Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-18
CRIMINAL AND CIVIL.
Judge Zine'S Program in The ThiFl
District Court This Morning,
A CHARACTER LOST by GAMBLING.
Nelson Changes His Plea.-Othor Ar.
raignments.-f. 4. sawyer
Acquitted.

thlel justice zane, having nnihheu
the calling Of the civil cause list and
made a further setting Of cises for trial
10y 1925, then took up the work again
arising out OF the criminal calendar.
Several short orders were also made.
During the mornings session the sub
Joined mattesr were disposed Of:
FOR MKT MONDAY.
The case Of the People vs. George
Brennan, charged with PERJURY, will
be- called up on Monday next. The
assistant district attorney will decide
by that time lin the absence Of mater.
iai wltness) what disposition no will
make OF the matter.
WILL Ms TRIED OK THE Gath.
WIN. Golden and James McAIurrsy
were arraigned on an indictment Tor
grand larceny aud plead not guilty.
Their trial was set for the 2iih Inst.
THE GAMBLING EVIL: a RESULT.
Peter Frazier, 20, plead guilty TO an
Indictment charging him with forgery.
Attorney Kesler told tho court this
was his fret ofionse. His relatlv es,
who are very respectable people, re-.
sided In Lesdvllle, Colo, and felt
deeply the Disgrace OF their son.
Counsel desired the court 10 exercise
mercy.
The court asked the defendant
whether he admitted having forged
the names Of w. q. Warner and j. II.
Hurd 10 this check on the Union
National bank, calling for the pay.
ment Of $40 to the order OF DIR. j. II.
Heron.
Fnzier replied that ho WAS not abso.
lutely certain whether he did or not.
He had been gambling anu drl king
on that particular night, aud was not
one accustomed to indulge In intoxi.
cants.
The Judge-was this money to pay
a gambling debt?
The defendant said no; and then
the court asked him why he drew the
cheek.
Defendant-ro get money to gamble
with. had lost all had earned In
the mines the had been working for
the New Tintlc Mining ami Milling
Coz aud was hard up. He had been
In Salt Lake about yeRr and u half
and for about eight years had been on
gagged In assaylng. He had worked In
Leadville and attended the Colorado
school OF mines.
Judge McDowall volunteered the
statement that he knew the defendants
father well. He was very respectable
man. Witness had never known any
thing against this youth until now.
Judge Ianc-Under tho clrcum-
stances | will give you the shortest
term this law mlowa-one year In the
penltentiary.
cheeks IA he was led away Ia tho Gus
,ody of deputy marshal.
HE CHANGED MS PLEA.
Niels Nielsen, m elderly man, came
up for sentence, he having plead guilty
10 an indictment for unlawful cOhabi
tation.
Ia reply to the court, Neilsen
said no had not lived with his
plural wife for the last four years
and no desired to live an honorable
life. He admitted having visited Mt the
house, but only In case OF sickness
sihons 'ne cniIutvn. iho gtahu jury,
ne saiu, having iouhu an Indictment
hsaihs' nlhi, anu nelhg poor intn, no
'houRht ne hau pet'eI pieau gulity.
yuuse Aane-haVo you nssocia'ou
WIN thIs woman ns your WlieI
Defendant replied that he had not.
ne hunl'teu' however, that uuring
Conference nc Went 10 the house to
meet some ifienus thht were Visiting
tneIe, nuu no hupposvu the p!esen'
Prosecuting Attorney Varian said he
inclined 10 the opinion tnnt Neilseh,s
statement was suusla.ualy true ~
was moi an aggravated case NJ all, ana
tne uelehunht ooie very soou repu'A'
tiVm.
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