Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-29
PROVO LETTER.
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spccisi correspondence Of the SEwsi
Provo, October 2O.-rhe f0llOwisg
business was yeste,day transacle d In
the Third district court:
Mike Gillian was sentenced 10 two
months imprisonment On tho charge
OF petty larceny.
A compromise was effected In the
Mark Howard assault with intent 70
kill case, and 1t was agreed that the
Jury should be instructed to return a
verdict OF assault with intent to DO
bodily injury. Howard has been In
Jail since March 18Th; the court there.
fore le, him OIL with one days lmprls-
on ment.
James Btodle was tried on the
charge Of robblng Oscar Wilkins of n
gold watch on December 27.h last,
while the latter was under the iunu.
ence Of liquor, The jury returned a
verdict OF not guilty.
This next case was that Of the People
Va, August Nielsen, charged with
lAuihtfs sHNAEtA ~ NhuAhAA WIN
numbering BENJAMIN buchanan, an
old bachelor residing IN Emery county,
and formerly of Spanish Fork, on July
10, 1891. Buohgnhn was found near
his residence, buried In n shallow grave
with his dog, aud his team aud other
property were missing. Mr.. Zane mp.
pesred Tor the prosecution, ana Maasrs.
Warner, Edwards aud Christensen for
the defense. The following jurors
were obtsinedr John FerIs, j. NJ.
Halliday, II. X. EDerts, Henry Fair
hanks and A. Hamilton.
A fire occurred on Thursday night,
destroying u stack OF hay Of ABOUT
fifteen tons, the property Of ROher,
Bonrdman who Tesidena short distance
south OF the insane asylum, II Ii
supposed that tho hfe was spite work,
There wns "a large aud brilliant
asseInhlRge at Beers Hall, Pleasant
Grove, last night In honor Of the
marriage Of Mr.. l.. u. Eggettlou, Of
this city, and Annie Nelson, u Pleas.
ant Grove.
The charge Of perjury against DER.
NJ. Rogers, OF Pleasant Grove, has
been dismissed on motion OF tIe doe.
tors attorney.
The case OF the people We. Jsn' &.
Jensen, pheasant ur0ve,r grand
larceny, has been concluded for the
term.
Mike Gillian and Perry McGIinsky
were tried on the charge OF breaking
into Rio Grande Western railway car
at Springyille and stealing 0evenly
dOllaTs' worth OF goods, consisting Of
shoes, sugar, cheese and peEnute, ON
the night Of the 9Th OF July Inst. Alter
hearing the evidence, the case against
MoGlinsky was dismissed; ana the
jury found Gillian guilty Of petit lar
ceny. lie will he sentenced today.
John ConnOts was tried ami found
guilty Of bufglari0ualy entering the
store OF BOlythO q Lewis, al Richheld,
ON the night OF April Goth, 1892. He
was sentenced TO three yeAIb' Inn
prisonment in the penitontiary.
The case against Hugh MoCartney,
assault with intent TO Kill, has been
dismissed, one OF the main witnesses
having been blown up In "A mine, aud
another having left the Territory.
The Jury Ia the Mike Russell forgery
case was instructed to return verdict
of not guilty, tue evidence being in
sufficient.
Mark Howard was placed ON trial
on the charge OF assaulting Hugh
Mccartney with intent to kill, by
slabbing him Ia the neck and breast,
at silver city, Tintic, March 18th,
1899. The case win be resumed this
morning.
NOTES.
The total number OF registered voters
IN Utahcounty Is 5,0lS, anu they are
distributed as follows: Provo, 1905;