The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-17
A JURY SECURED.
Testimony Taken in the Ogden Murder
Case.
The stockyards Proposition on the Ragged
Edge-A County Court Resolution of
Importance to Property Owners.

consumed in getting jury, and at 1l:45
O'Clock the following jurors were sworn:
Henry Gray, c. e. Evans, j. w. Mann +,
w. G. Smith, Joseph Cottrell. Lars II.
Nilsson, George Heimer, T. j. Hender-
shot, George A. Dunbar, r. d. Robins,
David Cederstrom and Peter Wangsgaard.
The indictment was read and Mr.. AL
lison made his opening statement IN
which he briefly reviewed the case, and
court adjourned until O'Clock.
At the afternoon session, James Kirby,
one of Lewis's partners, was called and
sworn. The witness was one of the eye
witnesses of the killing and detailed how,
in company with Lewis, he had gone
into Morse's book stand on the morning
of February % to purchase book, and
upon leaving had encountered Borel, who
demanded his money from Lewis. The lat
ter stopped and talked with the French
man and told him that it was Sunday and
he could not do business on that day, but
would see him tomorrow. BOrel replied
that he would settle the matter on that
day, and reported the remark
several times. Witness and Lewis
then turned and walked down
Grant avenue and Borel followed.
They had hardly reached the middle OF
the block when a shot was fired. Lewis
tried to put Kirby between himself and
Borel, but when the second shot came
the latter said: ssYou will have to look
for yourself, - and ran. Lewis made for
a Chinese wash house and Borel fired
three more times. The last shot was
fired as Lewis reached the porch of the
house and Lewis fell. Witness heard de-
ceased say, ''Do not let him murder
me-. but heard him make no other re-
marks. Borel at the time seemed very
much excited and his manner was pc
cuiiar.
On cross-examination witness said he
had a conversation with Borel few MIN
utes before the shooting and said: 81 I'M
derstand there is trouble between you
and Lewis and l want TO try and fix it
up.N
Borel answered.: 81 do not know you
and want nothing to do with you
Samuel Droxdowitz, pawn broker,
testified to having sold revolver to Borei
four weeks before the shooting.
The defense here tried to show that the
defendants condition indicated insanity,
but the prosecution objected, and the
question was raised as to whether or not
the defense could question witnesses for
the prosecution on matters not brought
out by the prosecution, and after lengthy
arguments the court sustained the objec-
tions.
w. s. Wedell, another of the eye
witnesses of the killing, took the stand a
few minutes before 4:30 and gave his YER
sion of the affair, which was in corrobo-
raion of Kirby's, except that he declared
he had heard Lewis cry out when Borel
fired that if he would not shoot he would
give him back his money.
ON THE RAGGED EDGE.
The stockyards proposition is hanging
on the ragged edge, so to speak, and thus
far the gentlemen at the head of the en-
terprise and the committee from the
board of trade and bank representatives
have failed to connect regarding the form
of contract. Two meetings have been
held today, and another is called for to-
morrow morning. 1t is expected some
thing definite viii be arrived at tomorrow.
The committee is guarding well the in
tereStS of the citizens, and does not pro-
pose to agree to the SOS, 900 bonus until
Messrs. Spartis, Bell q Hatre will prom
Use to expend more money on the yards
than the present proposition shows upon
its face.
IMPORTANT To PROPERTY OWNERS.
Weber county's court held a regular
session this morning, but the business
transacted was of little Importance. The
following resolution was adopted, at the
request of the county assessor.
Whereas, The efforts OF the county and city
assessors to assess real estate to actual owners
without reference TO what the records in the
county recorders office show has been fraught
with unlimited trouble and mistakes in the
assessment, entailing a vast expense upon the
county in redeeming property from erroneous
Whereas Nearly all OF the trouble arising
from this source is ocoasioned by property
owners failing to have their deeds recorded,
whereas The law requires the assessment OF
real estate to be made according TO the record
thereof.
hereby directed to assess all real estate to the
PARTY in whose name the same appears upon
the records in the county recorders office on the
first Monday in March:
Resolved, that all property owners who have
unrecorded deeds TO real estate, be requested
and urged to have the same recorded st once,
and TO make due inquiry at the collectors
office for the purpose OF ascertaining how their
property is assessed for 1898, and thus avoid its
sale for taxes.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC CONTRACTS.
Two OF the contracts for the erection of
the Southern Pacific shops were let to-
day. That for the excavations and stone
work in the foundations to Carson &
Bauscher, and that for the brick work in
the foundation and machinery pits to r.
B. Shepherd, all of Ogden. The figures
for the first were SIS. 900, and OF the latter
ponds entirely upon the depth which is
found necessary to excavate, as as pres
ent it is impossible to tell how far from
the surface a solid foundation can be
found. The cost may be SIS. 900. The
other contracts Will be let within ten
days. Work on the excavation will COM
mence on Monday, according to the con-
tracts.
THREATENED WITH FLOOD.
The high water in the Weber and Ogden
rivers is exciting considerable anxiety on
tine part of the farmers in the western
part OF the valley and in the canyons. In
Weber canyon the river has reached the
county road, and within two days, if the |
present condition continues, ali commu-
nlcation by team with Morgan county
Will be cut off. The snow in the noun
tains is melting very fast and the two
rivers are rising every hour.
A scoTcHMAN FLEEcED.
An aged Scotchman named Gibbs. a /
passenger bound for Portland via San |
Francisco, was robbed, so he SAYS. of $40
in FoX's exchange and pool rooms on I
Twenty fifth street this morning. He
arrived on the Union Pacific and while
waiting Tor his train, went up town and |
fell in with two bunco men, who in
duced him to enter the Exchange ana
play cards. When they found that they
could not win any of the old gentleman IS
money, the bunco men endeavored to |
take away some 5000 which Gibbs had
and succeeded in getting S45. Gibbs was
frightened with threats of bodily injury
and made his escape without trying 10
get the money back.
PROVO HAPPENINGS.