Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-22

entered up1n his uuCNoi. Wlturs4 ic'
ullri zee. the case OF thu UnicI States
". ii, bbs. Complaint was flied IN
his Office aud warrant Issue, but tho
charge was di.n issed beioin The par.
ties left tho room, on motion VI tho
complaining witness, wh1 palt the
costs. 40 entry OF this was made in
his book Mt all. in this particular case,
4; was admitted 10y tbs witness that oil
the papers were lost
Utwhs datkly hinte1 that the dsiend-
ant Hobbs paid $50 10 have tho
cnse dismissed, anu thni The money
wns divided between the cour. aud the
officer who male the affo'D.
Witness denied that the papers had
been sscrcted In amy way, Ihcy woro
placed. ne saii, in the oilicu safe when
done with, but had boon missing for
three or four months Tho safe hal,
how ovUr, remained Uul0catd :.O,a ,imc
TO tlmC-psrhaps through carclc'Gness.
Mr. uuri-What was the amount OF
mDucy, then, paid you on the
dismissal OF the Hobbs ca5o3
Witness That 1 am not positive
about; but whatever 1t was IL Indicated
upon the missing papers.
Mr.. Huri-You issued a receipt for
that didn't you, Mr.. MARTINI
Witness-t do not know.
Q-You have not any recollection?
Al have not.
Judge Howat-wbo was the com.
plaiuing witntss2
Witnca-I have forgotten her name.
Attorney Baldwin - A'K him
"squarc," Mr.. Hutd, n he did not SO.
$50 for that case.
This remark Was, however passed
silently by, aud
Judge Howat Rsked-Who advised
the complaining witness to dismiss thr
case?
Witness said he was drawing up the
complaint In Ills oflicu wncu Deputy
Marshal Bleh went out and spokc
with the complaining witness, who re.
turned with him aud SAID phc would
give the defendant another chance,
and Withdrew the complaint
Judge Howat-LIow much did she
pay you?
Witness-Not exceeding s., II she
paid that; but the amount Is on the
papers.
Attorney Hurd-Dldn't you state to
Mr.. Cannon aud myself on Saturday
last that Bush was not nu officer a.
that timer
witucH-Well, had learned 80 by
somebody since saying II.
Attorney Hurd-Mas not the bal.
anco OF the $50 claimed 10 have been
paid by the defendant divided between
you and Mr. Bush?
Witnea-No, sir, II was not. |
know my fee ~ commissioner diI not
exceed s.. did not give the woman
receipt Tor $50.
"Didn't Barney Harvey" asked
Attorney Hurd,D call your attention
to thc Tact that Hobbs hal com blamed
o. being 'Johhed?"
Witness-He told me that Hobbs
complained TO him that Bush hal
"buzzed" MIN for $50 and connected
me with It,"
"Whnt dld Hobbs saw 10 you about
the s5O?" quutlci Mr.. Hurt.
Wituesa-He said ho believed that "A
lob had been put up on him and asked
mo II "a complaint had ben filed ~
my court. told him It had wilnes,
had not seen Hobb. since then.
Asked what sort OF man Hobbs
was, the witness described him AS "talI
and slim.n
(Ho Is now missing as well as tn,
papers.)
Judge Howat-I understand him "a
bo man way up IN sOuitty2
Witness-He IL u PiutertOn detec'
tive, so II was reported to me, aud d
salaried man.
To Attorney j. NJ. CAnuon--I saw
Eva Watkins THAT turned out 10 be tue
young woman's namul on the street,
some two or three months ago, but not
since.
Attorney Varlan--Have you occas.
ionally been in the bauit OF taking
costs from prosecutin, witnesses ON
the dismissal of iCWes where the
charge was really one Tor tho invest.
CATION OF the grand jury?
Witness replied IA the Affirmative,
explaining that he c0nscientiously
took this view OF it-that II the parties
came in wishing 10 wi.hdraw the case,
anu were able, lie hal requested them
TO pay the costs, but not on condition
OF any dismissal.
Varisu-WRs that generally your
rule?
Witness--Yes; have dono It to
save the government every dollar |
could in frivolous cases.
Ex.Deputy Marshal joe Buth was
then called TO the stand, He said he
knew HObbsand had been introduced TO
the. woman in question, Mas Watkins,
witness anu Mr.. Martin wero tbs only
persons present WHOM tue case W $
dismissed. Hobbs was not there.
The charge was adultery. Witness
did, however, 20 out aud tell Hobbs