The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-15
CRIMINAL MATTERS
Wood, Indicted For Maintaining
a Nuisance, Acquitted.
A PLEASANT GREEN RAPE CASE
J. W. WORTH a School Teacher, on Trial For
Rav1shing One of His Pupils-Police
Court Proceedings, Etc,

The trial of the case OF Zoe Wood, in
dicted with William Showen on the charge
of maintaining a nuisance at the mouth OF
Bingham canon, was concluded in the
Third district court yesterday afternoon,
and after being out about three hours the
jury returned verdict of not guilty.
TUcKETT PLEADS GUILTY.
Henry Tuckett, who was arrested short
time ago on the charge of unlawful cohab-
itation, entered a plea of guilty, and SEN
tence was set for April 4.
PLEAsANT GREEN RAPE CASE.
The case of j. w. Worf, charged with
ravishing Mamie Auer, then came up for
trial, Arthur Brown defending and F. b.
Stephens prosecuting.
This is a very unsavory scandal and
created big sensation at the time OF us
occurrence. According TO the opening state
ment of Mr.. Stephens, it appeared that
the defendant was formerly the village
schoolmaster at Pleasant Green. quiet
little town west of this city. Mamie Auer,
an attractive country girl Of Is, was
pupil at the institution of learning over
which Worf presided, and ne paid her
some little attention On September 20
last he brought here to this city to attend
the circus, leaving early in the morning.
After coming here he took her TO the
Ensign house, on Commercial street, and
there committed the offense charged. Mr..
Stephens said that Miss Auer was green
country girl, and the strange surroundings
and circumstances perhaps caused her to
remain silent.
Mrs. Auer, the mother of the girl, and a
kindly looking woman, was the first wit
ness. She testified to Name coming to
town with the schoolmaster, and said that
for some nights thereafter the girl seemed
i'll in both mind and body. A few days
later Mamie confessed to what had taken
place, and afterwards the witness went to
| Worff and charged him with having taken
| improper liberties with the girl. AT tirst
he denied 1t, but finally admitted that 1T
was true, asserting, however, that he had
not used force.
DR.. r. b. Pratt, who examined Miss
Auer, after the alleged assault, testified to
the result of her examination.
| Miss Mamie Auer testified that she came
to this city with Worff, as alleged, and be-
! ing unfamiliar with the streets, went with
him to the Ensign house at his sugges-
ton, and went to room on the second
floor. Then the defendant made the
assault, and though she resisted with all
her power, he accomplished his purpose.
After a long cross-eXamlnaton by Mr..
Brown, the witness was excused and the
trial was continued until this morning.
KAvANAUGH FOUND GUILTY.
William Kavanaugh, formerly a bar
keeper for Hirschler & Co., who was ar
reseed recently on the charge of stealing
some cigars from his employers, was trieC
before Commissioner Greenmap yesterday
and was found guilty. Sentence was de
ferred until this morning.
1t was ct first thought by some that this
was a case of persecution rather thar
prosecution, but the testimony adduceC
yesterday showed that an injustice hal
been done Mr.. Hirschler, whose part il
the transaction is above criticism. Kava
naugh has many friends who are sorr,
that he stands in the position he does, bu
his guilt has now been established and b
must take the consequences.
FoRNICATIoN CASE.
When Deputy Marshal Charles Good
sell went TO Ogden few days ago to Ian
Cecil Cooper in the reform school, he al
rested man named j. D. Lull on the charg
of fornication. Lull was taken to Prove
where he pleaded guilty, and a fine of s.
Q was imposed upon him. The prisoner wa
unable to pay this and the deputy marshi
returned with him TO this city, and Lull
4 now in the penitentiary.