The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-17
PROVO POINTS
The Grand Jury for the First
District Selected.
JUDGE BLACKBURN'S CHARGE
Thomas Woolley Pleads Guilty to the Charge
Of Unlawful Cohabitation and
is Fined 500.

The following business was transacted in
the First district court to-day. Judge
Blackburn on the bench:
Mr.. c. S. Rathbone was made member
of the bar on motion of j. w. n. White
cotton.
George Sutherland was appointed to en-
panel the grand jury.
In the case of Jane Memmott VS.. James
w: Memmott, divorce; a motion was made
to set aside publication of summons. Mo
ton overruled and twenty days given to
answer
James G. York, ir., VS.. ]. D. Jones;
demurrer to complaint overruled.
Rasmus G. Anderson VS.. Christian
Anderson, demurrer to complaint over
ruled and twenty days given to answer.
Alma Hague VS.. r. FL. Dodd ct al, de-
murrer to complaint sustained and ten
days allowed to amend.
Ole Madsen VS.. Hans Marquardsen, de-
murrer to complaint overruled.
Nephi Plaster & Manufacturing company
vs.. H. T. McCune; motion to retax costs.
Motion sustained as to So Overruled as
to the balance.
George w. Jaques vs.. Ephralm Sutton
ct al. demurrer to complaint. Motion for
a new trial with leave to amend complaint.
Chester l. Paddock VS.. Worthy Nash ;
demurrer to amended complaint overruled /;
twenty days given to answer.
Agnes l. Rigby ct al. VS., Thomas Hitch
lngs; demurrer to complaint sustained and
leave given to amend the complaint; twenty
days taken to see the parties.
Neils S. Elias VS.. Henry F. Daniels e.
al; motion to retax costs overruled.
j. Is. Miner VS.. Provo City; motion to
retax costs; case referred to M. NJ. Kellogg
to collect evidence.
Frances M. Wilson VS.. George Ercon-
brack ct al; motion to retaX and motion
for new trial; each party was required to
pay their own costs; attorney fee of $40
disallowed; motion for new trial overruled.
Mary E. Westfall vs.. Walter K. Barton
demurrer to complaint overruled.
Fountain Green VS.. Antona Christensen
appeal; demurrer sustained.
Thomas Woolley pleaded guilty to unlaw.
full cohabitation, promised tu obey the law
in the future, He was sentenced to two
months Imprisonment and to pay sl0O and
costs.
The name of Lydia Fordonski was
changed to Mary Jane Fordonski by order
OF the court.
AT pm. the empaneling of the grand
jury was proceeded with by George Suth
erland representing the government an6
1t stands as follows:
j. C. Gray, H. G.. Edwards, George w
Williams, Thomas Burt, Hall f. Gear
James Mendenhall, M. Keign, Hans Poul-
sen, Ben r. Eldredge, G. Fairbanks, Henry
Goats, Gideon Wilson, H. H. Noyes, p. c.
Nielsen and Ole Madsen.
John a. Mower was arraigned on charge
of adultery and entered a plea of moi
guilty.
B. F. Miner vs. George Needham; de
murrer overruled and ten days time
granted
The following bailiffs were sworn in: j
l.. Chambers, John Saxey and Felix Bach
man.
The Judge charged the jury to inquire
brought before them by the district attor
ney. Grimes against the United States
the violation of postotice laws, selling liquor
to Indians, laws in relation to timber lands
| and also to enquire into the violations of thu
/ laws against polygamy, adultery, fornica
: ton, unlawful cohabitation Prosecution
of these offences is not persecution, ant
they are disgrace to the territory.
, They were instructed to Investigate tn
, offences against the laws of the territory
such as theft, burglary, assault with inten
to do bodily harm, the liquor violations
Those who violate the liquor laws should b.
: punished severely. Bring gamblers befor
you and make them tell who CANDLES ant
q where they gamble. This is a very demon
! aliZing practice for young men and you ar
urged to indict those who are guilty o
practicing it.
Provo February 10Th