Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-30

supposed to be at ranch uear Hnre.
Creek station, on the Cheyenne A
Northern. Deputy Sheriff Wilkes
goes after him this morning. The
ivrger has been trusted for years. He
signed the name OF "John shawl to
The checks.
ID. w. Lrasute, who has been on
trial for the murder OF Ivory Beaue aud
Ior conspiracy Ia the Cwur a'Alene
mining riots last Juiy, has been
acquitted by jury IN the superior
court At Rothjrum, Idaho. The
result Of the trial isvery iulporiant,as Il
viftualy decides that there wss no con.
'piracy In tbo Cmir d'Aiene riots aud
tina, the acts Of the union miner4 were
defensive aud not rebcllious. Lensure
was Jointly indicted with forty-two
Others upun four charges, NJ foiluwt:
Conspiracy, murder OF ivory Beans,
blowing up the Frisco mill and vlolat.
ing tho injunctiDn of the Uuitei
states District court. IL Ia believed
thst The other cases will never come 10
trial.
Thcsupreme court OF Idaho has rem
denorei unanimous decirion refusing
20 grant a writ NJ maudnmue cOmpci-
ing the state bOari OF canvassers to
follow the governors proclamation In
delivering the result Of the election for
members Of the legislature. A conflict
arose between the political committee
anu tue governor regarding the validity
81 the apportlo mcnt act Of the last
legislature. Certain county division
legislation had been declared unc0Dsti-
tutioual, thus invalidnting a part Of
the act, and the committee held that
the entire act was rendered void. An
election was held In accordance with
heir Views, notwithstanding the fact
that the governor ie,ucd u proclamation
following the apportlonment M far as
he could. A number of votes were
cast for different candidates In all the
districts recognized by the governor,
and the seating OF these men turned
upon the decision. The court held that
Tho apportioDment net was void ard
the cases OF NIL claiming seats under
the executives proclamation now falls
10 the ground.
On the night OF December 10, DIR. G..
". Rocker shot and killed Ed Wright,
negro porter, who had stolen some
household goods from tbs Rocker resi-.
deDce. Tho doctor went to virgins
hons and demanded the return OF the
stolen articles. Wright refused 10
comply and after ma y heated words
made motion ms II 10 draw gun or
knife, when Rocker quickly drew his
revolver and, fired, killing Wright in
stantiy. The coroner Jury rendered n
verdict OF justlfiable homicide aud ex.
onetated Rocker from all blame. The
following day Rocker was rearrested
and taken before Judge Mnyes, who,
after thorough Investigation, die
charged the doctor on tho same
grounds. G. =. Smith, sheriff Of Bling.
ham county, then served n warrant on
Rocker, which, M Smith says, was
sworn out by number OF citizsna who
believed TINT Rocker had too many
irlends on the jury, etc. Deputy
sheriff Ross took Rocker 10 the county
all at Blackioot. Tho preliminary
examl nstion was held before Judge
Stevens nj BackfVot on Wednesday,
and after n rigid examination he de-
clded that there was not evidence
enough to make n probable case anu
therefore ordered the Defendants i'm
mediate discharge. Wright was n bal
character and boosted having killed
several men anu had threatened 10
kill Rocker.