The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-13
CRIMINAL MATTERS
Henry Pugh and James Ransome
Sentenced by Jude Zane.
THAT BINGHAM NUISANCE CASE
Woods Trial Still In Progress-D angerfield
Reld-The Railway War-PoIice Court
Released From the Pen.

Henry Pugh, who recently pleaded
guilty to an indictment charging him with
stealing $4,000 cigars from Hirschler's
liquor house, appeared for sentence in the
Third district court yesterday morning.
Attorney Cherry, who represented the de-
PENDANT made a brief statement of the
case, in which he said that Pugh had been
the engineer at the Wasstch building until
January l, and had access 10 the basement.
from which he stole the cigars. He was q
laboripg man and had resided here a
number OF years. He was married man
and had three small children and his wife
was about to be con fined again. This was
his first offense, and he was led to commit
It through being out of employment and q
desire to support his family.
To the court Pugh stated that he had
resided in the city fifteen years and had
never before been accused of crime.
Judge Zane sentenced him To one years.
Imprisonment in the penitentiary.
RANSOM GETS TWO YEARS.
James Ransome, who was convicted
some time ago OF burgiarzing Spry's tailor
shop and stealing lot OF cloth, was next
called up. To the court tie stated that he
was toray years of age G native OF Dedham,
Mass, and had been peddling out west for
fifteen years. He was sentenced to two
years imprisonment
KEARM's CASE GOES OVER.
Albert Kearm, who has been convicted of
roObery, was to have been sentenced yes
terday, and the motion for new trial ar
gued, was in the court room, but by con-
seut the case weut over Until next Satur-
day.
PAsMoRE PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
f. A. Pasmore, charged with obtaining
$500 from William Vail by means of false
pretenses, entered plea of not guilty.
SENTENCE DEFERRED.
In the cases of Charles Ford, convicted
OF assault, and Charles Thiede, convicted
of selling LIQUOR on Sunday, sentence was
deferred until next Saturday.
REsUBMIrrED.
In the case Of Jack Bolton, charged with
obtaining money under false pretenses.
which was ignored by the last grand Jury
an order TO resubmit it was made.
MIGIoNETTE PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Migionette Coleman was arraigned on
the charge Of adultery, and entered plea
CT not guilty. Her bail was fixed at $3.50.
TIE NUISANCE CASE.
The case Of Zoe Wood, indicted with
William Shovel Tor maintaining a public
nuisance ut the mouth of Bingham canon
came up for trial in Judge Zane's court
yesterday morning, Judge Powers and
u. b. Eichnor appearing for the city, and
II. K. Watrous for Wood, while Mr..
Stephens prosecuted.
Judge Powers objected to any evidence
being introduced on the ground that the
facts got up in the Indictment did not con-
Stitute public ofense. The objection was
oyerruled. and the contract made by the
city with Wood for the disposal of garbage.
etc, was read.
John Butter endesvored to describe the
nature Of the nuisance. He said that dead
animals and offal were taken to the ranch
and after fostering in the sun few DAYS
were rendered The stencil was some
thing awful and, as the witness described
II, was enough to make 3 man throw up
bis boots"
L. E. Holden aud others whose business
takes them TO Bingham frequently. testi-
led to the same effect. The defense began
In the afternoon, and the trial was in pro-
gress when the court adjourned