The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-17
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
PROCEEDINGS IN JUDGE SMITHS
COURT AT PROvO.
Three Burglars Sent Up-Elbridge
Tufts Loses suit-F'uneraI of Miss
neutrality-suspicious.


Provo Dec 16.-The case of the Peo-
pie VS.. William Ryan and Richard
Gould was concluded in Judge Smiths
court today The defendants We're in
dicted during the last session of the
grand jury for burglarizing the house
of the E,phriam Cooperative institu-
ton ON the 18th of Oct of this year.
The violence showed that the defend
ants were seen near the store on the
day before the building was broken
into. and two days later were found
at Mant with some of the stolen prop
erty in their possession. Here they
eluded Sheriff Burns and the day fol-
lowing they were arrested near Moro
nj. The stolen articles were after
wards found in a straw stack in which
the defendants slept at Manti.. Judge
Howat prosecuted and S. "A. King and
Soren Christensen defended. The de-
PENDANTS were found guilty and the
court at once pronounced sentence.
I Gould who is the youngest of the two,
was given three years and Ryan five
years
James -R.-WiIson was also indicted for
/ the same offenSe but demanded a sep
drate trial, and when Gould and Ryan
were found guilty he changed his plea
| TO guilty and was sentenced to two and
one-half years Wilson, it will be re-
membered, is the party who broke
away from Marshal Fowler few
weeks ago at the Denver & Rio Grande
Grande depot and was afterwards ar
rested at Sandy. These parties are all
transientS and are generally consider
ed hard set
/ In the case of Gus Erickson VS.. the
Eureka Hill Mining company, Attorney
1 j. NJ. Thomas, of Salt Lake, moved to
! set aside the satisfaction of judgment
which was rendered some time ago i'll
favor of Erickson. The motion was de-
MED. Mr. Thomas claimed that the
| Judgment had been assigned by Erick-
| son to him. Thomas commenced a suit
for Erickson in 1892 against the defend
ant company, in the justices court in
Salt Lake and recovered a Judgment
for $4,000. The company appealed and
/ Attorneys King q Houtz for Mr. Ericll
son dismissed the suit and commenced
new action in the district court for
about $4,000. 1t is one-half of this
amount that Mr. Thomas now desires,
but failed to get.
In the case of John Jones VS.. Ell
bridge Tufts. in which the title of
some land situated near Payson was
! involved. A verdict was rendered for
plaintiff, giving him the land and $f99
LII ACiilS anu PIOliNS VI Ailt icliQ, HlS
was very racy case, and many anus
| ing incidents occurred in the progress
! of the suit Mr. Tufts actions were
rather questionable, and it only re-
quired the jury two or three minutes
to render a verdict.
Last evening Deputy Marshal
Fowler attached the Provo opera
vor of w. G.. Raybould and George
Sutherland. 1t appears that a Mr..
Bacon, of Salt Lake, holds d note and
mortgage on the ground and building,
and the attachment now made will
only cover the chairs and a few other
moveables.
Last evening Professor j. NJ. Tanner
delivered lecture before the Poly
SOphical society at the 3. Y. academy
All Money from a "Goldite' view.
The gentleman is in favor of silver.
but is of the opinion that we cannot
get any favorable legislation until we
have educated the east to our view
The musical given by Miss Ottilie
Maeser on Thursday evening was a
complete success, and by the students
and strangers present, it was very
much enjoyed.
Today all the academy students Wis
lited Anderson's art gallery and had
group pictures Of their respective
classes.
The social given by Mrs. Annie At
lxins at her home last evening was en-
joyed by a host of friends The Man
dolin club was present and discoursed
isweet music. A nice lunch was served,
and dancing and cards were the prin7
cipal amusements
The Utah County Teachers associa-
ton held their first winter session to-
day at Payson. a banquet and party
was given in addition to the regular
meeting.
News was received today from Mrs
v. Is. de Loery, of Cincinnati, formerly
Miss Lillian Roberts, of this city. that
next spring she and her husband. who
is d professor of language. will return
| TO Utah, where they will make their
home. Mrs. de Loery is a cultured
singer and while in Ohio studying
music met her husband, and the re-
suit was marriage. Her return will
be welcomed.
Judge Henderson spent today in the
Garden city on legal business.
w. d. Robinson, of American Fork.
was in town today on business.
Attorney j. M. Thomas was down
from the capital today
Judge Smith went to Ogden this eve
ming for Sunday.
Samuel R. Brown. of Alpine, and