The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-10
THE FIRST FLASH
A Little Spat Over the In
junction Case.
IT WILL COME UP TO-DAY
Jesse Cummings is Granted a Peculiar Divorce
The Duckworth Damage Case
Flynn Goes up To-day.

The case Of w. L. Pickard VS.. Salt I,ske
city, in which the plaintiff seeks to enioir
One CITY from entering into any contract
with D. II. Bacon for the sale of the OLD
fort square to him, came up before Judge
Anderson yesterday morning.
Frank Hoffman, who appeared for the
plalntln, stated that the hearing on the
order To show cause was originally set for
Monoay morning, but on SATURDAY. Judge
Fowers, who represented the defendant.
ooUainea an order continuing it until Tues
Jay morning. He had received no notice
OF THIS, and was ready to proceed with the
nearing MIR. Hoffman stated that p I,
Wnnsms would appear with him for the
plaintiff. 10i VIC
MT. Williams said he had been SPOKEN IN
oE NUMBER of citizens who wished to ioin
r. iGsaro' In regard to appearing for
Suem. II tne nearing was continued AT ali
he would ask that It be Continual severaii
days. se'ei a.
Judge Powers was sent for and he stated
mat ME- Dickson would appear with him
Ior the defendant He was willing that
Lne matter should be continued until this
nlornlng and the hearing definitely set
tnsa inere would be no necessity for a
temporary restraining order pending the
nearing, as the contract would not be eye
cuteo until after the matter had been de-
clded. The case was then Continual until
this morning. ~
DIVORCE GRANTED.
Inc dlvorce case of Jessie Cummings VIC.
ava Cummings was then taken up. Mrs.
cummings testified that she was married
10 the oe1endaut in this city in 1864. Her
husband failed to provide for her. and the
care OF herself and family devolved upon
4ersel1. Some years ago she left the de-
1enoant and since then he had done nothing
towards her support. The decree of dis
vorce was granted.
A SHEEP CASE.
In the case of Alex G. Adamson VS.. Frank
Rudy, the demurrer was sustained The
plaintiff in this action alleged that in 1889
tne oeIenoant called on him and stated that
some OF his sheep had strayed in plaintiffs
herd The latter told him to go and get
bnem, and In short time Rudy returned
with three sheep tied down in his wagon.
and asked plaintiff to come out and examine
tnem The plaintiff did so and then. in the
presence OF bystanders, Rudy falsely ac
cusea the pialntlh OF stealing his sheep and
putting his own marks On them He de-
manoed twenty-six sheep and threatened
that unless they were Immediately delivered
TO him he would inform the peiphborhood
Inat tnesplaintih had been stealing his sheen.
by these threats the defendant induced
plalntlh TO deliver to him the twenty six
sheep. The plaintiff sued for the value of
the sheep, SIS, and s. 900 damages. The de-
murrer was sustained because the com
plant failed to set forth the libelous Ian
guage used by the defendant
THE DUoKwoRTH DAMAGE CASE
The case Of Joseph Duckworth VS.. Salt
Lake City Railway company was passed
until Wednesday.
PASSED FOR THE TERM.
The case of R. D. Winters VS.. EFT. Aver
was passed for the term.
FLYNN TO BE SENTENCED TO-DAY.
In the case of J. d. Flynn, who was re-
Gently convicted of grand larceny, the mo-
tlon Tor new trial was overruled and SEN
tenee set for tomorrow morning.
OTHER BUSINESS.
In the case of Harriet T. Drake va
Rachel Reggie ct al, the demurrer of VIII
liam Palmer was withdrawn.
The case of G. j. Erickson VS.. E. T. Ayers
was continued
Emma Morris VS.. w. S. Mccormick.
same order
w. H. Cassidy vs.. j. F. Marks: same
order
Ephraim Johnson vs. Sven w. Loyen-
dahl; same order.
In the case Of Kate w. Jackson vs. George
jackson, the defendant failed to appear and
decree OF divorce was granted