The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-15
PROVO.
March 10, 1892.
An Innocent Man Convicted to Five Year,
Acknowledgements Elliott

An Innocent Man Convicted to Five Years
Penitentiary-President Elliott.
In the First district court Charles Kis-
sell, who was found guilty of having as
saulted George Thompson with deadly
weapon, was sentenced to eighteen months
Imprisonment and fine of S25.
Reuben Dodge pleaded guilty to having
stolen a horse in Sanpete county which be-
longed to the estray pound keeper, and was
sentenced to two years. Imprisonment in
the penitentiary.
A jury was impanened in the case of the
People VS.. Alma Turner and Richard Lena
han, accused of stealing two sheep from a
herd near Goshen. After lengthy trial
they were acquitted.
The next case for trial was that of the
People VS.. w. Y. Childs, accused of arson,
in burning down a barn in Springville.
The defense was insanity. Thomas Childs,
father of the defendant, stated that several
accidents had occurred which had affected
seriously the mental condition of the de-
fendant and the doctors said that he never
would be right in his head again. Spells
came upon him at different periods, when
he was perfect maniac AT the time this
crime was committed he was in state of
insanity and made efforts to destroy his
own life in the fire and asked to be shot
afterwards.
The defendant was put on the stand and
told disconnected story, and James E.
/ Hall testified to his peculiar action.
The jury retired for short time and re-
turned a verdict pronouncing the defend
ant insane and dangerous to life and prop
erty. He was ordered committed to the
| insane asylum.
with selling liquor an Sunday and trial
was set for March 81. There are two other
cases against him, one for selling liquor to
minors and also for selling liquor without a
license. a jury was called in his case of
selling liquor to minors.
Johnnie Olson, Of Alpine, fourteen years
of age, and another witness testified for
the prosecution.
The defendant swore that the first bow
came to his place stating that he wanted a
little brandy for sickness, which was given
through kindness. He has now Quit the
liquor business and disposed of his stock in
trade.
Two witnesses testified to the good char
acter Of the defendant, after which MIR.
Woods made brief argument to the jury.
NOTES.
B.!Bachman, ir., has gone over to the
enemy.
David I. Clark and wife have Just re
turned from pleasant trip to California
The advance sale of seats for the Corinne
engagement at the opera house begins to-
day.
The Third ward people are converting
their old school house into an amusement
hall. The inside is to be repaired and s
new stage put in, A new school house i.
being built for purposes for which this ha.
formerly been used.
A tramp named WEIGH VINO was con.
victed of robbing Spaniard, and was sen
fenced to i've years in the penitentiarv
was made happy by fellow tramp comins
to the sheriff and confessing his guilt O
the crime. The court will act upon thi.
confession and WEIGH will probably obtair
his freedom.
During an interval in the sheep tealint
case yesterday the court argued the matte
of taxing costs in criminal prosecutions
The Judge took the view that in prosecu
lions before justices the costs would al
lowed by the court for the serving of III,
papers by the sheriff, and other necessar,
costs, which would come out OF the count,
treasury. except when the defendant i
found not guilty, when the law provide
that costs should be texed otherwise.
The following committees been appointed
to look after the reception of Presiden
Il loL Oh Tue Harvard university:
On Finance-W. H. Dusenberry, Jane
b. Keller, ]. c. Graham, Elmer b. Jone
and v l.. Halliday
On Programme-Dr. X. G. Maeser Rev
@. NJ. Jeffrys Prof. F. E. Merrill, Superin
tendant e. a. Wilson and Prof. IA. E
Giles.
|, On Conveyance-S. S. Jones, John w
Turner and o. b. Young.
A delegation will accompany the Sal
Lake delegation to meet the distinguishe
gen tleman.