Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-24
IN THE COURTS.
Snedaker Gets on Easy.-RObbery
Of z. &. W. Cars.
THIRD DISTRICT COURT

THIRD DISTRICT COURT
Today's business before Judge
Zane:
US. ". l.. c. Snekaker; adultery;
defendant moved for a new trial;
motion oYerruled.
Judge Zane said the case was n
most aggravated one; there might
[ lie some excuse for n man going TO
a house Of prostitution. But there
was no excuse for a married man, in
his own house, seducing his wife's
/ sister. The defendant confessed to
committing the ofcnse five years
ago, and had continued the Illicit
reTaticus. The judge let him OF
with a sentence Of six months in the
peuitentiary.
The people ". Joseph :. Barlow;
battery Oh y. q. Paddock; verdict
Of guilty.
The grand jury came into court,
made final report, and were uis-
charged.
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Warren &. Smith, Of American
Fork, was before Commissioner
Greenman today on a charge OF
unlawf Il rehabilitation. lie entered
4 plea Of guilty, and was held to
await the action Of the grand jury
at Provo. The witnesses were re
guired 10 furnish bonds in the sum
OF 500 each. Brother Smiths
Tail was fixed at $500.
POLICE ITEMS.
c. Dahlquist, John Riley and
Fred Smith were fined > each for
being drunk. For similar oiIense
Nephi Winchester and wins Conk
were fined Sl0 each.
Barney Madsen was convicted OF
vagFancy, ami the passing O. SEN
teuce was taken under alyisemCnt. |
Frank Ryan ami VIM. jackson
were fined 50 each THIS afternoon
for committing = nuisance.
VIM. Brown was brought in on q |
charge Of petit larceny. lie had IN |
his possession several lamps from q |
Rio Granie Western Railway car,
and had been trying to sell them |
Tor old brass. He was convicted, |
and the passing Of Judgment was
iakeniunder Amusement. Assistant |
City Attorney EichnoT. in iurgsli-
eating the case, asCertaiuej that |
a more serious Oiieusc had |
been committed. Brown aud |
two companions, James Gindrup |
and james Parks, engaged 20 rob |
two X. g. W. mail ears which /
stood about hall n mile from the
depot. The three went 10 the place,
and Brown watched while GiuGrup |
and Parks broke into the Clrs ami
took out the lamps which Brown
was trying 10 sell. Parks and
GiudrUp will hav- an OppoEtUuity |
10 fec. the judge with Brown
Proceedings hefsIe JUGge Ander-
sen:
Leonard g. Hardy Ct Al. ". Jared
Il. Jenas: decree for plaintiff.
In the matter OF the estate Of Kate
Fitzgerald for habeas corpus; stay
ill 10 q. m. Saturday, May 3lst 20
COURT Al OGDEN.
Business transacted yesterday he
tore Judge Henderson:
In the ease Of the United states ".
Lena y. Erickson, fornicatiOn, an
order was entered as in OtheC similar
cases, dismissing it and discharging
The case Of tine United States IS.
\. G.. Slater, adultery, was called
for trial. After hearing the evidence,
the jury returned a verdict Of guilty. |
Sentence was set for May Slth.
The case Of the United States -.
Allen Hunsacker, unlawful cOhaU-
itation, was placed on trial. The
same jury that tried the Slater case
was empaneled in this case. The
evidence was brief anu Insufficient. |
BY the direction Of the court the
jury brought in a verdict Of not guilty |
AMI defendant was discharged.
In the case Of the United States
W. Charles CrabtTee, unlawful CO
hsbitatiOn, the defendant withdrew
his plea Of not guilty, and entered
one OF guilty. Sentence was set for
May 9th.
The people, etc, ". Ed. Murray,
burglary, was tried. Defendant
wss accused Of having stolen over
coats from the Central Hotel last
January. He had sold one Of them
at DTOz iOwitz Bros. and another
to n man named Eastman.
The third time lac attempted TO take
an overcoat he broke into a room
and was caught. The jury brought
in verdict Of guilty, aud Murray
was sentenced to two years impris-
onment in the pen. There was also
an indictment charging him with
petit larceny in stealing the other
coats from the hooks, without break
ing into any place. To this lac plead
ed guilty AMI sentence was suspend
Ell. Defendant went on the stand
and testified. His testimony result
eli in the jury bringing in verdict
OF guilty. Sentence was set for
today.
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