Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-25
CRIMINAL WORK.
Tie NsSt Chapter in Tho Murder Of
DR.. Elliott al GAINESVILLE.
A CoUSrERfEuEn SENTENCED.
Judge Zane Has n Change of Program.
The Price Adultery Case
Judge BartcRs COurl.


The Price Adultery Case
Judgc Bartcbs COurl.
Chief Justice Zane, having Tor time
put aslde the civil docket, this morning
began work on the criminal, In accord.
ance with the settings made last
week. The first portion Of the day's
session WAS an interesting one, aud up
to the noon hour there was plenty to
entertain the curious crowd VINO occu.
pied the chairs behind the limits Of the
bar.
THE GRANrsvfILE TRAGEDY.
Hiram Mcbride anu John Benson,
In the custody OF Deputy Marshal ADu
Dyer, arrived by the Z O'Clock train
from Tooele yesterday afternoon and
were at once taken to the penitontiary.
The ptisoners-who arc charged with
the murder Of DR.. Elliott, at Grants
vile, on April l7th-wefe brought
down for arraignment this morning,
and shortly after ten O'Clock faced the
chief Justice. Their attorneys are
Loofbourow and Kahn aud Colonel
Montgomery. The case Is exciting
widespread Interest, and q large mum.
Der OF persons hnd gathered IN the
courtroom to catch a glimpse Of the
accused. Tho proceedings were, how
ever, very briei. lasting not more than
ten minutes, and greater part Of this
time was taken up with the reading
OF the Indictment, which ~ n very
"Windy" document and full OF "aiOro-
saids."
Upon Clerk Mcmillan putting the
usual qutAtiOn--"WhRt plea do you
desire 10 enter TO this indictmeut2"
Judge LOOibourOw HRld-Our firm
Will undertake tue defenio OF these
prisoners anu | would like TO SEX the
court TO give the men time--until Mon
day morning next-io plead.
Judge Ilne-rnere Is no objection
TO thai, | suppose?
District Attorney Variant would
like 10 have the Joint Issue rpisod-
that 10 al. II there Is T. be- demurrer
70 the Indictment would like to know
1t.
Judge Looibourow-wihasn not
seen or heard the indictIv1 - Che
reading OF 1t now.
Judge Zane fret set Mond} be
taking OF the defcndants' ples S,odtNat
the request Of the distrlc. attorney,
who Ia 70 be engaged aewhere on
tina, day, his Honor obaasod the date
to Saturday next.
Theaccuse are respectfully dressed
and apparently quiet young fellows
about twenty-eight years Of age, and
while before the court appeared TO be
quite unconcerned AZ to their present
position.
HE WAS DRAWN INTO 1T.
J. II. Patterson, the forty-yesr.old
cripple, who recently plead guilty TO
an indictment for having spurious coin
In his possession, aud also for ut.
erlng, was next told to stand up for
sentence.
In answer 10 the court defendant
said he had been resident OF this city
one year. He had no means whatever
10 pay fine, This was his first
appearance before any court, AMI lac
had never until this time engaged In
the work OF counteTfeiting.
District Attorney NATiAn stated To
tho court that at the time OF the ofiansr
charged the defendant was engaged
In some small business on South Tenn.
pie street. According to the mans
own explanation, one OF the other
prisoners charged with counterieitlng
went TO Patierson's plAce, made his
acquaintance and entered Into con.
versstion with him on the subject of
making counterfeit money. Rinally
Patterson permitted his co.defendants
(who are now awaiting trial. TO bring
their coming para pherHalia on the prem
ises which lie occupied. This Included
moulds, dies, and 30 forth, Silver
dollars were manufactured amt then
those men started out In the commun.
ity to pass them. the coins were Sc.
GREETED initrunk belonging to Patterson,
This defendant, said MIR. VArian.
had made written statement substan.
TALLY TO the foregoing effect, declaring
that no knew nothing about counter.
felt coming until tho other men In
structed him how TO do IL.
In reply 10 Judge Zane the defend.
ant said he prepared small articles ut
the store In question, such rs stove
polish aud electric powder for the pol.
ishing ofknives, forks and spoons, and
then sold them around.
Judge Zane Then you had none of
the apparatus for manufacturing this
money In the place until these other
men went there2