Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-11

CLARK, the report Of the referee (pfe.
scented by Judge Hoge, for the plain
tns, was confirmed.
WARRANTS Issued.
In the cases Of the United states Va.
Nigionrtte Coleman aud the Unitoi
states W. Fred. Hopkins, charged
with adultery, an orier for warrants
TO issue was made, the bond In each
instance being fxsi ut 500.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
After the Gloss OF tho NEws report
Yesterday afternoon the following de-
lcndant. come before the court:
ALLEGED FALSE PRErEscEs.
Frank A. Pss-morc, n stylish young
fellow, whose recent doings In Cali.
forniA have furnished ample material
for the newspapers, was nfraigned on
charge " obtaining $500 from the
Commercial National bank and
Charles T.. Vail, by false pretence-.
As the defendants attorney, Mt. w.
II. Dickson, was moi able 10 be present,
the cnse went over for n day or two.
WEST THERE TO SLEEP, BIR.
John Meeks aud Charles Say, in.
dlcted for burglsrizlng the Methodist
church on the night Of February 9Th,
were next arraigned. The lirst named
defendant entered n plea OF not guilty,
but the other man said he "pthor
thought" he was guilty.
Salt the judge-You are liable 20
twenty years' imprisonment under
that plea. DO you still wish 10 plead
guilty.
eyes" answered Say, "but | wish to
make n statement"
Judge Zane-What IL II?
Drfendant-Simply that this church
was unlocked, and we went In there
for no other purpos. than 10 sleep.
You didn't intend to steal anythingY
qucried his Honor.
mo, sir; we had no such idea. |
broke my leg some time ago and had
only been out OF the hospital short
time AMI was broke. | wanted n place
to sleep. that was ALL"
"Well, II that Ia the case" said the
Judge, "you ought not 10 plead guilty.
| will appoint Mr.. Patterson to confer
with you"
And 10 plea Of not guilty went
upon the record.
THE CIGAR MAN.
Henry Pugh, formerly engineer at
the Wasatch building, entered a plea
Of guilty 10 an indictment, charging
him with stealing 10000 clgrs from
Hirchler's liquor house Oh March 0.
The facts OF tne case were reported IN
these bolumnB few days since.
Sentence was set for Saturday.
ANOTHER CIGAR HAUL.
John Berry and John Noonan,
charged with burglarizing the Mint
saloon on February sth last and steal.
Ing 1000 cigars, pleaded not guilty.
Jesse still, n mere boy, was next ar.
raignei on \ charge Of stealing n pair
OF gloves, valued Mt So, tho property OF
+. NJ. Houton. He pleaded mol guilty
and Attorney j. Anderson was ap-
pointed 10 defend.
AN UNFORTUNATE nov.
Cecil Cooper, an Intelligent boy OF
thirteen, OF dusky hue ami described
as belonging 10 the East indies, was
arraigned and pleaded guilty 10 "A
charge OF having stolen s6I from "A
brother Mt the Warm Springs. Atlor.
ney lochr.e, on behalf o. the accused,
told touching story. His mother
died when no was very young
and the father had treated him
In cruel manner. The poor boy
endured the abuse as long M ho could,
and then resolved to steal enough
money TO take him beyond his "par.
ent's" reach. He entered albathroom a.
the Springs and toosD the sdi from u
gentlemRn's pocket. Half an hour or
10 later he was under arrest. rhe
grand Jury found aa indictment
against the unfortunate for stealing
So.
Attorney Lochrle stated that the boy
confessed to stealing the S0i, but that
officer Reed, VINO arrested HIN, had
taken 81 OF II from him.
Judge Zane ordered n subpoena
issued for tho special police officer and
then sentenced young Cooper to tho
Reform School.
Onicer Reed subsequently came Into
court and tcstitied that the lad had hut
$50 on his person when taken into
custody.
Thus the case terminated.