Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-07
ADJACENT CITIES
OGDEN.
Suit on Promissory Noie.-Cut with a
llatchct. Runaway. The Bear
River Canal Case.


Correspondence II he NEWS.
OGDES, June 7tn.-Joseph NJ. Jen.
sen has brought a suit In the Fourth
district court against Hans Jensen
aud others, TO recover $500 with IN.
terest on certain promissofy note,
secured by mortgage on some lands
In Box Elder county. The parties are
said To DO all residents OF Brigham
City.
At the police court yesterday s. Nj.
Jacobs tcolored) was charged with hav'
ing bfutally assaulted his wife. Mrs.
Jacobs failed TO appear Ia court At the
hour appointed for the hearing Of the
case. The police, however, were equal
W the occasion and sworc cut com.
plant Of "drunk and disorderly." Mr..
Jacobs was required 10 forfeit s..
Sandy Bell, colored man, was
placed under $3.50 bonds TO keep the
peace. lie threatened to Kill Clifford
browning the other day. Mr.. Brown
ing hal him arrested.
The Reed hotel, II Is understood,
will open IT, dOVfs 10 the public
tomorrow.
Allen wardls OF Statewide met
with y serious accident yesterday. lie
was working with another man fixiug
n fence; his companion was chUppiug a
piece OF wood with n Ratchet when the
blade flew oil, striking Wardio In tho
neck, iufiiutug a painful wound. War
die was removed 10 his residence and a
surgeon summoned.
A good many people are going from
Ogden 10 Saitait on Thursday.
A dog fight came or this morning
about 3 O'Clock In the woalern portion
VI the city.
Another runaway was recorded yes
terday. A team belonging to James NJ.
Brown took fright near the depot anu
ran At lively rate until they got to
Washington avenue between Twenty
NTH anu Twenty SIKH streets when
they wafe intercepted by telephone
pole In the middle Of the street, aud
brought 10 u sudden halt. AZ usual,
the wonuer Ia no one got hur..
Nat NJ. Brigham. the new U. s.
mafshal, came up 10 Ogden YESTERDAY
and Il still mere. United states Mar
nhal Benton CO me NJ with him.
ON Saturday Judge Miner Ia to llatcn
:" The arguments In the Rrst River
en- ial case on the APP llcttlon for a
isstraining order preventing deorg,
IL. Walker, purchaser Of the system,
from In any manner disposing OF OF
encumbering the ufOuerty. The
amended complaint In the main case
was filed In tue tOuftn district court
yesterday afternoon. II alleges that
the recent sails Of the property was
fraudulent aud Illegal aud the result Of
conspiracy on the part Of the Jarvis.
Conklln Mortgage Trust company peo.
pie. who hoped by this means 10 UDlaiu
possession Of the property for their own
use. George L.. Walker, the complaint
alleges, Il clerk In the employ of the
Jarvis.COnklin people 10 their Office In
Topeka, Kansas, aud totally TN bl, 10
pay tho price named iu the safe, 90
any price. for the canal ayGtem. IL ~
claimed that he was simply used as a
ngure head and that In reality the
purchase was made by the trustee and
tho party which made the aals under
the foreclosure OF the $780, deed Of
trust Of the Jarvis.Conklln Mortgage
Trust company. The history Of the
case In Its entirety IL reviewed
aud the allegation Ia again mado
that In the construction Of the
Ogden water works system the
company used part OF the money Raised
by the sale Of the original issue Of
bonds, ana that this In the reason there
IL not enough money TO pay off all the
Indebtedness OF the canal. The plain.
TIL asks that there DO n marshaliug OF
liens and that ne be- declared TO have
equitable lien upon tho wRterworks
system, and that receiver be- an.
pointed 10 take charge Of the entire
prop, rty, including the lands deeuul
by the company to Jarvis anu Conklin,
all properly held by the canal company
and the Ogden waterworks. General
fraud In charged as the ground for this
application.