Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-11
A JUDICIAL DEADLOCK
All the Courts We're 10 State Of
StasnalIOn This Morning.
JUDGE ANDERSON ADJOURSs.
Arrest Of a Man Charged with Placing
Rocks on the Il. @. W. RAILROAD.
-Ihe Weber Divorce Suit, Etc.

puslncrs In the courts today has been
cnIte nj a staudstill. IL had been ex.
nected that Judge Anderson would sit
a, several more days and proceed with
tho further hearing Of eases on the law
and motion calendar; consequently n
number ofattorneys interested IN pend
ING suits presented themselves at tho
opening hour this morning. A few
minutes after ten O'Clock, however,
hls Honor sent word from the
Judges' private room that neither
of the two courts would be
orened for the Transaction of public
bn.luess until Monday In next week.
On that day, Il Is understood, both
Judges will take up civil cases, and the
criminal calendar will be- allowed 10
rest until about three weeks hence.
There nre number Of Supreme
court opinions TO be prepared, In rcaii-
ness for the adjourned session Of the
higher court on November 9th, aud
upon these tho Judges ace deyoting
every moment Of their spare time.
The opinion in tho Church case win
be- the most important VI all tho de-
slslons to come, aud II will DO OF great
length.
ADMITTED 10 CITIZENSHIP.
Joseph w. Powell, a resident Of tbs
Firt ward anu by birth an Euglishmnni
was this morning admitted 10 citizen.
ship by Judge Anderson.
a TIMELY DISCOVERY.
Deputy Marshal Shores OF Grand
Junction and Special Officer Haag, la
the employ Of the X. q. w. Railway
Company, last night arrested man
ncncd John MoCartan, ON suspicion Of
3 ling an obstruction on the Rio
Graude Western railroad on Friday
night, at point just this side Thomp.
sou's Springs. Though there 10 VI
present no direct evidence against the
accused, yet the officers have good
roasoH for believing that they
have got tho right man, and
that they will manage to fasten the
crime upon him. Large rocks were
put upon the track short time prior 10
the approach Of passenger train TO-
wards this city, but they were forlu-
nAtely discovered In time TO prevent
what might otherwise have resulted In
an alarming catastrophe. Deputy
Marshal VIII Goodsell was one OF those
travelling by the train In question. The
accused, who Ia a labOring man Of a OF
very polished exterior and about
thirty-fve years Of age, was
taken in custody by the officers
somewhere between Grand River and
ThOmpsOn's Springs. lie was accom-
mOdAiei with quarters at Ihe oily jail
last night, and was this morning taken
10 the deputy marBhalG' quarters In
the new court building, where he was
placed In charge OF Deputy Marshal
Charles Goodsoll. Tho newspaper rep.
tesentatlves We're DESTROYS Of hnv-
ing chat with the prisoner, but this
privilege was denied them by those
having care Of him.
McCartRn was taken before Commits.
tioner Greenman this afternoon. lie
waived preliminary examination and
was held In bond Of 5000 to await
the grand jury's action, but being un.
able TO give the required surety will 90
20 the "pen" for the present.
NhEE inns MbNNANAs
No new suits md been iiled with
Clerk Mcmillan Of the Third District
court up TO noon today. This is some.
what unusual. There was not 40 much
rs a divorce complaint on the file.
THE WEBER DIVORCE CASE.
II 10 understood that the divorce
proceedings recently instituted by
Mrs. l.. A. Weber against her husband,
John l.. Weber, who Ia the sheriff OF
Summit County, are likely 10 be- with
drawn. The suit was filed ia the
Third District Court In the latter part
u last month--cruelty, failure TO sup.
port and adultery being the allegations
ON which the complaint was based.
PREPARING FOR THE WORST.
Several OF Marshal Parsons deputies
are silently preparing themselves for
the exodus which Is expected to take
place very shortly, when their present
chief steps out and his successor, Mr..
Benton, steps In. In fact, all the de-
putty marAhals ON the old staff seem 10
have made up their minds that
gIorlou9 uncertainty now surrounds
them In their official capacity.
THE REpORTBRs HOPE so.
iheIe u whisper heird that SUIT.
nole accommodation Is to be- provided
ere long In tho rnlrd District courts,
iot the representatives. Of the nress. But
wheni oh! whom?
BLANK siIEE1s.
The court reporters OF the several
local newspapers visited the u. $.
commissioners aud police justices on
usual, thir morning, In search OF uews,
but mere came the ore vexauOus TO-
Spouse, Nothing doing here" IL was
blank all round.