Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-30
AcQUlTTALS.
Two More In Judge Ilno's Court
Yesterday Afternoon.

Late yesterday afternoon James
Nickclson was arralgned before Chief
Justice Zane on charge OF assault,
with intent, upon Josephine Hayes.
II seems that tho prosecuting wit
ness, married woman, while lodging
In the Coleman House, formed the
acquaintance Of tho defendant, who,
according to her account, had followed
UP n brief introduction 10 the point Of
attempting dastardly crime. Go
ing to her apartment under the pretcNt
OF ascertainlng the address OF her alb
sent husband, he had violently rs
snultod her and by the use OF n fAz r
almost accomplished his purpose. In
the struggle this weapon came Into
| the possession OF the witness, aud then
/ ahe raised the cutlery when caused the
| prisoner 10 depart so uncctemoniously
/ A. not 10 expose his color ~ one or
two excited witnesses who saw him
/ escape from the house. Such was tho
/ gist Of the wOman's story.
The narrative given by the defend.
ant, who has been resident OF tue
| city some years, was consistent. lie
sLoko OF the first introduction by the
/ husba nd, Of several accidental meet
inrs, "A previous call, aud finally u
seems that on the evening preceding
| the day upon which this affair Is aaid
/ to have happened, an arrangement
/ was male for MIN 10 80 TO the lodging
| hOuBo ans accompany complainant To
the Hot Springs. The prosecutrix
complained OF cOrns AMI ahked II the
Defendant could not relieve her.
BY arrangement he called next day
after some delay he was admitted, anu
the corn question was raised. After
several attempts to remove one OF the
most Troublesome prosecutriS gave
1t up and placed her tight loot under
the charge Of the defendant. lie pro-
ceeded TO the work, bat In the opera
ton the patient kicked aud caused the
instrument to enter his thumb, draw
ing the first ard only blood. a few i'm
polite or complaining words were ex'
changed, anu deiendsnt lott the prem
ises rather unceremoniously.
ANOTHER GOES FREE.
The embelIlement case in which T..
IL. Brownell figured rs the Rc-
cussd, occupied the attention Of the
jury in Judge Iane's court yesterday
afternoon,
II appeared that during last spring
the defendant WIS engaged ~ collector
aud salesman for Apologize q Larsen,
commission men OF this city. While
ont one afternoon In April he met two
old friends and took several glasses,
breaking a two years. total abstinence
spell all In pieces. Towards early
twilight he had become so much In.
toyicAted that return 10 the busi-
ness house was unwise and he secured
the service OF boy to take the team
home. With these companions he
spent the night carOusing, winding up
In gambling house and reaching
home about 3 am, almost Unconscious
and totally deprived OF about $50 or STu
In money belonging to his employers,
Early next morning he reported and
gave an account OF the nights trans
action. The partner Larson first con.
cluded 10 institute proceedings In the
police court, but later In the day the
two partners decided to consider the
matter Of the money NJ an advance
ment and allow the defendant to work
, II out. He was accordingly gwen nn
increase OF work and wages. Every.
thing went well until about the lattel
part OF June, when the fra saw Mt 10
, reduce their force, ana BrOwnell wns
lot out, owing small balance which
, they said need not be worried nbout
While searching for employment
, Brownell happened to secure place
with Miller n Go. For causes which
they only limited at the former en-
ploycr, Larson, took occasion to induce
J Brownell to give up his new place
threatening him with a prosecution
. no did not. He remained, hence th'
prosecution.
{ The defendant and his wife CAV
, evidence, and the result OF the iria
was the defendants acquittal after
: very brief consultation by the jury.