Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-06
CATTLE THIEVES.
BcChlOI and Ross Punished for the
TOool8 DepTedatIOuS.
THEY Born PLEADED GUILTY.
Judge Zane Working On the Equity
Calcudar.-A civil Jury Case
In Judge Baricl's Court.

Both divisions Of the Third district
court have been running ugaiu today,
Chief Justice Zane dealing with mat.
tiers on the equity calendar while
Judge Bartch turned his attention TO
the trial Of civil jury case after pass
ing sentences on the two GnnIsville
cattle thieves.
THEY PLEAD GufLIY.
Low Bechlol and John Ross, the
former about iiny years OF ygo AMI tho
latter youth Of nineteen, were
brought before Judge Bartch 10 receive
judgment, having plead guilty to an
indictment charging them with
wholesaie caitlrb stealing IA Tooelo
county. The circumstance were pub.
lishOd Ia tho NEWS Oh tue arrest OF the
defendants.
Attorney a. V. Taylor addressed tho
cour, In mitigation OF punishment. He
described Btuhtol ns resident Of this
Territory OF twuuty.sbyen years stand.
Ing, and said this was his first ollcnse.
He understood that the prosecuting
witnesf-lhc man from whom the cat.
tie were slOlen-had expressed the
opinion that Bcchtol was not the real
culprit Ia this matter, that ho felt
sorry for him, aud had even con.
tributed toward the support Of the dc.
fendanps wife while he had been In
jail.
Judge Howat said he did not know
Of any mitigating circumstances In
the case. Bechtol was old enough 10
have known better: the oflense was a
serious one ami the grand jury had
great deal oi difficulty Ia frrreting
out the case against him. Tho
only thing that could be- said
In tho Defendants favor was
that no had plead guilty aud 10 did
not add perjury TO his crime. A. TO
Ross, he was quite young and had
done some service to the prosecution
by going before the grand Jury ana
giving Information which hal led to
the arrest Of another person. He did
that without any promise OF lsniepey
on the part Of the prosecution, AMI
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taken favorably into consideration by
hiA honor In the passing of sentence.
Judge Howat believed that Ross was
brought into this trouble by older
persons.
Attorney raylor-Btchtol il In tho
same position. lie has been led into
4 tubs trouble TOO. Ho isa very poor
man anu hia wife will DO left destitute
while no II In jail. / ask, therefore,
that tho punish ment he made Hs n. ht
rs possible. Both have ex pressed tneif
SORROW aud will obey tue law Ia tho
future,
10 answer to the court Bsohtol said
he hsd not much 20 say-becausc DO
"cDuid not nay anything" TIC had
never been arrested before. Hp "sot
inp With some others auj was lod Into
this.
"whRt ia your Rlo2" asked tho
Judge.
, al Il, not tuow, I'ui sure" the do.
, iendaut 49, los. 81 .-If IA mr when
/ was L.I- follow, ana I'ga bgen
, around ever sluue. / had 10 VpiS hsTu
! when 1 camo--to drive cattle, This
town was y good deal smaller then
, than II Is now"
} 70 gothor questions he said he
I thought he could keep out Of trouble
/ | after this. lie atolc the cattle from thu
! | range aud believed there were sixteen
. | head.
r Judge Barlch, taking all the repre-.
d seEtatlOus made 10 him In cOnBidera'
ton, ordered the Defendant to he KEEP
, Ia the penitentiary Cor fifteen months
g Ross expressed his regret and said HI
Z would try not to do anything wfonl
% again.
o Judge Bartch gave the defendant
Z few words Of good advice and remark
ing that he hoped this would be lei
}. son to him when he came out " pEisoi
/. 10 lead "A different Ilifs passed senteno
% Of one year In the penitontiary.
Il Tho hearing was still In progresS
e $3.50 this Afternoon.
Is AN OLD SORE.
ID The case OF Tom Ferguson Va Goorg
10 Nicholson was then taken up, Zane
Putnam ana Attorney Frew appearing
.d for the plainuti aud Sutherland Bu,
II Howat Tor the defendant The actioi
was tried before Judge Zane feN
months ago, when tho jury were uu
able 10 agree, ami the matter hAs beet
referred 10 Judge Bnrtch and "a Jury Il
"a r.hearing. 10 again promises 10 Occupl
n long time, though the issue ~ CON
patatiyely small. Tho amount in
10 volyed IL sGj7O5, which the plaintiff
10 claims TO have expended IN liquidatio
10 u certain law charges ON behalf Of IN
10 defendant.
"A BEFORE JUDGE ZANE.
M In the case Of J. NJ. Stout VS. Ere
M | Heath, the Defendant wDs allowed III
M phupday, November o, to answer.
~ The case VI II. b. NuedhHm Va Lei
~ Pratt was continued by consent.
m Tho case Of the Carey Lombar
M Lumber Cows DE-. J.H. Heron ct al,
"A | suit for the foreclosure OF mechanic
n liens, was taken up.
"A In the case OF John 3. Scott OF al =
4. the York Mining Co. ct al., deiaul
n Judgment was entered for the plainti
ns tor $3.50.
a. Ine case Of j. i. O. King vs. Geo
ne giaua Jameson, was dismissed en- N
al lion OF counsel,
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