Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-16
IN JUDICIAL QUARTERS.
Two Criminals Lei on with Lieht
Sentences.
THE WILLIAMS BURGLARY CASE
One Witness Swears He was There,
and Others that He was Not.
THIRD DISTRICT COURT.

SEaniard indicted for rape on a de
mented girl about Is years OF age
was concluded in the Third District
Court yesterday afternoon. siIvel
admitted that he had been i'm
properly intimate with the cir
many times, having enticed her tc
his room. He denied that he had
used any force.
When the court charged the jury
they were told that under the indict.
ment they could bring in a verdict
for assault, battery or rape.
After being out a short time they
came in With a verdict Of guilty OF
assault,
Silver SAID he was ready for SEN
tence, and Judge Zane said he was
very fortunate in not being convict
ed Of rape. He gave him the full
penalty for nsssult=-three iiionths
in JILL.
Charles Fluke pleaded guilty to
the charge Of fornicaiion. Mr.. Var
ian said the defendant had been in
Jail three months awaiting trial, and
recommended him to the mercy Of
the court. tluke was let Off with
five days imprisonment.
There was a dreary wait in court
this morning. Several defendants
whose cases were set for trial were
not on hand. They are in custody
in default of tail, and were not
brought In from the penitentisry.
Three prisoners had been brought
in, but in neither case were all the
WITNESSES present.
District Attorney Narian rustled
about to find what was the matter.
He has been somewhat accustomed
to this business or late, but met
with such poor success today that
he finally grew exasperated and ex-
claimed to the court, Nobody
seems to represent the United
States Marshal's office here but the
hailifFs. and they don't know any
thing"
Judge Zane ORDERED that all the
prisoners that had rome in the
penitentiary wagon lie brought in,
but it was ascertained that the trials
could not be proceeded with owing
TO the absence OF witnesses.
Mr.. Variant am ready to try
Bunlette, Wilkinson, Grifiiths, or
either OF the two others whose cases
were set for yesterday, II / can get
them in from the penitentiary.
The court ordered the prisoner
brought in.
After some delay the ease Of
Chas. Williams, charged with bur
glary, was taken up. He is accused
OF having entered the house Of VIM
Hobbs, at West Jordan, on the
night Of Feb. IL, 1Sa1, and having
stolen 1920 belonging to Mr..
Hobbs daughter, Laura Tegner.
Airs. Laura Tegner was the first
witness. She testified-Mr. VIII
liams lives close 20 fathers house;
he is familiar with its arrangement: !
he slept in one Of the rooms on |
Feb. Il; on the night OF Feb. IL, / |
saw him in my room, at the foot Of |
my bed; | was frightened, and /
could not move; l knew |
It was Charlie, for l could |
zee him plainly. He got out Of the |
| arose, amt looked out, /
and saw two Of them going away; | |
ffH NOT Emnst- IT,. 90 t,..- -. 1T
IN my. dress pocket S42-5O; there was
1ther money and some jewelIy on n |
small stand; the money WAS taken;
NY cousin, Maggie Dunkly, slept /
with me; she also aWOke, and we
harmed the house.
CrOss-examined-I have no IN /
will toward Williams: he was at
1ur house about every day; that
night he had cut the wire screen,
and came in through the window:
was not aroused by the noise until
after he was in the rOOmi ! don't
know that / was dragged / saw
Williams i'm the room. and saw him
AXE hold Of the skirt in the pocket
IF which the money was; it was lie
.ween l. and O'Clock; on the Sun
lay before, he had seen money in my
purse; lac took some money out OF
MS pocket and said lie had won IL
gambling at Sandy; | obtained
my money from father.
WIN. Hobbs testified-I am a
miner; Mrs. Laura Tegner is my
| remember the robbery;
| have known Williams for IL Orl
years: he has been through my
house many times; WAS aroused
y my daughter about 1890; she
old me she had seen two men, one
# whom had been in the room, and
hey had gone toward the stable; |
,ould not see them ami thought sine
vas mistaken; she said il was
charlie Williams; | saw where the
screen was cut.
George H. Hollis testified Il
heard Williams say, on the Sunday
iefOTe the robbery, Laura has got
cts Of money" this was when he
aw her purse; ] heard the noise at
he window, when some one was
letting cur; heard the window fall.
md heard my sister call out; / got
~, but could see no one; she said
he had seen Charlie Williams in
Ter room.
Mr.. Peek, attorney for the de-
endant, said he would prove that
,Ir. Williams was home and in bed
It the time the robbery was COM
nitted.
Mrs. Hannah Shearin, Charles
Williams mother, testified-On the
right Of February I3. at Il O'Clock,
he came home and went TO bed;
ipened the dOOr and let him in; he
vas not out again that night.
To Mr.. Narian-He had been up
Sandy. but | don't know whether
lie was working or gambling; he
anne before | went 10 bed; my hus-
and had retired.
Mr.. Varian-Was he asleep:
Witness-He can speak for him
eli.
Mr.. Narian-Don'tyou know?
Witness-How DO I know when /
wasn't in the room?
Witness. continuing-There is n
IOor to Charles room, but II Is
'olted on the inside; l was i'll the
lext day, and he was up before me,
md had gone away.
The CrOss-examiuationw was quite
and there were some sharp
lassages between the attorney and
he witness, in which the latter
bowed her ability 10 take care Of
lerself in a wordy contest. She stat
4 that her son was arrested a week
'efsre she was told Of il, because
he was so i'll. He was the first Of
Ter fifteen children who had been
ccused Of wrong doing.
George SheariB, husband OF the
ast witness, testified that he heard
,harles Williams come into the
Iouse, and that he did not 90 out
gain that night.
To Mr.. Varian-He went away
ext morning, and I never saw him
gain till yesterday; heard OF his
rrest two days after he left for
Brigham.