Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-09

Pat Sifothefs. on MAY 9th
Avistant District Attorney stephens
| prosccutedi Attorney N. T.. Mctnany
| defended.
II appears that the paflios. who be.
long ~ the colorcd population, we're
| fellow wOrkmen ut " stunCyard nu
| Wet North Temple street. aud ihni
/ The trouble arose over cOlofcd girl "
I whom boih were enam0fed. On INC
date above mentioned the "grcUn.oyci
monster became rampant, and 10 was
| alleged by the Prosecution that as
| SirOthers was walking from the yard
/ the accus Il took out his pistol aud
twice fired At him, inilictlug two
Wounds from the effects Of which
/ injuries ne IA stlll In the
hospital, being unable 10 ap-
GEAR aud give evidence. Tcsilmony
I was given by eyewitness TO the
niair; but on behalf NJ The dufondant u
was urged that he iifed In sclf'defeuse,
the prosecutor having previously
drawn knife upon him. 10 was
stated, however, that when Hall fred
% Stfolher the latter was IN tho act N
running away from him as fast as he
possibly could. DR.. McAchrau, who
attended 10 strothefs' Injuries, said the
latter was suffering from wound In
the thigh, and slighter wound In the
region OF the buttncks.
The case went 10 tho Jury At noon,
and the court shortly afterwards took n
fec,ss.
This afternoon they came In with n
verdict Of mot guilty.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the casu u tho People W. i. r..
Holland and r. j. While. charge
of robbery, the defendant Holland
who has been on tail, did not appear
when called TO tnkc his trial this after.
noon ami his bonds were declared for
feitud. The sufotlc- were Thomas j.
KanRnly and Mary Asche. White 10.
mains 10 he tried.
Ia the divorce suit OF Susnnnah Pratt
VI. Farley u. Pratt ten days additional
time was allowed 10 answer.
There nfe no criminal casa ret for
trial tomorrow.
COURT NOTES.
Commissioner Greonman has been
occupied today hearing an action f1f n
small amount on promlssory note.
Two col0rcd men fell out over n
damsel Of duslly hue. The one fired Mt
tho other, aud this morning took his
tidal ia the Third District Court ON
charge Of shooting with Intent 10 muir.
der. lie wae acquitted.
Spectators In the Third District
Court this morning found plenty ~
entertain them.
Robher Kern means, through his
counsel, 10 make hard light fof new
trial. But Assistant District Attorney
Stephens may have something To ray
yet. He has the point under consider
alton. Had not the motion for now
trial been put In, Mr.. Kern would
have received hlf sentence this morn
Ing.
Several attorneys when their cases
were called ON In the Third District
court this morning were not there, aud
tho proceedings OF the court were do.
layed thereby. Judge Fans expressed
his annoyance at this and told one
attorney, who excused himself by
saying that Cuisines outside had de.
tainod him." that he must put "out-
side business" away while he had du-
tics 10 discharge In court.
During the empaneling Of a Jury
this morning to Try n case 10 come on
later In the day, In which Il appears
that some gambling transactions are
concerned, several ~ the juror avowcd
themselves n. 30 bitterly "oppoeei ~
gambling" that they feared this might
prejudice their minds 10 such an ex.
tent as a. preclude their acting impair.
TALLY. Needless 10 say, Judge Zane
allowed them to "atep down aud out"
In the case OF Edwsri Beaver ut nj.
Va. Adam NJ. Paul aud Thomas w.
Jennings, heard In Commissioner Nor.
rcll's court yesterday, Judgment was
given this morning for the plaiutiiif.
In the Third District court yesteT.
day afternoon r. n. q. Park and
EnUch Burton, natives OF England,
aud Carl Rudolph aud J. II. Schleck.
mann, natives ~ Germany, were Ad.
mitted 10 citizenship by Judge Zane.
The uusAvory divorce ease OF Abort
Butcher W. Rene Butcher, which
came before Judgc Ilnc IN the Third
District court yesterday afternoon, re-.
suited In the petitioner securing the
decree, Us prayed. The facts were
briefly reported IN yesterdays Issue NJ
the NEWS.
The charge OF ombezzlsmcnt against
George w. Faruuln, the contractor,
was dismissed by Commissioner Green.
man yesterday afternoon, the prosecu.
ton not being able to prove their case.
IL has also been decided not 10 press
the forgery and bribery charges threat
encd against Farnum.
In the Third District cour, yesterday
afternoon, In the case of John I.
Turner VA. tho Higher Rock Company
cl al., tho motion 10 yscate order dis.
solving attachment was Submitted.
Spencer Clawson u nj. VI. Hana
Hansen 81 ali decree Of foreclosure by
stipulation.
rhe People vs.. Henry Hall, assault
with intent TO commit murder; motion
10 have witnesses for the defense sub
pmuaed at expense OF the people al.
lowed.