retired for further business.
Attorney Zane asked the sureties
be exoneTatei in cases the grand
jury had ignorel. The follow
ing casts were ignored: United
States VS.. Eliza Burns, Daniel Cand-
land, joseph Amol Jus, JOHN QUann-
burg, the people We. Elizabeth
Merphy Il al. The case Of John
HGn9fer, charged with keeping a
public nuisance COW came up.
Mr.. hansen was the first witness.
He testified: am acquainted with
.he defendant, Have known him
two years. Ills place Is at Eureka.
Keeps n corral anu stable. In
Apul hlc cUTTail and stables were In
bad condition, having hogs, ma
nurc, etc. The premises were over
nun with cattle, hogs and calves.
Manure was piled up and Il smelled
very badly. Some OF the cattle died
ami were allowed 10 lay there for
two or three days. This was in last
April. Some were len until they
were destroyed by hogs. This was
next 10 my house. Four or five
other families are thereabout. Have
not complained 70 Hanofer. Didn't
think II WIS necessary. He has
said he would stink Us all out. /
think il was injurious 10 health 10
have n stencil u that kind around.
CrOss-eNaaiined by Mr.. Suthcr-
land-Have lived az Eureka two
year; al land IS public; everyone
who has pigs allows them 10 run
loose; some have had orders to keep
them up by the board Of health.
Defendants cattle died before the
complaint was made; | think the
cattle starved 20 death; don't know
that his cattle were poisoned; don't
know Of a posimoriem examination
Of the cattle; don't know Of more
than two cattle dying; | think his
sou shot one 10 get IL out IL misery;
The COWS he claimed were poisoned
died in May, after the Trial.
4 number Of other witnesses were
heard. Defendant was then called
and said: l have lived at Eureka
three years. lie denied the story
told by the Witnesses for the prose-
cui.On, and other witnesses corrOb-
grated him. After a brief argu-
ment, the jury retired.
Arthur II. Campbell pleaded not
guilty 10 the change Of adultery.
Za-iariah ;. Taylor was aTraigned
on the charge Of unlawful c0habita-
ton, pleaded not guilty, and the
case was set FOR next Saturday.
S3Fen Nicholson, aTraigned on
the charge ~ unlawful cohabitations
Pleaded not guilty.
jane n. Jenkins, charged with
adultery. pleaded not g'Iil;y.
Charles Vincent, charged with
adultery had no attorney, wherefore
Mr.. Sutherland having been ap-
pointed 10y the judge took the staiu-
tory time 10 plead for him.
Cnarles ". Rollinson, charged
with unlawful cohabiiaiion. pleaded
not gully.
Rasmus JSspersln, charged with
adultery, pleaded net guilty.
Christian OtieEs0n Yleaied not
guilty 20 a charge Of unlawful CO.
hajitation.
Charles 4. Perry pleaded not
guilty 20 I charge Of adultery.
Count adjourned until l:SD +. m.