The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-09
PROVO.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Criminal Cases in District Court-City Council
Business


Business
In the First district court yesterday the
jury in the case of the people VS.. T. D. Cur
It's returned verdict of not guilty.
The next case, which was that of the
people VS.. Henry Hayes, on appeal from a
lower court at Lehi, for assaulting Otto
Hudson and Mr. Slade with a deadly
weapon, the jury after a short absence
returned verdict of guilty.
Willard Pherson was arraigned for selling
liquor to minors; pleaded not guilty. His
case will be tried March Is. Bail was
fixed at $500.
The bonds of Estella Pueblo, of Payson,
were forfeited in default of her appearance
in court. She is charged with fornicaton.
The bondsmen were, William H. Patten
and MIR. Fairbanks.
The jnry was empannelled in the case Of
the People VS.. A. NJ. Rhoads and Estella
Pueblo accused of the crime of fornication
committed at Payson last December.
Adjourned until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Henry Hayes was sentenced to the fine
of $500 imposed by the lower court to-
gether with the costs of the prosecution.
The A. NJ. Rhoads' fornIcation pro-
ceeded with.
Susan Belts, of Payson, testified that she
remembered the time Rhoads was rooming
at their house.
About 10 o'clock she heard her in 9hoads
room and listened carefully TO the ounds.
She watched both doors next morn about
Z O'Clock in company with another girl
Called Rhoads to come to breakfast. He
locked the door and went down, sa ing he
had something precious. Looked through
the transom and saw pair of lac es' cor
sets and clothing. We got a key and
searched the room and found Stella Pueblo
in bed. We reported it 10 father. Miss
Pueblo slammed the door in witnesses face.
She said for God sake, don't tell your
father.
Annie Chiverela, servant girl, gave
similar evidence.
In defense MIR. Dean testified that the
defendant was at dance at Salem on the
evening of the 18th; got back about
o'clock in the morning and Rhoads got out
of the wagon at the Belts hotel.
Charles a. Houston told the same story
about the Salem dance.
Mr.. Mcclellan corroborated the testimony
of the two former witnesses, and testified
that Rhoads had told him that on the even
ing of the 14th he was up all night He
looked some the worse for wear.
Miss Prindle stated that she ate supper
with the defendant on the night of the l4th
OF DeC0uDeF.a
Miss Butts was called to explode the
story that about the ball in Salem being on
the 14th of December. The girl said the
ball took place a week or two before the
scrape between the defendant and Miss
! Pueblo.
Zane waved the opening and Sutherland
went before the jury.
CITY COUNCIL, MONDAY NIGHT.
After some preliminary business, the re
ports of city officers were read. The sex
TOMS report shows the following deaths fol
the year ending February 90, 1892:
l Alaes--- q
EemaleS. q
! Iotal---------.---- ---------------- Is:
The report o: street supervisor Jorgar
Hansen gave the following:
Amount of labor tax expended 4.O17 O
Appropriated in lo9l------------------- 200
| Discussed ---------- 1872 9
Balance On hsnd---- s AZ O.
Watermaster Scott reported:
Receipts for the year ending March !,
4, $50 G
Less taxes RENTED and not collected 652 >
Actual 397S 0