Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-22
THE DISTRICT COURT.
d. haTCellls Nelson Placed on Trial
This Morning,
ON CHARGES OF ENBEZZLEMENE
The Grand Jury Find Further Indlet.
mcnls, and Investigate the Case
Against Elder.
On CHARGES OF EaBrzzLrMESE

After some little Delay, occasional
by the absence Of witnesses, tbs trial
% NJ. Marcellus Mellon, ON three
charged Of ombel5 cmrnl. was pro.
cceled with 10 HE Third district court
.hF morning, lofro Chief Justice
Zalp.
The prosecution was conducted by
Asaittaut District Attorney Howati,
with Attorney Gerald Jackson ascot.
n'cIi Attorney Cnofry defended the
accused.
The iirst count taken up was that in
which Nelson 10 charged with having
omblgz.ed tic sum Of 800 on ArrI 1t,
1888. the moneys % Ole Chrlstianson.
Special care was sxorcilci in the
selection Of Jury, more particularly
on tho side Of tho defense, and before
the twelve bad been finally chosen
forty minutes Lai lown by. Five OF
the number called were objected 20
and substituted before tho case Tor
the prosecution was opened by
Prosecuting Attorney Howati, all
other Jurors In attendance he.
Ing excused until this afternoon.
IL was hiatoJ, however, by counsel
that the Nolsou hearing would IN al.
probability consume the entire day.
The facts az stated On the part Of the
prosecution were That tho complainant
Chrlstian,on, 10 November, 1902, was
in tho employ d, the DNy Mining
company, az Do miner, at Park CITY.
On the Gth OF that m-uil hc met with
an accident while at work, resulting
Ia bolh his lggs being broken. He was
brought TO this city aud taken to tho
Sistcr' hospital for treatment About
the iith Of November hu received
Witt there from the duirudaut, who
Voluntarily spoke VITA him concern.
iuga claim against tho Daly Mining
company for damages ilt hlr irJuits,
AMI EuggrHiud thlt hu tNuli1ul act uA
Ibis attorney iu the matter. Nothing
was then done, but Nri.ou paid several
other visits. Eventually be- submit-
ted wIiilCu agreement IuT Chuatiau-
/ sen tu mgn which provided that the
] lnw irW 10 witch I tviuuuaut tc.
/ l0ulg (Cnntuu & Ntllul IA .uld re-.
! Cuiyr $40 yer c1lt Of the amount paid
/ by tho Day Mining c0mtany, o.thtr
by way Ui c0mproWisu or ait action, ~
| C.m TrnHati,u tr hH legal service.
600 company paid over Tor Christian
sen s25l ne account, In consider tiau
ut ma irludes, and 10 acclaimed tia, Of
this sum Nelson handed hun s-9uuiy,
the toion4au, claiming, however, TIA,
hi. ngtermuut with CurltiauHru pros
yldrd Tor 3 90 pgr cent Instead II $40.
Attorney Cucrry reserved hls slate.
ment until tho CLOSE Of the case Tor thU
prosecution.
TIiU URASD JURY,
The grand Jury camr Into court
during thia morning aud reported nav.
Ing found eight indictments under tho
laws OF the Territory.
IiAUAS'5 BJND.
In the case D.. tho United States Va
Olaf harhu tbs uefeudaut's bond was
liked atsilO.
IMPORTANT 10 ATToRSEYs.
chief Justice Zane announced In the
Third District Court this morning that
be did not intcnt 90 sit nui Try any
CnBes in the Third District Court 90.
morrow, though onr or two special
motions may be- heard.
FpLrH'8 CASE,
The grand jury this morning have
been occupied examining witnesses In
the Amurlue burglary case, la which
August Elder Is the Jcieudrnt.