Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-25

James Brown, on west North Temple
street, on laet Chrietmas morning. and
stealing various articles, including
| two boxes OF clgars, apples, etc.
Assistant District Attorney Smith
prosecuted; Attorneys Westefyelt and
James A. Williams defended,
The evidence was purely cifcun.
stantial; nevertheless, the Jury, after
being out about Might've minutes.
came Ia with n verdict OF guilty. the
evidence being to their minds uutts
sufficient TO fasten the crime upon lhy
accused. About io'clock on lhp morn.
ing Of December 2jth the store win.
dow was wiliully broken q u the goods
takon from n show case Just inside.
No one Hsw the act committed, but N
seems that next day the defendant.
whose family lives near the store
distributed apples, olc., among
his friends. II was this which
leaked cut ami brought about
Edgnr's arrctt, II being claimed by tho
prosecution that these were q portion
Of the stolon property. The defcndaut,
on tho witness stand, stoutly deulei
his guilt.
THE THIRD MAN ur.
The next case on trial was also one
OF burglary. James Shea was the lndi.
vidual indicted, and he ~ charged
with, in company Of others, breaking
Into the tailoring store OF philip Spry,
on west South Temple street, on 90.
tobur 2sth, 1899; likewise with burglary
at another store ON Richards avenue,
aud stealing a quantity OF cloth aud
articles Of wearing apparel. The Spry
case was flrst taken.
Assistan; District Attorney Smith
prosecuted; Attorney John Anderson
defended.
Two Of the Defendants associates.
William Miller and Richard Marburr,
plead guilty when nrraigned fcw
days ago before Judge Iano and were
sentenced 10 two year, imprisonment
In the peDitentiary. The three mon,
10 may be remembered, were nrrcstoi
by Captain Donovan Of thu city police
force, nj Wsnship, while making fast
tracks for Wyoming. A portion Vi the |
stolen goods were found IN thu possUa- !
sion OF one or more OF them at |
that time. Neither OF the men haH au |
appearance calculated to inspire con- |
iidenco, and on the witness stand, |
while 'estifying IN his own behalf |
Edgar did considerable shuiillng under /
by Prosecuting At. /
tornoy smith.
The case went to tho Jury at noon, |
and resulted Ia Shea's ncquittal. lilo |
viii now be tiled on tho second count. /
COURT NOTES.
In the case OF b. x. Bloch & Go.
VI. Emma whiting, Charles Whuiug /
has been granted ten days additional |
lime In which to answer Int the Third
District Court.
Alfred Graham charged with pass-
Ing n forged check for so on Decem.
Der IL, 1872, drawn ON the Desetet
National Bank payable 70 Jamcs Pine
and signed Don q. Tufts, was &C.
Quilted.
Charles Miller for burglary com.
nittcd mt the American clothing store
~ Second South street on January End
vas found guilty, aud waving time
or Sentences wns given three years In
he penitontiary.
g. d. Neatly, charged with having
,mbezzled $50 from Bung & Meyer,
MS employers, was to have had hear.
80 |
afternoon hut tho case was
postponed until next Monday.
Attorney Westervclt, new conner
o tue salt Lake bar, had his first case
n the Third District court today. He
defended emsn charged with burglary.
'ut the fellow got convicted all the
anne.
william Golden and James Nc.
Murray were grraigned In Judge
.ane's court late yesterday afternoon
VI stealing two horses from Mount &
irifiin on December 3, 1902. The :
wo left the city together but Golden
e;urned. McMurray was arrested at
'edar Fort with the horses In his
ossessi0n. Golden was arrested about :
he same time at n gambling house In II,
his city. McMurray now plead guilty ,
nj was sentenced to two years In the :
enltontiary. Golden eaid not guilty
MI his case was proceeded with up TO
ne impRneling OF n Jury, when court /,
iiourned until today. !