Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-11
FIRST DISTRICT COURT.
Investigating the Mall sacks |,
Sanpete County.

ebe court at Provo resumed 81,
sion at two O'Clock Thursday af,e,
nOon, when the case Of the PeopI
against H. c. CrOsbIe, robbery, wa
continued.
The jury were instructed and re-
tired.
The case Of the United States vs.
J. II. Baker, iplurlng U. S. mai
bags, was called aud a jury enipan
eled.
Alva \. Gardner said tina,
there Vas a through pouch from,
Salina TO Nisrysvale.
Fred G. Willis, postmaster nj
sliina, testihed-The registered
mall matter between MarysvaIe am
SAiina goes in brasslock pouches.
which canuo, be opened between
the two Offices. He did NO. know
who drove the mail wagon on the
day the envelope vas senl.
Miss Sarah johnson was assistan,
postmaster OF the 2snd day Of March
Of this year at Riehheld: she said
that John Il. Baker brought In.
mail from Salina to Rlchfeld on
that day.
The jury in the case OF the Peo-
pie VS.. H. c. CrosbIe, assault with
intent to commit robbery. cam.
into court with 4 veriir; OF guilty
rs charged in the Indictment
Pe:ef Jensen was called IN I'M.
Baker case-RsEaembor the circum.
stances spoken Of by the previous
wines as having occurred on the
Ind Of March; tookthe mail POUCH
from the driver; two rivets were
missing; John r. Baker was IN.
driver rivets, will drop out occa.
sionaiiE but not very frsquently:
there were from two to four rivets
out at different times; John r
Baker was driver; never t,cw
IlVets 10 come out EXCEPT when I'M
X. Baker OF Arthur Baker W.
va"
ar Murray. postmaster al SIarvs.
vale, said that the Dlilmatter com.
ing irom the north had been tam
perei with several times: ON M.
--ni day Of March two or tbrre
iiNets hdd been taken out OF the
ofass pouch and the end of n regis
.ry envelope had been torn open: n
i generally supposed that the regis
,Ty packages contain the money.
the mail had been tampered with I
on other occasions.
Mm- Nelson was living at Rich. !
ieid on the end oflast march: was |
IRVING mali between Richfeli ana /
AiOhroei ON that occasion I had a /
lr'iss lock pouch among the mail /
natter; there were rivets ont ami /
'thens looked Ike they Ind been
anpered with; have noticed the
anne thing before aud since: think
.ohI X Baker brought the mail
NO hichheid; never saw anything
i the Kind before these occasions.
Court adjourned until Friday
morning at $3.50 O'Clock.
FRIDAY MORNING.
I. II. Boyer was sentenced 10 two
ears imprisonment in m.
enitentiaTy on n conviction of
II. c. Crosbie was sentenced 10
lree years Imprisonment i'm thi,
eniteniiary on conviction ~
ss2ult with intent 10 commit rpb-
cry.
The taking Of testimony I'm the
ohm II. Baker mail case was rr-
Iuicd.
Mr.. Gardner was recalled. TIL.
lsses sustained on the John X
'aSer mail route since AuriI
70 S21J.S3 and there have
een no losses since Baker left the
al.
The prosecution rested.
James Farmer was cl!lei for the
slense and testified--I have had
Sperience in haniiins mail sacks. ,
Wa sih-l;ail contractor for eight ,
EAR; carried the mails from 1871 4, I
-; have noticed frequently that
ie washers would come Off from
&c Tivets o. mail sacks: the ri-ets
otiid be found inside the mail q
cks when they We're opened: the
all sacks were frequently reIair,-i. j
Several other witnesses alsn d.- I
lred that rivets would oflen come
John Il. Baker, the defendant tas.
led have been mail driver C
ring the past two year.: ann IS \
aTs Of age; for the las. coupI. m I
)nths ] have been driving between \
anti and Chester, have noticed \
All sacks In reference 90 the riy,ts
ing out; rivuts would be out. on
average about once or tui
Eek; Mr.. Willis. postmaster at Sa-
"A, gave me n sack with two riv,ts b
:; | refused 10 take IL: this was C
2 M. trfpalter hal been accused n
taxing rivets out o. n sack: have b
zen sacks before with rivgfs ont. b
lca my talk with Willis. 1 bav,, Il
iice,i the sacks more PARTICULARLY &
i ! have noticed rivets out nearly u
cry day. at one time ! saw three OF
lsecluve rivets out: have never II
ilced tina; any Fivets came out a
lie they were in my possession: ei
We never taken any rivets out: nj
We never tempered with sacks be- nj
nd putting them in anu taking
m out Of the wagon; have never 4
en- any mail matter out Of them.
M remember the 2lst Of March
20 Mr.. Evans-Have seen rivcts "
u brass lock pouches; IL was a 81
- lock pouch that refused 10 %
e from Wills - Salina: it had
2 riveis out; Miss johnson never
led my attention to rivels with !,
'ersed washers on. a.
lanes r. Baker. aud Frank "
ser, coFroborated the testimony IS
defendant. "
\ ndrew Gllberta harness-maker. ~
tified that mai, sack had been
'nded at the harness shop: the nov :
10 had done the wOfk had done - -
a bungiing manner. [
NJ. BOren, n Richfield harness
'ker, had mended mail sacks a
mber Of times; rivets had been \
aud caps had been of; John
Baker's reputation was good.
'ie7sIs. Rlmsey, Gilbert aud 9th
testified to the good reputation
the defendant.
A recess was taken until > o;cloeL