The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-21
POINTS FROM PROVO.
The Legal Matters Going on at
Provo.
KEEPING A PUBLIC NUISANCE.
Another Mormon Refused Citizenship-Pleas
Entered-0ther Matters at the
Garden City.


dence of THE HERALD. The court re-
sumed its session at 2 o'clock yesterday and
testimony in the Lemon unlawful cohabita-
ton case was continued.
Mr.. Crasier testified that it was rumored
that Lemon had two wives.
The case was argued in brief and sub
mitted to the jury, who found a verdict Of
not guilty.
James M. Stewart withdrew his plea of
not guilty and entered plea of guilty. He
was sentenced to be confined six months
and pay the costs of the prosecution.
In the case OF Charles Poynter VS.. Mar
tin Huida ct al, the defendant was given
until October to file answer to the COM
plant.
Rudolph Mason desired to become a citi-
zen of the United States. He believed in
the form of government of the United
States and would support the constitution
of the United States. He was Mormon
and a citizenship was not granted.
James p. Johnson, of Utah county,
non Mormon, was admitted to citizenship.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20.
The court opened at 10 o'clock, Judge
Blackburn on the bench.
The case of the people VS.. John Hanofer,
charged with keeping public nuisance,
was called.
The grand jury then came into court and
reported fourteen indictments, and retired
for further business.
Attorney Zane asked the Sureties be eX-
onerated in cases the grand jury had ig
nored. The following cases were ignored:
United States vs.. Eliza Burns, Daniel
FCandland, Joseph Amoldus, John Guam
burg, the people VS.. Elizabeth Murphy
ct al.
In the Hanofer case Mr. Lamsen was
called. He testified as follows: l am &C
quainted with the defendant. Have known
him two years. His place is at Eureka
Keeps corral and stable. In April his
corrall and stables were in bad condition,
having hogs, manure, etc. The premises
were overrun with cattle, hogs and calves.
Manure was piled up and it smelled very
badly Some of the cattle died and were
allowed to lay there for two or three days.
This was in last April Some were left
until they were destroyed by the hogs.
This was next to my house. Four or five
other families are thereabout. Have not
complained to Hanofer. Didn't think it
was necessary. He has said he would stink
us all out. l think it was injurious to
health to have stencil of that kind around
Have a wife and five children
Cross examined by Mr.. Sutherland
Have lived at Eureka two years. All land
is public; everyone who has pigs allows
them to run loose. Some have had orders
to keep them up by the board of health. 1
built my own house since the corral was
He was selling milk. He kept a few cows
there. There were other houses there.
Jackson's house is about sixty feet from
corral. There are two other houses near
by. Hanofer was not cleaning his corral
when | made complaint. 1t was in the last
of April. first made complaint in that
month to the justice. Did not complain to
Hanofer. Just before [ made she COM
plant he said he would stink me out. 1
didn't stop to talk with him when he said
he would stink US all out on that side.
Have never quarrelled with him. He at
one time told me he didn't want me around
his place. 1t was after the complaint. His
cattle died before the complaint was made.
| think the cattle starved to death. Don't
know that his cattle were poisoned. Don't
know OF a postmortem examination of the
cattle. Don't know of more than two cat
tie dying. l think his son shot one to get
it out Of misery. The COWS he claimed
were poisoned died in May, after the trial.
Things are not very clean there now. but
better than they were. There are other
corrslls there. Some have cattle there.
There is one slaughter corral quarter of
mile from my place. / would not inter
with me.
J. N. Foley-Lived in Eureka on the
2Sth of April. [ lived there all that month.
Am acquainted with Hanofer. His corrals
were in bad condition. He piles his
manure around the corral and some under
the cattle's feet. There was a bad stencil
from it. / live eighty feet from the corral
Have talked with Hanofer He said he
would enlarge the corral and run every
one of US out.
A number of other witnesses testified sim
ilarly, when the defendant was called He
testified that he had lived at Eureka three
years. He denied the story told by the
witnesses for the prosecution, aud other
witnesses corroborated him. After brief
argument, the jury retired.
Arthur H. Campbell pleaded not guilty to
the charge of adultery.
Lacharia 5. Taylor was arraigned on the
charge of unlawful cohabitation, pleaded
not guilty, and the case was set for next
Saturday.
Soren Nicholson, arraigned on the charge
of unlawful cohabitation pleaded not
guilty.
James H. Jenkins, charged with adultery,
pleaded not guilty.
Charles Vincent charged with adultery,
had no attorney. Mr.. Sutherland took the
statutory time to plead fer him, having
been appointed by the Judge.
Charles w. Robinson, charged with un-
lawful cohabitation, pleaded not guilty.
Rasmus Jesperson, charged with adultery,
pleaded not guilty.
Christian Otterson pleaded not guilty TO
the charge of unlawful cohabitation.
Charles A. Perry pleaded not guilty to a
charge of adultery.
Court adjourned until 80 pm.
OTHER MATTERS.
The first of the series of balls given by
the Brigham Young academy was held in
the academy hall last evening. There was