The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-07-09
ANOTHER CONTEMPT CASE.
Hearing "a the Charges Against
Sheriff Sullivan and Others.
CONFLICTING TESTIMONY.
The Defendants Deny Having ASSAULTED
the Deputy Marshals.
The Evidence Nearly All in and the
Case VIII BE Submitted on
Monday-Tbc Burt
Case.

The contempt proceedings against Sher-
IF Sullivan, Deputy Sheriff Scott, Attor-
ney G. nj. Thackston, II. f. Gear and
T. J. Donahoe of Juab county were ia
ken up before Judge Bartch yesterday
morning.
The public generally is familiar with
the matter, as it has been fully ventilated
by the press during the past week. Sui
Ivan is charged with compelling the
keepers for the United States marshal to
vacate the property of the Utah Milling
company near Ironton, after they had
levied an attachment thereon, and also
refusing to turn the property over TO the
receiver appointed by the Third district
court. The charge against the other
defendants, Sullivan included, is that they
compelled the keepers aforesaid to have
the property by force OF arms snd aggra-
waited threats, with the exception of At
torney Thackstou whose alleged coz
tempt has arisen ont OF his having adj
vlsed Sullivan not to turn the property
over to the receiver.
The United States marshal was repre-
sented by Rawlins ana Critchlow. attor-
neys for the plaintiffs in the case of the
Salt Lake Valley Loan q Trust company
VS. the Utah Milling company; and Ben
nett, Marshall & Bradley for the defend
ants in the same action. The defendants
IN the contempt case were represented by
King q Houtz and Cnlonel M. M.
Kaighn
The bal was opened by Mr.. Critchlow,
who read the affidavits of Bowman Can
non and JCs Bush, upon which the at
tachment was issued for the defendants
on the charge of contempt.
La these afiidavlts II is alleged that
Cannon and his keepers arrived at the
nall on the morning OF June 80 and levied
their attachment Subsequently they
were assaulted by the keepers OF the sher-
If, and others, who were in charge of the
property under writs of attachment is
sued by a justice of the peace, and COM
PEELED TO vacate at the muzzle of firearms.
1t is also stated that the sheriff's keepers
THREATENED To KILL
Cannon and his deputies if they did not
leave the premises. Cannon finally left
the mill and started for Silver City to tel
egraph the United States marshal for in
structions, and en- route he met Sullivan.
The latter held him up at the point
OF gun and stated that he would
kill the keepers if they did not vacate The
premises upon his arrival there. Cannon
then went on to Silver City and Sullivan
went to the mill where he compelled the
keepers to vacate.
Colonel Kaighn read the affidavit OF the
defendants IN which they substantially
denied that they had assaulted Cannon or
his keepers in any way, and alleged that
they were in lawful charge of the proper
ty under the Writs of attachment reCu-
larly issued by justice of the peace at
Eureka, levies having been made three
days prior to the attempt of Cannon to
serve his writs. 1t was also alleged in
the affidavit thst Cannon used a great
deal of loud talk and declared that he
would bring every deputy marshal in the
territory down there, and reinforce them
with the