The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-27
KNOCKED OUT BY GIN
The Confession Made by the Hus-
band Of Della, the Fair.
TWO YEARS IN WHICH TO REPENT
Martin Says His Wife Knew Nothing About
the Checks, and She Gives Va
riety Entertainment.

George and Della Martin, who in March
last succeeded in swindling several firms
out of small sums of money by making
pnrchrses, rendering forged checks in pay
ment and getting the change in cash, were
arraigned in the Third district court
yesterday on three indictments for
forgery. Martin pleaded guilty to each
charge, while his wife pleaded not guilty.
Mr.. McEnany, the Defendants attorney,
stated that Martin would waive time and
wished to be sentenced at once. Judge
Zane asked the defendant if he
had anything to say and Mar
tin, who is grey-haired, smooth
faced and rather hard-looking man made
the following statement: Until few years
ago lived at Philadelphia and was in com
Portable circumstances. l am good me-
! chanic and by hard work had accumulated
quite sum, but lost it through friend |
| thought l would go west, and left Phila-
delphla three years ago, with my wife,
| having only 1885 in the world. | went to
ST. Paul and worked there until January
last, when l concluded to go to California.
| stopped at Kansas City and then went on
to Denver. did not succeed in getting
work at either place, but / did
succeed in drinking a great
l UnaU
that L am before your honor to-day. came
here in February, and had not enough
money to go on. l could not get work here,
so | sold my tools and drank and gambled.
Alter had been here some time met two
| carpenters whom | had known in Denver.
| One OF these, man named Smith, came to
my room one afternoon and got me to give
him some money on check. Afterwards,
the other man, Lyder by name, gave me two
1 / ha6 hnn l,.ir,
ing and hadn't much sense left, but was
entirely innocent of any intention to do
wrong. My wife knew nothing at all of
| this, and when | gave her the checks she
supposed they were all right.
The Court-Well, if you are not guilty,
don't plead guilty.
The Defendant-Id did wrong. did wrong
in drinking and gambling as 1 did, and 1
ought to be punished, anyway.
The court asked Mr. Critchlow what he
had to say in regard to these cases. Mr.
Critchlow said that he knew nothing of the
mans history. The writing on each of the
checks appeared to be the same, and the
circumstances under which they were
cashed were the same in each case. He
suggested that Martin be sentenced on the
first Indictment and that action on the
| others be continued.
Judge Zane then sentenced Martin to two
years in the penitentiary.
During these proceedings the fair but fat
Della went through the same performance
she gave in the. police court She COM
menced by weeping copiously, and wound
up in sort Of a hysteria. After her hubby
had been sentenced, she frightened up and
became as happy as ever.
TO BE ARRAIGNED ON MONDAY.
In the case of H w. Naisbitt, charged
with unlawful cohabitation, the defendant
was ordered to appear in court ON Monday
for arraignment
| SET FOR SATURDAY.
The hearing in the injunction proceed
ings in the case of the United States VS.
the Salt Lake Rock company, was contin
ued until Saturday next
OTHER BUSINESS.
L. U. Goliath, a petit juror, was ex-
cused.
The case of S. J. Weaver VS.. DAME
Weaver was set for hearing on April 2S
The trial of the case of w. L. Pickart
VS.. w. A. Bills was then resumed. II
this case the plaintiff sued to recover DOS
session of 1,450 head of sheep and 500
damages. After the evidence in the main
case had closed Samuel Woolley, D. Brin
ton and Isaac Brockbank came in as inter
venors, and further evidence was taken
The case became so complicated that Judg,
Zane finally took it out of the iury's hands
by iDstructing them to return verdictsfo1
Mr.. Packard for 300 head of sheep: for Mr.
Woolley for 81 head; for Mr. Brinton fol
20 hand and for Mr. Brockbank for 2SI
head,