Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-15
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Court NeWs.-A Painful Accident
What Judge Foreman Intend
ed TO Say.

rapidly approaching the end Of one
\ Of the shortest sessions for many
! years past. The grand jury just
dismissed reported eleven indict-
ments, only four or five of which
were for oilenses under the laws OF
the United States. Before the trial
jury, two men named Fitzgerald
and McCiain, both indicted at the
previous term Of court for assault of
bodily harm, were convicted. They
will receive their sentence on the
10Th instant. Today the case Of the
U. 5. VS.. Fanny +. Slaughter, for al
legged fraud in conducting the post
Office at Rockville, Kane county.
was given a trial and resulted in an
/ acquittal.
Yesterday sad accident which
occurred the day previous culmin-
ated in the death OF the little eleven
year-old daughter Of Brother George
MunfOTd. The deceased child was a
very promising pupil at the Stake
Academy in this city, and about
noon on the day in question was
playing along with some Of her
schoolmates in front Of the school
huildinE when a young man named
Walter Tanner rode by at a terrific
rate on the back Of a stallion belong
ing to his father. The unfortunate
girl, happening just then to be in
the roadway, was struck down
and trampled upon by the ami
NAL, her injuries being Of 50
serious n nature that she died
eighteen hours after the occurrence.
While il is thought that some blame
may attach to Mr.. Tanner in this
sad affair. ii should be stated that
some of tine school children have
lately got into the playful vet very
reprehensible habit daring the school
recess Of throwing gravel and other
things ut passing horses, and this,
Mr.. Tanner AYERS. was the cause Of !
the lamentable fatality mentioned
above.
About five years AGO, in Judge |
Boreman's court in this city, one Of |
our mCst respected citizens, William
Fotheringham, was convicted Of |
living with his wifes. The court |
had never previously, | believe. had
before il a case under the Edmunds- /
Tucker law, and the Judge imposed |
sentence Of three months impri-
sonment also a fine Of $3.50 and
costs. His Honor acknowledged
Immediately after court had adj /
jOurned that he had intended to say
six months" and also omit ed the
usual formula, "'and stand commit
ted until the fine and costs are
paid" The result was that Mt the
completion OF his three months
sentence Mr.. FOtheringham was
discharged without any settlement
OF the fine and costs. Today he was
astOuished at receiving a summons
from Deputy Marshal McGary to
tome to his office, rs Che had some
papers to read to hIm.'' On his
going there at once the deputy pro-
duced a document, and commenced
10 read: "Attorney-Geneml's Of
flee, Washington, ID. c. In the
matter of the United States
vs. VIM. Fotheringham, etc. &c; the
.enor Of the paper being that the I
defendant owed the United States {
800 and costs Of court with legal q
interest thereon and directing the
deputies to collect the same ut what
.ver cCst. Mr.. Fotheringham '
bought at first that the Attorney
General was probably going to honor n
Tim with some office, but when the
tile OF the case was reached that
Iossibly he had been guilty OF
n intentional wrong aud had /
cen indicted. Recovering his v
reath, however, ct the close Of Il
he reading, he blandly informed v
be "dep." that he was utterly nm
bic to iquidate the debt, to which
hat gentleman retorted that he
would levy on something any /,
ow," and forthwith had a two :.
ays' search made of the county y
eeords. Discovering, as McGary ~
lought, n lot Of uncOnveyed. be- y
muse apparently unrecorded. prop -
-ty In the name Of the defendant.
Ulcers were sent out and found ."
lat each holder of such property
nd n duly verified deed OF il. in
me cases fifteen years old, but
hich through some negligence on 3
le part of the grantee had not G
zen placed on record. p'
Luckily some Of the stockholders
ere non-"Mormons, ,and as Is usual
such cases, that fact brought them
sudden stop, and now IL is II
after Of ''advisement'' with tie w
heers as TO what shall lie done. q,
he moral TO the Latter-day Saints a.,
obvious: Always see that your ",
nj titles are perfect and that each -
nveyance is properly placed ON
G county records. PLuvrrs- :
March II, 1890. :.