Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-15
COURTS AND CRIMINALS.
4 Short Session Of tue Third District
Court. - The pcnltcntiary Run
aways.

This has bsen another quiet day In
court circles. II had been understood
that Judge Zane would hold II Third
District Court this morning for the
hearing Of certain motions, aud there
fore counsel engaged In these matters
waited upon his honor In chambers
shortly after 10 O'Clock. Below are
given the courts orders made In mo.
tions submitted; hut none Of those
mentioned possessed any Interest be-
You'd the parties thcmsel, es concerned
and the session did not last more than
quarters VI an hour.
The People W.. Harry II. Van Nof.
hees. On motion Of Attorneys Wat
Tous and Finch, aud by consent Of
Assistant U. :. District Attorney
stephens, the hail Ia this ease (which
has alredy come before the grand jury
was reduced to $1,000.
Sarah Jane worlhcn VI. Samuel IL.
wor,hon. On motion Of Attorney
watrous, the defendant In this case
was granted twenty days additional
time In which TO plead.
Jonathan Nichols va Frank T..
Dodge ct al. The Judge ordered the
costs In this matter % be rctaxcd
making the docket lee $50, aud Hirik'
Ing Out abstract OF title Ice SO.
NJ. a. String,T Va. q. l.. Chamber.
lain; on motion ~ Frank Pierce, at
torney for plaintiff, an order was en-
/ tered diminishing the wfitof attachment
| against GfcystOne, a subdivision Of lot
| 1, block 10. five acre plot /, Big Field
survey, defendant having 10 Interest IN
said property.
Frank Blvons W. Andrew j. Bivcns;
on motion Of Is. II, Lewis, judgment
and default were entered Ia this case.
JOSEPH War Va. Julia Houeck;
motion Of counsel for u new trial In TIL,
case was OverTulcd.
q. II. Pcttitt W. r.. n. Clut. ,assessoi
and collector; on motion of Attorney
Glenn, Nh order was made 10 file petit
ton making additional parties plain
tits TO this suit.
Ia the matter Of ChaH. l.. Street II
nj. W. Henry Newell, time was grant
ed, until August Goth 10 serve auswel
to amend complaint,
George Il. Brooks, the proprietor o.
a grrengrocery store, having Ioet
arrested by Deputy Mamhal Cleveland
on charge OF cruelty u horsc, th'
defendant came up before Commits
sionCr Norfnll, who set thu hearing fol
Tuesday morning next, the hail bcinl
fixed at $3.50. The alleged cruelty con
sisted In wOfkinE the animal when IN
totally unfit state, its mouth being als'
filled with sores.
Commissioner Greenmnn has had
nothing ~ 10 today In the way o
criminal business. lie, however
filled up portion u hia timc TIL
morning with the hearing Of civl
suit OF minor Importance.
There IL weeping, waiting and gnash
ing OF teeth among the officers OF TN
ponlten,inry aud around the sanctun
J OF Marshal Parsons, all on account o
! the failure thus fat 20 rocaptufe tn
. three convirta who "made tracks,
: from Salt Lake about fortnight ago
The detectives have been unremittinl
In their cndeavofs 90 discover the foot
prints OF the fugitlvos, but the latte
have evidently got well ahead OF thol
pursuers aud the prospects OF overtak
/ Ing them now do not appear quite n
easy as IN the beginning. A dctaile'
description Of the men has been sen
Z 10 the various police auihoritie
throughout the country; ~ there
st,ll lust "A chance OF dropping dow
uron them one day. The rewarl
offered by Marshal Parsons for til
taking Of the prisoners serves ~ u stin
uluz 10 the local officers and others /
kcepOn the ga urC.
The long windod civil suit while
; has been wcarying Referee Merril
: and host OF attorneys for the last for
, night still dfngs its slew length alon
In tho Third District court room
Evidence was again being taken tn
! morning.