The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-22
PROVO.
TUESDAY,
March %, 1892
COURT TRIALS.
Liquor Men Who Sell Firewater to the Aborig-
fnes-RepubIican Delegates.

lnes-hepuDi1can Delegates.
The jury in the case of Rose Sideforthan,
charged with fornication, found verdict
of guilty, out recommended the prisoner to
the clemency Of the court. Sentence will
be passed this morning.
Motion for new trial was overruled in
the-case of the People vs. Pearson, charged
with selling liquor to minors at Ephraim,
and the defendant was sentenced to pay a
line of Slo0 and be imprisoned in the San
pete county jail for a term Of two months
An appeal will be taken.
The trial of the case of the United States
VS.. X. +. Burr occupied the greater part of
the forenoon session. The defendant is
charged with having sold 81 worth of
hquor to two Indian policemen who are
engaged in the United STATIC service on
the Ulntah reservation end known by the
names of Iowats and Carter. These red
men testified TO having bought two bottles
OF hrewater from the defendant, not be-
cause they wanted it themselves but be-
cause they had been instructed by the
indian agent to look out for saloonmen
VINO were trafdcking that kind of spirits tc
their race.
Other witnesses testified that the bottles
OF hquor have been turned over to the
officers named.
The defense denied ever having sold
drop OF liquor to an Indian at any ii e,
and scarcely remembered ever having seen
the Indians who were upon the stand.
lie was found guilty and will be SEN
fenced this morning.
w. b. Ten Brock came to trial charged
with selling liquor to Indians in the Uintah
reservation on the 18th of February last.
Two Indian policemen, Bob Ridley and
IOOrOO-0OSP hot hoe
TO the defendants short order restaurant
and purchased bottle of whisky for which
they paid 81, and that they sealed the same
up, labeled 1t with figure 5, and turned it
over to Mr., Wall, the Indian agent at Uin-
tab. Other confirming testimony was
given, and then the defendant took the
stand and told many tales of battles he had
passed through lighting Indians on the wild
west While in the service of the United
States army and put in evidence his dis
charge from the same, which is sandy
colored piece of paper bearing the word
honorable. AS to the minor matter of sell
ing the whisky to the dusky natives, he de-
MED the allegations, and said if they got
whisky at his place they must have stolen
1t, and by the way, be remembered having
missed bottle soon after these Indians Wis
tied his domicile.
The case was argued at considerable
length and submitted
John Deal was excused as a Juror, for
being busy preparing to open the Roberts
house on March 25. The Judge Just before
eXcusing him asked jocularly if he expected
to keep good house.
JUSTICE CASE.
A civil case was instituted in the Justices
court yesterday, the parties to which are
Eugene Harris vs. Hansen & Co., in which
verdict was found in favor of the plain
tiff.
A BALL.
The Republican Drum corps boys have
announced a ball for March 81.
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES.
The Utah county Republicans met at the
opera house yesterday. Judge a Saxey
was made chairman and G. A. Granger
secretary. After some other business,
among which was the adoption of a set o.
resolutions, the following delegates were
elected to the territorial convention, which
will take place April l, as follows:
NORTH.
Pleasant Grove-Frank Beers, w. M.
trampton, a. f. Sunberg and James Cob
bley.
Lehi-Ira D. Wines, C. A. Granger
George Webb, e. A. Bushman, c.. H, Kar-
rem, John R. Peterson
American Fork-W. d. Robinson, James
Chapman, Thomas Parker, Harry Tim
minis, Edward E. Robinson, DR.. c. Addle-
man.
Alpne-Ephraim Nash.
Cedar Valley-John Cook.
SOUTH.
Paysou-J. S. Page, jr., Henry Far.
banks, 0. Simons, ir., and T. G. WINNER
Santaquin-J. NJ, Holiday.
Springville-D. G. Johnson, F. C. Bower.
Nephi Straw and James B. Whitehead.
Mapleton-L. j. Whitney.
Salem-Ole Soren.
Spring Lake,. S. Hush.
Lake Shore osheph Aitkin.
Spanish Fork-W. A. Thomas, George
A. Hicks, George Chambers and George J.
Butts.
PROVO.
W. H. Dusenberry, Reed Smoot, ]. W.
Cluf, G. S. Thompson, G, A. Glazier.
George Sutherland G. de Noisy, j. c.
Graham, G. w. Olger, Steve Bunnell, M.
j. Barrett, George L. Peay, G.. II. Biom-
sterberg, Abram Halliday, w. K. Farrer,
Nephi Ross, j. E. Booth, F. H. Simmons,
John Grier, j. d. Dixon, j. G. Coltrin. J.
d. Jones, Z. H. Cluff, A. Saxey, H. S,
Pyse, j. w. n. Whitecotton and BENJAMIN
Bachman.
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