Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-20
DISTRICT COURT.
Judge Zane sun Taking Hold Of Ihg
Equity Calendar
TRIALS or clyrL JURY CAUSES
Suits On rromissory Notes Before Iudg.
Bartch.-GrAud Jury Report
Other Matters,

Judge Bat,ch this morning began
The trials Of civiliury cases On the new
setting, which extends 10 wednesday
December Is .h, inclusive.
WRITTEN or nY MISTAKE.
The nmt case CALLED Tor tfiai was that
Of n. Is, Bloch d Co.,wIue merchants
e ,uis city, yB Emma and Charlie
Whiting Suis w.s brought 10 recover
sos, Interest and costs, on two p.0mla'
sorry notes which it was alleged the lu.
PENDANTS un,awfully converted 10 thoii
own use. The ca.o was originally
entered In Commissioner Moyor''
court but afterwards went TO thai
VI Commissioner Norrcil on q
change OF venue. Judgment was rem
derod for the plaintiff, and the casr
now came up on the defendants ap'
peal.
Judge Judd appeared ior tho plain.
tia; there was no defense now offered,
IL took about ten minutes only u
prove Mrslfs. Bloch's case, and the
Judge Instructed the Jury 20 ilui iOi
thp plainuis, which tugy ut once did,
iu the sum ui s43l,
It appeared that the notes were
given Tor $500 aud $3.50 respectively.
BY ma UrfUr Of O clerk IA the employ O'
,uc hfm of Bloch & %. the S2JO notl
was marked PAID, aud upon tho De.
lunuAui, ChAries Whiting, calling 10
pay the amount uuu upon
tho other, both nOtga were hand
ed over 90 him. The mistake
having been Afterwards dice IvrrUl
application was made W tie defendant
for the surrender OF tho $500 note, but
no declined 10 give it up. Whiting
sworu IN the lower court that he had
paid on both notes Auu criminal
prosecution for puJury illl0wrdj but
he was acquitted, and took an appeal
from the U. 3. UImmiss,yncrd Judg.
ment.
ANOTHER NOTE DISPUTE.
The casu Of William Davis Va A. G..
Barhyut next came ON for hearing.
The plaintiff sought 10 recover julg.
ment 10 the sum ol sl,O8l.25 ON thgos
pfOmits9ry notes OF equal value with
interest ~ por cent por month.
Plaintiff was represented by Attorneys
Lee aud POST Attorney l.. W. Tat
lock appeared Tor the defendant
Tho plaintiff is a merchant carrying
on business IN San FmucircU. The
defendant resided nj White Rocks,
within the Indian agency, but is now
living IN Nebraska. Tho no,es were
given on account OF merchandise.
While the defendant admitted the OK.
ccutiOn Of tho notes, no olalmed that
no effected a compromise with the
plaiuuW ON given date Tor the sum Of
g35D9i, In full satisfaction OF his OBJ
ngauUu.
The Court took the matter under
advisemvnt
THEY MAY 90.
J. q. Taylor and Fred Houghton,
petit Jurors, were excused Tor the term.
CONrINUFD.
The case OF $. II. Plukerlon vs. deo
+. Culmur, On tOiay's list, was CON
linued by cons ut.
UNDER TERRITORIAL LAWS.
The grand jury came into court and
reported having found three indict.
menta under tho laws Of the territory.
BEFORE JUDGE ZANE.
In the case OF the Utah Stove and
Hardware Go. 1t al VI 5sit Lake City
ct al, the hearing ON Injunction was
rot Tor Saturday, the 10Th inat.
George Lail Va the Coop. Wagon
and Machine Go. Stay Of proceedings
granted pending the hearing OF motion
to set aside Judgment
In ths Case OI the Campbell Manu-
featuring 90. vs. Page 4 leon, leave
was given 20 file an amended answer.
Adelaide n. Hampton VI q. P.Woftz
ct al. Default judgment for the
plaintiff.
Il. f. Fritsoh ct al Va Mary Il. Dial.
ton ct al. Motion 10 set aside order
submitted anu taken under advise
menL
REauMED,
William Coleman Allen executor OF
the last will OF Andrew Juckson Allen,
deueased) VI Heber J. Allen. The
hearing OF this case was begun on
Friday last and resumed today. The
point involved Is ~ 10 tho adverse
possession by the defendant Of certain
land at Diaper The case has been on
all day.