The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-13
NELSON Is ACQUITTED.
The Mt. Pleasant Murder Mystery
Remains Unsolved.
TALK OF PETERS REARREST,
Emil RosenraIl Gets Three Years in
the Pen for Forgery.
BE Makes a Confession, Which Secures
His Brothers Acquittal--o Other Cases
Disposed of-sudden Death of
Lady from Wyoming.

Provo, April 12.-At $40 this morning
the jury in the case against Peter Nielsen
came into court with verdict of not
guilty.
murmur OF approval was noticeable
among the spectators, and Peters face
was at once wreathed in smiles. He went
at once to the telegraph Office and sent
the news to his friends and relatives.
When asked if he would return to Mt.
Pleasant Peter said: stNo sir, that town
is not big enough to hold me. may stay
in Provo and study law in King d Houtz' S
office.''
rumor was started that there was
talk of Peter being rearrested on charge
of being an accessory before the fact to
his fathsr's murder. but it is probably
without foundation.
An order was made in the Tolliyer muir
der case that the witnesses now in court
be discharged and required to reappear
May l, when the case will be tried.
a FoRGER SENTENCED.
Emil Rosenvan was sentenced to one
year each on three separate indictments,
charging him with passing forged checks,
ne having pleaded guilty to the charges.
After Emil was sentenced he took the
stand and testified that it was he and not
his brother Eric who passed a check tor
goods at Mr.. Peterson's store in Salina.
The check called for S56.S5, and that
amount was received in cash and goods.
The defendant testified that he was ig
norant OF his brother having committed
this fraudulent act.
Emil was requested to take up the pen
and strike off his chirography as evidence
of his being the individual who did the
forging. The jury took the checks and
his writing to make ompariSon. Eric
also displayed his penmanship for the
benefit of the jury.
Other witnesses took the stand and gave
some tie -timouy, showing that Eric knew
Just about as much of the forgeries as
Emil.
No case is submitted to the jury.
A Jury was empaneledin the case against
De Mott, who is charged with obtai ning
money under false pretenses.
The case against Hector Green was con-
tinued for the term, and witnesses dis
charged.
A special venire was issued for the fol-
lowing additional Jurors: A. J. Nelson,
Castle Gate; Rod Wheeler, Silver CITY:
Thomas d. Martell, Spanish Fork; George
Sheppard, Levan; n. n. Brown, Eureka
Thomas Ord, Nephi; Walter STAIRS,
Springville; W. D. c. Markham, Spanish
Fork.
ERIC ACQUITTED.
The jury in the case of forgery against
Eric Rosenvall came into court and re-
ported that eight were in favor of acquittal
and four for conviction. The Judge in
structed the jury to return a verdict of
not guilty, on account of insuficiency OF
evidence.
DE MOTIFS CASE.
Eugene De Motifs case was proceeded
with, W. P. Bennett testifying to having
purchased a horse and buggy from an
agent OF the defendant, for which bill
of sale was given, the consideration being
$50. It was Feb. 9, 1892, the transaction
occurred.
Cross-examination developed that he
was very doubtful whether Lewis was an
agent or not.
This same horse and buggy was re-
plevined by j. E. Lee from Bennett. Lee
said he left the buggy in De Motifs care,
when he was down at Provo working up
insurance, but never sold it to him.
Zane asked that the judge instruct the
jury to return verdict of not guilty, as
he had failed to discover sufficient evil
dence to convict.
A SUDDEN DEATH.
Miss Robena Rouse, who lived at Evan
ston, Wy, and was there employed
as matron of the insane asylum, came to
Provo sunday evening Tor the good OF
her health. Today at $3.50 am. she died
suddenly OF heart failure.
Miss Rouse is woman of accomplish
ments and has relatives at Congo, o.,
her former home; SS0.85 in cash was
found in her valise. Drs. Simmons and
Bickford attended the unfortunate wo-
man. Friends from Evanston will be in
Provo tomorrow morning to take care OF
the body.
NEWS NOTES.
The Jordan dam commissioners held a
meeting today at the county court house
and transacted some business connected
with the water of that stream.
Assayer Krupal gave his certificate of
an assay on ore taken from the Lost Span
lard mine, which shows $50 to the ton in
silver and gold. Eight men are constantly
at work night and day in the tunnel.
Henry Linengood and Miss Eliza Smith
both of Helper, were given license to
wed by Clerk Halliday yesterday. Linen
good IS the Rio Grande Western operator
at that station, and is TO be congratulated
upon securing very beautiful and inter
esting wife.