Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-14
III THE DISTRICT COURT.
Empaneling a Grand Jury.-Other
Business.

There were two branches of the
Third District Court In operation
today-Judge Anderson In cham
bers, and Judge Zane in the regular
court.
Before Judge Anderson a boy
named James Hodges was brought
on an application to send him to the
Reform School. He was accused of
using abusive language. The boy
will be Is years of age next June.
He has two brothers and q sister
here, all Of them out working for a
living. His father resides here, but
he says the present Mrs. Hodges is
his stepmother, and that his
mother died ten years ago. He
refused TO stay at home, and
has been brought back sew
eral times when he has run
away. His father says that having
to work long hours to earn liveli-
hood, he is not able 10 give the boy
much attention, but his wife is
willing 20 care for him. The boy
says his sisterand brothers left home
because they could not get along
with their stepmother, and that
that is the reason he has run away.
Judge Anderson allowed him R
respite Of three months in which to
show that he intended to behave
himself properly, as he strongly
objects TO being sent to the Reform
SCHOOL, In the meantime he will
find n home in the family of a Mr..
Scott, of Cottonwood.
There was an application for
change OF Venue in forty civil cases,
made today before Judge Anderson.
The plaintiffs are NJ. b. Buford ct
al, ard the defendants are Adolph
Davis, Cornelius p. Crate and about
forty other residents Of Box Elder
County. The. defendants asked
that they be granted change from
the Third to the First District
Court, that the case might he tried
before Judge Henderson, at Ogden.
The plaintiffs want damage from
the others, who are stock-owners,
for allowing their stock 10 run on
land leased by the defendants, but
not fenced from public lands. The
change asked for was granted.
Before Judge Zane, Mr.. Leatham
was called for sentence on a charge
Of unlawful cohabi.ation. He was
ordered imprisoned for six moRths
and to pay the costs
This afternoon Lee Owsley, Of
Box Elder County, was arraigned
on a charge Of perjury. Hepleaded
not guilty. He is accused Of having
given false answers in proving up
on n desert land entry.
The petit jurors summoned on the
regular venire were called and those
of them who were qualified were
accepted. Several were excused
because they had serSed rs jurors
within n year.
a. NJ. Grant was excused because
he held the office OF city inspector,
and his duties would not allow Of
his remaining on the jury.
F. Auerbach was excused from
service because Of i'll health.
The empaneling Of tie grand
jury for the 4 Hril term was proceed
ed with.
ID. McLlnden was not a taxpayer,
but had taxable property.
4. Harrington was not taxpayer
and had very little property. He was
excused because his services as fore
man for Mr.. Egan, az Bingham,
were necessary there.
NJ. NJ. Beaver had no taxable pro-
perry, and was excused.
The usual statutory questions
were put TO the others and they
we're passed. Among the inquiries
were there:
Do you believe in pOlygamy? Are
YOU n member Of the "Momon'
Church?
Have you ever been n member Of
the Church.
All answered in the negative but
John +. Foster, who said he was II
'Mormon'' 20 years. Replying TO
Mr.. Narian, he said he was not in
sympathy with any Of the doctrines
of the Church, having ahnrHoned
all of them. He had heen o. a jury
within a year aud was excused.
George Z. Chandler and John Far
IRISH were excused for the same
reason.
The grand jury, as completed, is
as follows: