Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-17
IN THE COURTS TODAY.
MELDnuM GELS SIX MONTHS.
The Hue jay Mining Suit Comes
up Again Before Judge
Anderson.

Nearly the whole morning In Chief
Justice Zine's court was taken up with
the trial Of Cornelius Matthews IRE.
Joicing in the alias OF "Dirty-iaced
Con'l, who was called upon 10 answer
n charge ofassauit with intent TO rob.
Mr.. Reilly defended. One Of the de
fendanp- companions Ia the crime
tRobarisl was tried yesterday
aud convicted, aud the evidence
sdduced today was very similar to
that reported In substance In Mon.
days NEWS. These two mon, and
another now awaiting his trial, met
the prosecutor, u bingham miner
named Clark, at the White House In
November last, afterwards drove him
In a hack toward the northwestern
part Of the city, aud there brutaily
bea, and robbed him.
Matthews WAS found guilty by the
jury, and he will be sentenced on
Saturday morning next.
PLEAS on GUILTY.
Isaac Sears Withdrew his former plea
Of not guilty 10 charge OF unlawful
c0habitatiOn and pead guilty. Sem
tence was set FOE June 25th.
Gilbert Marchant also Withdrew his
former plea Of not guilty, ON aimilar
indictment,and plead guilty. Sentence
was set for June 9sth.
THE qRANu 1tfRy REPORT.
The grand jury came into court dur.
ing the morning aud presented two In
dictmeuts under the laws OF the United
States.
AN ADULTERY CASE.
Frank Medium, aud Mary Rasmus-
sen, against whom the grand jury on
Saturday found indictments for adult.
cry, were arraigned AMI plead guilty.
The man was sentenced 10 six mOnths'
imprisonment and his companion to
two months In the peniientiary.
THE BLUE JAY SUIT.
I've hearing Of the case OF Alex.
Woods vs. the Blue Jay Mining 90.
was resumed this morning la Judge
Ander,on'a court, the same counsel
appearing aa yesterday,
As previously stated the plaintiff
asks for an accounting rs well us "A
cancellation OF d certain deed made to
the company through one Louis u.
Tote and that the corporation be dis.
solved. AS an alternative proposition,
and I'm the event the proposition IN
held to bo valid and the deed good,
then tho plaintiff asks that claim OF
$4,000, for part purchase money, be
enforced and that the claims be- sold
TO satisfy same. The allegations OF
frauds In the sale SAUDI organization OF
the company, Ms well M the legality Of
the mortgage, nre denied by the de-
PENDANTS, and upon these Issues the
cause Ia presented 10 the court.
This forenoon tho plaintiff was upon
the witness stand, detailing the
facts connected with the Transaction.
His several trips to the mine, working
for the company, as well ~ the
matter OF the incorporation, were all
gone over. The various phases
Of the matter pertaining TO the In
tereets Of the shareholders were drawn
out on the line OF the direct examine
ton. The evidence showed that
Morrlssey had sold out 60 Woods, In
January, all interests The then being
director), and 10 avoid any compli-
cation Ms To Interests In the mortgage.
All that MOTrissey was TO have was
represented by stock (b0,0O0), and the
balance was 10 10 to Woods. As to
the movements In stock and the
examination OF property by p.ospec-
tive buyers, witness did not seem TO
remember amy Of the particulars. On
tho 10th OF November no got
tina mortpape hut did not remembpr
to have said anything to the new
board about Il. lie dealt with the new
board, but never said anything about
ness admitted that he expected to get
his money from the company, but
never asked the board for II.