The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-05
PROVO.
March 5, 1892
SATU RDAY,
IN THE COURTS.
The Jury in the Cass Hite Case Still Unable
to Agree.

The Jury in the Cass Hite Case Still Unable
to Agree.
The jurymen who were sworn yesterday in
the Josiah Cough adultery case took their seats
in the jury box
William Dewdell and Speedy Dawdell, of
Payson, we're arralgned, charged with incest.
Both pleaded not guilty. Mr.. Sutherland said
that question of law was involved in this
case and it would be probably taken 10 the
supreme court, and asked that it be set late on
the term. This case is one wherein the man
has married his halt-aunt, and it will be tested
in the higher courts.
The Cough adultery case was proceeded with
and the full jury empanelled The grand jury
came into court and reported seven indictments
and then retired for further business. Those
not concerned in the Cough case were excluded
from the court room.
Josephine Steggel testified against the de-
fendant. stating that the crime alleged in the
indictment was committed W III her. She is
ABOUT sixteen years OF age, green and unsophis-
tcated.
Two witnesses were put upon the stand by
the prosecution when that side of the case
| rested The defense had examined one wit
ness.
c. Olsen and Sarah Madsen each plead
not guilty to the crime of adultery. They we've
both arraigned at ~ o'clock and A. G. Suther-
land was appointed to look after their case.
! John r. Underwood was arralgned on a
charge of embeZzlement, committed against
the Rio Grande Western railway company by
| appropriatlng its money to his own use while
/ agent at P. V Junction.
IN THE AFTERNOON.
James L. + i'll and William Roberts came I'D
under an indictment charging them with Sc ling
| liquor to Indians on the Uintah reservation.
They will plead to-day.
Andrew Mecca, the Italian who is said to
have killed John Sista, at Castle Gate last Sun
day. was arraigned for murder. A. G. Suther-
land was appointed as attorney TO defend him,
and he viii plead TO the indictment later.
Clinton McGoye-n, who forged James L.
| Clayton s name to note in order to pay his
board bin, pleaded guilty and was sentenced 10
one years stay at the penitentiary.
MISCELLANY
Mr. Glanfield. of Salt Lake city. has begun
the erection of another building on Center
street, near the one built by the same gentle
man about year ago
Mr.. Smith, one of the stockholders OF the
Central building states this building will be
pushed to speedy completion. 1t is now nearly
up to the level OF the third story, and will gel
the most elaborate finish,
The concert TO be given by the Opera house
band and Tabernacle choir will take place OF
Friday evening. 1t will be free OF charge t.
keep up the interest in music by the Provo
people
The building now occupied by the Nationa
Bank Of Commerce will be used by Mrs. H. w
Davis as a millinary store
The jury in the Cass Hite murder case is still
hanging fire. One of the balifs was hearl
singing, Never in a Thousand Y ears. y but thi,
might not have been in reference to an agree
ment verdict
The lights at the opera house during thu
Katie Putnam performance caused some annoy
ance, which was due, perhaps TO the manipuIa-
tors of the apparatus.
The Women's Suffrage association, of Utaf
county, were in session yesterday.
Attorney Varian is in attendance in the dis
trict court.
The people of Provo are beginning to asl
what the street railway company expects to d.
about putting cars on the track. There ar,
on The Provo street railway question