Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-05
DECIDEDLY SLOW GOING,
1 jnryman in Chief Justice zana'S
Court Falls Sick,
AND A DEAD sror ESsUEs.
, special venire Issued, aud After n
Long Wait Criminal Case
Is Taken Up.

Everything seemed to be out Of Joint
A., Judge Zane's court this morning.
I,bai been fondly hoped by counsel
q, the parties that considerable head.
vav would be- made today In the pro-
,r.e,ed trial Of the action instituted by
,be American Publishing Company
a,aIn,, the Fisher Brewing Company.
when the court adjourned late on Sat
n,dsy three days had already been
,,ant Ina threshlng out the pros and
eous Of this dispute,and II was thought
mat the fourth citing would bring
tho matter towards a finish; but when
tho fur re- were about 10 be called this
morning Il was announced that one
otthe number was sick and could not
be pr.sent. Hls honor had no alter.
native, therefore, but TO direct n con.
tluuauce until the absent one had suf-
feienlly recovered to again take his
sat.
The Jury Ianel having become WELL
nigh exbauEteJ, u special venire was
Issued, and sufficient number OF
Jurors secured 10 iill the bill.
The court was now nxious that no
time should be lost, and no II was tie.
tefmlnod 10 take up any other case
IN ntrear on tho civil calendar
I'm which the parties were ready 10
pfocesi; but in neither Of these WINS
such stroke OF good luck visible.
Trials OF criminal cases had been set
down for this morning; consequently
II gas thought that action ON ons Vi
these might be taken, ~ three PRISON.
ers were boDkcd TOT surrender. H0rS
agaln, however, there was "A block.
None OF the defendants were ut hand.
IL was not anticipated that they would
be wanted today. Tn IA the assistant
district attorney took up the eXsmiua-
tion oil the Jury on the special vunite,
IN order 20 test their qualification 10
serve; aud by the time this work had
been accomplished prisoner HAmed
Jof. Hedges was brought upon the Ecene.
1, was with his mai that the ball was
set rolling about ll:lj, nearly an hours
time having been was.ei.
ASSAULT UroS A GIRL.
Joseph Hedges IL charged with an
assault with intent to commit rape
upon a little girl named Laura Brown,
IN the month Of June last. He wa
defended by Clarence W. Hall. The
defendant war tried for the same
oiiense some two months or more ago,
but the jury failed to agree and were
discharged, with the result that the
case was set down to be Investigated
dc nOrO. The child assaulted "a about
twelve years Of age, md IL was alleged
that ~ she was passing near the
Sevenh enth ward schOolhouso on the
day In question she was roughly seized
by the accused and dragged TO the rear
OF the school building. The girl's
screams attracted the attention Of
some workmcu ON their way to or fro TN
dinner, anu finding TINT his move.
n epts had been seen, Hedges released
bis victim aud ran away. lie was
chased, overtaken and given into Gus
toby. Thtse were the main facts ad
ducsd ut the former trial, when the
defense sought to show that the defend-
ant was not OF altogether sound mind;
but OF this there was no prdOi.
Hedges IN about Il years OF age, and
there IL nothing In his general appear
hnce calculated TO endesr him to any
one against whom he might chance to
run on dark night, In q lonely spot.
TLe trial had not proceeded far this
morning when the Defendants nttoT-
ney sacct oded In satisfying the cOur
that the charge OF assault with intent
to rape would no, hold; aud Hedges
having plead guilty 10 common
Rsnur, lac was sentenced 10 three
months imprisonment Ia the county
jan.
SHORT ORDERS.
Judge Zane, during the "wnit'
this morning, made the following
orders;
Parker and Depew w. bullock OF 81.
Ten days were allowed to answer In
this case.
KATE Tootle ct al. We. w. l.. Green.
Motion 10 strike out demurrer and iof
Judgment submitted.
The mat,er OF the Deep Greek Stage
90. VA. +. II. Stebbins II al. was 70:
ferr,d TO Judge Howatt, 10 exam Inc the
gaFnishee and report TO tho co urt.