The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-25

mere July IA. Saw the defendants once.
Iney were running along behind the
coop store. Ran up to the northeast part
OF town. These are the same men l saw
running away from the Coop.
TO Myton-Was going to breakfast The
boys were half block away We chased
them Tor block or TWO. Did not try very
hard to catch them. Ran after them be-
cause we had been informed that the store
had been robbed. Never saw the boys
before that time. My brother was with me.
Myton wanted to know if he was Nor
mon or owned anything in the Coop. store.
Objected to. Sustained.
Thomas Fowler (sheriff) testified to hay
Ing seen the defendants ABOUT July 10. Met
Mcdonald coming up the sidewalk from
the depot Was going as one armed man
with his arm out of his coat sleeve. Saw
him again with both arms in the sleeve.
To Myton-l arrested man with Grip
| pied wrist at the lumber yard near this
time. This was different man. Arrested
him the day prior to the time | saw this
boy.
Prosecution rested.
Boyer, the defendant testified-Am
charged with house-breaking on July 10.
came to Provo Tuesday night. Was at the
depot Wednesday,. Got acquainted with
four young fellows at the depot. Drank
beer with them. Heard complaint about
the mousse breaking and we were all ar
rested. One of them resembled Mcdonald
Slept in the barn near the depot that night.
was at the barn at the time of
the burglary. The other two boys went up
town. Was not in the Coop. store the
morning referred to- The other boys told
US we had better get out of town.
10 Evans-Came to Provo to meet man.
Got a ride On freight train, free. He was
TO meet me at Salt Lake Wednesday. His
name was Lumas Am coach painter by
trade. Didn't make application for work
IN Ogden. Live in Kansas City. Mother
lives there Won't give the number of her
house. Worked at Pueblo in the yards fol
| William East. Left there in May. Met
Mcdonald In Ogden. He came with me
here. Stayed with me on car the first
night we were here. We had been told
that the other two boys committed the rob
berry. Know that the witness who testified
knowing me told le Didn't ask fol-
shoes in the store or run away as the wit
ness states. Couldn't prove abb because
was in the barn. Was there because l was
afraid Of being arrested.
OTHER ITEMS.
This morning about 2 20 there were loud
cries of fire and the fire bells began to ring
1t was soon discovered that the tithing
|
of hay, were wrapped in flames. The fire
brigade was upon the scene in about ten
minutes after the alarm was given, and the
town was astir with people anx-
ious to give assistance The fire
had developed so far before the
alarm was given that it was impossible
to save any of the hay in the yard, and the
hremen began work by protecting the resi-
dences which were in danger of being con-
sumed. 1t was thought at one time that the
houses belonging to Selbie Jones and H.
E. Giles would be destroyed, and the in
mates were frantically carrying their
household goods into the streets. The good
work OF the fire department, however, pre-
vented the flames from spreading. There
was no wind blowing, or the damage would
have evidently been enormous. The fire
men continued the work of eXtinguishing
the flames until morning. The haystacks
stables and some of the adjoining fences
were entirely consumed. During the great
est intensity of the fire the flames mus,
have assembled five hundred feet. The loss
is estimated at about one thousand six hun
dred dollars.
The Choral society is fully organized and
has started out with unexpected vim. The
officers are j. E. Daniels president, Fl. E
Giles conductor, Prof. F. Merrill secretary
and treasurer, and Mrs. Dora Davis accom-
PIANIST At a meeting held last evening al
the opera house the society received mem
bership of about fifty, and the following
choruses taken up for practice: Soldiers
chorus, from Faust Pilgrims chorus
from ''Lombardi," and selections from
''Ernani." The best vocal talent of the
city was present.