Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-03
FIRST DISTRICT COURT.
Proceedings Before iEe eOurt at
Provo.

At the opening Of the session Of
the distric, court at Provo, wednss-
day afternoon, Crosby pleaded not
guilty to a charge Of robbery.
+. 4. Wilson and John G. Ora
ham gere arraiglred on the charge
Of having HbeIed +. w. Pike. VIII
son took the Statutory lime to plead,
but Giaham said, ''NOt guilty, nf07t
emphAiically."
The Hickman forgery case was
then taken up ani tried.
t. +. Daniels tes.iiied-I have !
lived in Provo eight yea-s and know
John Hickman, the defendant; saw
the defendant a. the First National
Bank some ums last February; he
took blank chec,S from the hook
and asked him what he wanted
with T.; he said: ooh, nothing In
particularly IL was an old check on
the Dsseret National Bank.
John w. FaTrer-i have seen the
defendant num1ef Of times On
the 10th u March HickmIn came
into the store and asked fos his
fathers account. lie gave me
check Of SlTJ. Identified tue
checkl. | took out the amount due
from his father ami gave him n
check f1r tile balance Of Si;.s.-o-
ure-ent.ti Ihs, cheek Hickman gave
me Tor deposit ~ tie First National
hank. and il was Afterwards reiurneI
! dlshOnorcd.
W. II. DusenberTy, cashier or me
/ FirsI -satiIuai lauk, testified mere
are blank checks % all the TANKS OF
Salt Lake City auI other places
hanging on. file in our hank Inc
| defendant presented tins Showing
the cheek Hickman = said 70 hhNe
drawn up) tO the bank, but Tor WAN
OF Identification Il was refused PsS-
meut; The check was afterwards
derosited by ;. > Jones' The cheek
was RENTED 10 the De@ere'
! National bank; The following morn
1 ing Jsues aud panieis came into the
| rank and asked =; cut the cheek anu
we telephonc.i to the Deseret VA
tipual BANK. The bank then gave
a. Information that q. w. lick
man. the drawer, bad no account
there and tie cheek was returned
dishOuOred.
c. a. Glazier, paying teller Of ne
Fist National Bank-l saw Inc ut-
PENDANT at the bank In the morning,
He asked about loaning money
| The following morning he came IA
with this check and asked 70 have
II cashs.i: tie could not be idenii.
fie,I and went out; ,. ;. Jones bad
IL deposited shortly Afterwards
Hickman came in with anoth=r
t. check from >. ). Jones and cashier
n. The cheek was sent 70 the
Desere,i = niicnNl hank and returned
uisbouOsed.
To Jghnson-I can hardly be
mistaken Is 10 the Identification o.
Hickman. :
sngtber witness testified TO hav-
! Ing ssen Hickman endorse his name
on the check.
Tbe prosecution re-;ei and the
defense he'd no witness.
Mr.. johnson stated In his argu'
meut that 10 evidence had been
given 10 SHOW that Hickman had
forged Heemsu's name to the ehec''
| and no case % Forgery could ID
made.
Evans replied that i; was not
: e-eu necessary 10 write the name
. OF the drawer mon tire checA; II
his own endorsement can - proven
mon a check, he j. known 10 have
bsen coupled with drawing W
/ fraudulenuy.
fine Jury returned n verdict d
-. -uiity .frr sifesu minutes al
. senoe.
! Defendant was sentenced - be
! confined ia the penitsntiary for a
, term II one ye1r-
/. There was an srrJr ia the inuict
/. plent 0f J. &. Graham for iiuel, al
I Attorney Evaus made application
I / for his release, which was grAntei-
THURSDAY ,'oRNINJ.
/ | The court opened a; 10 O'Clock. Ih'
I | case ri tire Emitted states w. Shas
/. Vincent. charged with adultery
. ] wee 49,. - - tE4ll.
I ins ia 'tpeslt Is q single man liT
/ ! gone to Fairview some time in JUL
. and committed the csime u adultery
! with Nancy J. SaudcrsOn, a Marie,
/ woman.
Nancy J. S7udcTson testified
. Am ninrteeu years Old. have been
married = juhu n Ssnierson foi
three years ari lire ~ FairvieW
( SInpJtr County; while MY hIsJauG
was aiseut Charles NiuceH:, the
defendant, had ultimate relations
with me; have hat ul children By
, him.
81 Iina NOung-i am sislerof Nancy
San1ersJn, and was with ny sister
IN July last; saw Charles Vincent
there. he was acting properly; there
j. hut cr.c Room VA the house;
Charles all sfter the rec; vent
, home; / went 70 bed =. n O'Clock.
they were sitting aud talking, don't
know when my sister went 10 bed,
they we're together the Sunday
prior; when | would 40 o. bed
would blow cut the light, leavin.
them tChar.sy eud Nancy sitting
IN the dark.
! Jos-ph TitcGme-know Chsrley
I NiIcegt AMI Nancy Sauiersou:
they we're nj my hOu-e some time ia
July; they were playing games;
never hefri Oi Vincent teing mar
riej.
The prosecution rested.
I a number u witucssesaweTe uut
upon the stand 10 show the lad rrpl-
tation for truth and vC.acity Of Nam
/ eva ver- n numteruf WITNESSES for
7 tins prosecution bn-ught forward 10
/ prove :!G, Nancy hal Al excellent
reputation p5i0r u tliis trouble &C.
curing.
The cass went t. the jury with
hriel argument and a verdict was
returned OF guilty as charged.
The case Of the United States W.
George G. Hale, changed with adult
terry and p0lyganIy, WIS called, but
several witnesses were absent. The
bonds OF Mary y. Mel.0s were de-
cllresi forfeited. The bondsmeu are
John F. Mellor aud Warren +. Dl-
Wis.
Tine case OF the United States W.
Hyrum :. Crane, accused Of adu,-
Try, was called anI a jury empan
elvI.
NAsfuSCTUN, Oct. S.-Thc PreSi-
dent las appointed J. y Turner Of
lni.aua, usher n. the White House,
vice +. ". White OF Indiana, re.
signed.
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