The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-29
COURT MATTERS.
Judge Blackburn Resumes
Business in First District.
Number of Motions Granted, and Grist
of individuals Granted the Rights of
American Citizenship.

The District Court convened yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock with Judge Black
barn on the bench. The following
batch OF business was disposed OF:
Richard Brereton VS.. VI. NJ. Kellogg,
ct al, an order was made for filing of re-
against appellant and sureties.
Provo Exchange vs.. j. K. Booth, ct
al, IN order was made appointing NJ.
NJ. Kellogg guardian al Item for minor
defendant.
An order was issued approving the
account, oi U S. Marshal and also of
John NJ. Zane, assistant U. S Attorney.
First Ward Pasture Co. VS.. William
Strong, ct al, was continued until the
September term.
James Rooney vs., Lester Taylor, ct
al, time to answer was extended until
August ID, 1891.
Three days additional time to answer
was gwen in the case of the Tintic
Range Railway Co. VS.. Edward Frlel,
ct al.
Andrew Forsyth VS.. VIM. Clyde,
an order was made overriding de-
murrer.
Rebecca c. Haymore VS.. Edward
Haym0re. His honor decided that the
alimony must he paid by October LIST,
or defendant would be committed 10
Jail.
Edward Bennett VS.. William and
Samuel Bennett, decree was ordered
dis prayed tor.
leave to Tile amenued complaint was
given.
The follwing gentlemen were adj
mitted to citizenship: Adolf Haag,
"a native OF Germany, and resident of
Utah county; Henry Parker and W..
d. Parker, residents of Utah county
and natives of England; VIM. Bows
ter, resident of Emery county and
native of England.
Court adjourned until Tuesday
morning at 10 O'Clock.
A few days ago cOmpoSitOr, Matt
Wells, who had been employed ON The
| DISPATCH, was discharged because of
drunkenness. Since that time he has
caused considerable trouble among the
night hands, accusing some of them of
being tho cause of his discharge and
threatening their lives and otherwise
abusing them. These threats culmi-
mated last night in what might have
proved fatal affair. Yesterday after
noon he had been drinking considera-
bly,, and in that condition visited the
office where some of the boys were al
work. He roundly abused them, call
| ing them names and swearing like d
trooper. He also severely threatened
them. This served to put one or two
ON their -uard. and when he appeared
at one of the windows about O'Clock
last night, the men who noticed him
moved out of range. A minute or two
elapsed and, ''Bangl Bang! rang out
on the still air. At first every one
! thought it was a pistol shot, but
it afterward proved to be two large
rocks thrown through the window
scattering glass over the cases of the
men under the window. One rock hit
an employe, by the name of E. 5. Car
roll, ON the right arm, just above the
elbow, causing his arm to drop useless
| by his side. The other struck NJ. l..
Scott in the right side, just over the
| Kidneys, after having struck another
emplOye, 10y the name of |. j. Simmons
on the head, knocking off his hat. The
boys not knowing just what were the
weapons, or what else was coming made
break for the door, while the foreman
Andrew Jensen, who had gone out at
the fellows first appearance at the
window, started Tor the Courthouse, IN
quest of an officer. The cowardly whelL
| started to run as soon as lie had thrown
| the rocks, and after skipping over by
| Knights saloon, he walked around the
| block and went into Wilson's saloon
apparently unconscious of anything out
| of the way Marshal Brown collared
! him and took him over to the police
office. Justice Noon was summoned
and held a preliminary examination
| After hearing the testimony of two
witnesses he held Wells in $500 bonds
The bonds not being forthcoming he
was sent to jail to await his hearing
which will be held at O'Clock to-day
The above was not all the dame {
| Wells cid. When the foreman entered
the Office last night about Z O'Clock he
found four cases of type, which had
been filled ready for the nights work,
mixed up in a jumbled mess. Wells
had evidently entered tile composing
room and wreaked his vengeance upon
the men. In fact, from his talk he gave
himself clean away about the cases, and
told one of the printers low many cases
had been mixed.
He then left the office, saving, that
he had sit i'm for the men, and would
get even with them. The two men
whom he most severely threatened
had trouble with him on Sunday night
in front of Osterloh's, when the fellow
became so enraged as to draw a knife
and attack one of them. Simmons,
the man struck at, escaped being
stabbed by being the best runner OF
the two. Had either of the rocks
struck any of the men in vital parts
they would undoubtedly proved fatal.
as each rock weighs over pound.
NJ ttt Wells is known to Abbott.
another of the employees. He
served 10 years in the Colorado
state penitentiary for the murder of a
man in Leadville twelve years ago, a
proof that the sooner he is behind
prison bars the better it will be for this
community.