Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-28
PROVO.
Provo, urAu, uCr ~, l,yd.
FIRST DISTRICT COURT.
Whiibeck Convicted Of rObbIug the
Mail.-Green Geis Three Years
Other ITEM.

The case Of the United Eiaies " j.
Hartley whitbeck, robbi1g the mails
was submitted 10 the jury at neon on
rhursIay. At $3.50 In tue ovonirg tho
| jury had not agrctd. The ciurtcgilei
/ them intO COURT aud they tquustvd
| that the court fep0rtri's notes Uf de-
! ieadant'e crOsd.eNamiuatiOn be read %
/ them. This was not rrnntci, anithuJ jury
again reiirsi. An o'clock ON Fuuuy
morning, they finally came iulO court
with a verdict ~ rutiy hs chafg u ia
The Indictment with accommodation
To- the mercy Oi tho C3ur. Toe Ie,rlI.
AT WA fsuanlUd iuiO the custody "
soc OIiOera, ami sentence WAS rHt for
Monday next at 10 O'Clock. Tho other
thTou Cts.n against WitDlCk wrtU ret
Tor Trial November i'h.
q. n. Holland was trici with riHs I
doors on the charge 10 rJWutttiug
adultery with Mrs. Laura Walwortb,oi
Sprugyillc. the JUICY returned q yer.
iict Vi not guilty uilof being uut athUtt
time Mrs. MalwUnh has u Huit Tor
divorce from William Waivorih pend.
Jag. The charge against her i8f
adultery vas dismissed.
Hector Greene attorney made
motion for n new trial, which w7s
denied, ana Green was sentenced 90
thfte years IN the peuituutiafy.
SpunEvllle W David DIbule, a water
stealing Cise, was called, a Jury cu.
yAneloI anu several Witursscs -.
,minet. The court, however. ui4 bli
tilOw the Casu 10 20 10 the Jury, but
nUt-suited II on the ground that a
lending civil action as Ia the control
u the water IN question, should hrst
be disposed VI.
a novel damage suit came on Tor
trial. Michael Common We John Is ht-
burn. Conner seeks 10 recover $3.50
rom fillburn Ia view li thu
following statement " alleged
fsCI; Oh September ~, 1899, Common
was constable ri Price, Emcry
county, and tried 10 arrest Milburn for
disturbing the peace. MiiUurn not
0uly resisted arresi, but took the OH
GERS CLUB from him, beat him and
dragged bin into his (Milbutn's)
saloon, Aud there kept him prisoner
tor ten minutes. At the expiration OF |
this time, while Mllhurnis back was
turned, Conner sought ~ eichpc, but |
Milburn grabbed hiu at tho door, |
pulled him back and detained him |
iuf twenty minutes longer, In the /
meantime cursing him anu Otherwise |
abusing him, rhe deiense liz that /
Conner had threatened 10 edo upn |
Milburn anu made an attack on him .
without prOvocation, aud while Mil /
burn was attending 10 his own atlairs
anu In no way disturbing the peace.
Court adjourned before the completion
Of the evidence In the case.
Sally a, Taylor was granted d..
vorco from Robert T.. Taylor on the
ground Of failure 10 support,
In tho case OF the People VI Preston |
Nutter, the order beloru made dis. |
charging defendant was SGT aside anu |
the case was fe-submltied to tho next /
grand jury.
The case OF the United States VI
Julia Peay was also re.bubmitted 10 the /
next grand Jury.
George Davis ct al, the tramus who /
are charged with stealing goods from
tho Lchi Coop, pleaded not guilty, |
and the case was set for trial Novom.
Der 9i.h.
A number Of cases wero set for trial
and court adjourned until Monday |
Judge Smith having bust.
ness In Salt Lake.