The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-08
PROVO.
March S, 1892
TUESDAY,
IN DISTRICT COURT.
A Game of Poker Causes Trouble-Points of
Other Interest


Other Interest
In the First district court yesterday
forenoon, Richard Lanahan was arraigned
for grand larceny in having stolen two
sheep, the property of George Carlson.
He pleaded not guilty and the case was set
for March 9. A. G. Sutherland is counsel
for the defense.
Attorney Woods made motion for new
trial in the case Of the People VS.. Josiah
Cough, on the grounds that the court id
not give his charge to the jury in writing
and there was no stenographic reporter;
also, because the verdict was given contrary
to the law and the evidence. Mr.. Zane
! agreee that the statutes provides that the
charge should be given in writing where
/ there is no reporter, although that had
/ never been the practice in these courts.
| The judge did not see that it was best to
reverse the practice on that point and the
motion was overruled.
Cough was admitted to $500 bail pend
/ ing preparations for an appeal to the
supreme court. MIR. Dudley stated that
this was his clients first offense. The
court sentenced him to Blk months i'm
| prisonment in the penitentisry.
First Ward Irrigation company VS..
| Joseph Strong. Disagreement in decree
was explained by the court in relation to
giving plaintiffs right of way.
Motion was made by Mr.. Sutherland to
! dismiss the case against the man who
| forged j. l.. Clayton's name for board.
| Overruled.
The next case for trial was that of The
| People VS.. Jensen, apr cal from lower
court on account Of costs imposed.
The judge decided TO strike the case
| from the docket, as there was nothing to
appeal from and the court had no iurisdic-
ton.
Case of People VS.. Enoch Gray, charged
with selling liquor on Sunday and gam
bling. Some of the witnesses were not
present and the case went over for the
time being.
Case of People VS.. T. E. Curtis was
tried. The defendant is charged with gam
bling al his residence in Gunnison, Sanpete
county, January 2, 1892. Attorney Errick-
son and j. M Zane were in charge of the
prosecution, and w. K. Reid the defense
The complaining witness is William Met
calf, who testified TO having seen the
defendant at his residence at o'clock
on the evening OF January ?. He had heard
there was gambling going on, and looked
into the window. Saw men playing cards
for money. Two men were with witness
and they forced an entrance. The men
hauled in the chips, and Curtis said he had
defendant claimed to be sick and threw
himself upon bed.
IN THE AFTERNOON.
Mr.. Sorensen was called and gave testi-
mony similar to that already brought out;
also that the complaining witness was not
an employed detective.
MIR. Felstead to seeing the gambling go
ing on at MIR. Curtis house, through win
dow, and was among those who forced an
entrance into the house.
The prosecution rested.
The theory of the defense 10 that two
travelling men named jennings and Davis
attempted to rope Curtis into a game of
poker for the purpose of fleeing him.
Clinton Curtis, son of the defendant,
stated that his father was on a toot on the
day of the gambling and was taken home
and put to bed, Mr.. Alfred tried to arouse
him but he was too drowsy to pay much at
tentlon. The men present were making an
effort to get him into game. There were
chips and money used in the game they
played that night
Mr. James Alfred stated that Curtis was
on the bed and asleep at the time the poker