Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-05

Chief Justice Zane had busy morn
Ing In dealing with criminal matlotH,
and this afternoon resumed worE IN
the same direction. Up to the noon
adjournment the following cases had
been called up:
pLEA-NOT GUILTY.
Frank Wilson was arraignod and
plead not guilty to charge OF assault
Ing John Dow, with intent to do bodily |
harm, and Attorney Riley was ap-
pointed 10 defend
KSocKEp-ANp 40 oSE GAZE.
George Crawford, alias Coalter, plead
guilty to a charge Of breaking into the
dwelling house OF Constable James
w. Campbell aud stealing gold ring
ON Sept. S.h. Defendant who IL
tweniy.soven years OF age, waived
time for sentence.
In answer to the Court, Prosecuting
Attorney Stephens said the house
which the defendant entered Is on
Flrst West street. As the man was
running away after being detected he
exchanged shots with the officer who
was trying TO capture MIN.
Defendant, In reply to the Judge,
.aid his true name was Crawford; he
assumed that Of CoaItur "on tho spur
OF the moment" Ho arrived In this
city the night before he committed the
offensc charged, from Denver, where
ho had lived nearly three months,
working IN n stone yard laborcr. He
went 10 Denver from Kansas City,
which was his native place, and where
no had previously resided nll his life. lie
had been married three years anu lett
his wife at Denver. There Rhc still
was with their only child. His lungs
wers affected anu he came west ON ne.
count OF bad health. He has never
been convicted before this, but was
arrested once when boy, for. "mis-
chevusness."
Judge zane-How did you get into
this house?
Through the front door;
knew they had all gone out, because
when knocked several times there
was no answer. l had just got into the
house when the officer came up and
raw me.
A sentence OF two years In the pcni-
.tentiary was passed.
FORGERY.
Charles Mccall plead guilty to an
indictment charging him with forging
cheque for s65 on Wells, Fargo and
Co.'s bank, on September 2Oth, 1899,
with intent TO deifaud q. u. Jones,
whose name he placed ON the back Of
the paper.
District Attorney Stephens said the
defendant found the forged cheque on
State street, and then endoraed the
name OF the payee upon II.
Defendant IL n Swapping young
fellow about 20 years Of age, by trade
miner, anu has Teen employed At
Park City and Bingham.
He was sentenced TO one year In the
penitentiary.
A sERIous CHARGE.
Tho trial OF Ralph Jenkins, Jr.,
charged with criminal assault upon
little Emily Jorgensen, at Sandy, was
TO haY next taken place, but ON ia
being discovered that witnesses both
10 the prosecution and defense had
not arrived, the case was, 10y arrange
mont, ordered TO stand over temper
Rrily. Attorney J. M. Hamilton ID the
defendants attorney.
At midday the trial began, but some
time WINS consumed In the empsneling
OF n jury, counsel both for the prosecu'
ton and defense exerciaing the greatest
care In the selection. During tho or
deal OF questioning most OF those orig
inally called were rejected and other
took their places. The Jurors approved
were sworn In and court then nd
journed tat 1890 till 2p.m.
The case IL expected TO last over 10
morrow.
FAD STORY.
Chet Palmautier lie "dressy'' youn,
fellow about "a years Of ag
and has sometimes gone b.
the name OF Raleigh. He WA
this morning placed on trial on
charge OF fornicalion, the complaining
witness being Lizzie Swsnner.
Attorney w. g. Reilly was asset
ated with Assistant District Attorne.
stephens for the prosecution. Attoi
neys Thomas 4 Byers defended.
Mics Swanner II modest'lookin
girl OF sixteen, Of petite figure, an
has been residing with her mother an
htepiather (Air. and Mira. Raney) in th
Tenth ward. According to the openin
statement OF the prosecuting attorne
the case IL one surrounded by nor
thnn usually nggravating oircun
Htances.
The defendant had been paying hi
addresses to Miss Swanner for abor
slxteen months, but the couple la
besn acquainted for nearly three year
According to the mothers htatemer
Palmantier used to go to the house
see Lizzie very frequently SON
weeks every night, anu sometimes wv
and three times q day. He had toll
her step-father that he intended
marry her. Mrs. Raney did not al
prove OF the defendant coming 20 a.
her daughter, whom she eventual
sent away TO Ogden. After doing h,
utmost TO break of the Rcquaintanc
ship, defendant went to the house vii
n pistol and threatened to tai
his own life unless Lizzie Z
turned home. Mr.. Raney took Il
weapon from him. "But wish now
had let him do IT," said Mrs Rnue
referring to Ghetto threat. Instead
that she telegraphed for Lizzie to con
home, and she did ~.