Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-01
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Trial Of Frank Brown 10 tla Third
DIslrC. Court Today.
A DOMESTIC SERVANT COMPLAINS.
The Detulini'a Attorney Takes TX
cgpiIon In m Article ina
aorung CottmporarJ'

Ia Chief Justlcr Mrrrltph court THIS
morning lho trial Of Frank Brown took
pince Tho defendant is charged with
rape, allvguI O, have boon commiilei
upon Martha Reeves, on December 80,
1893, In tho rwoutio,h wsri OF this
city. The prosecution wa fep'e'
scented by Judge Maginnla tanisiant
district at,ornryJ, aud Attorney ur..
f.. Nys; Attorney V. g. CAMEL Hp-
p,arcI tor the accused.
The case somewhat peculiar one,
but the facts AFRO Of such - hui shat
the luas said about them In a feppuct'
able newspaper the better. The young
woman Reeves Ia sixteen years u
hgo aud her mother resides nc
ogden. she was employed 30 a ioucs'
tic servant la the house ~ the do
icuiant, who II u married man with a
hmtly VI small children, la Ds'am3af
liaL olilmsi thas BtJrl, On tlu
night " December al,u, during tlo
tmo his wife was .in an adjoining lo0m,
induced the gin u dtius % cu1 OF
wine In which he hal placed a upN,-
uus drug, and that while shg wn5 iu b
sBul r1u ieiIuft uJuiltlOl he olm-
miuud the Uilen8u complained oH
Misa Reeves Wis crus examined %
considerable lougth, nud while s1iur
VI her statements sounded % liiuo
strange, Hun stuck 10 her story IN the
maIn. Some OF her auaWUt' wcru
m,horilppnu. aud once or twice At
! t0ruey 9uuuUll must have discovered
that hU hsl 90 tho wituoss a sure match
SOMETHING uuJEcuosAulE
Before the trial bcFnn AttHr
ncy GunuUll called tue Clufpa
attention 90 half column hf,iCiU
which appeared In the Sat- Lasu
HcrdH this morning with fu'ofcnco %
this case, aud which, ho saII, was u
such character that he thought Dee
ought 10 hnvo the privilege o. asoer.
talning n the jury had reau IT, in order
that he might learn whether the de-
icudant vas likely 10 be pfguiicci by
H.
Judge MorHlI-wha, nrs you COINS
10 DO about that, Mr. District AltIfneJY
| Counsel desires 90 osll attrut ln to a
newspaper article referring 20 this
| ua4r. Of oouuu the Ulu. b. not TO-
sponsihlo iyr what the nuweplpers may
/ 10 or Hny.
Judge Mssiunis-what do you de-
sirc2
Attorney Gunurll said thlt II the
jury, or any Que Of their numbor had
read the article u would b. Jutt the
same ~ " they went o. the girl aud
obtained her statement Uf the case be.
fore this trial, II being In tue nature VI
an interview.
Judge Maginni.-I DO not see lhat
there should be- any reflection cast on
tho Jury. but | have uo objection 10
counsel RsKing tho question.
| Attorney Gunuull-l would be-
pleased II your honor would read ihis
article.
Judge Merritt did read II this
/ morning, but 1 DOM know anything
about II now. That Il alI tho imprrt.
| zion II had upon me. Ol course | can
only tako newspaper articles cum grdHO
! sdhs. I have great respect tor thv
| pfr,s; know how pcoIl5 like 10 real
/ these thiugs Ia the newspapers; but IL
made not the slightest Impression on
tue.
/ ANANNhfN NAAhAANAA N'NNNNH Wv NNhAN
ought 10 take some cUsuzauce Of the
| publication " such an article Ia a
case which was ppuiiug, alter tho jury
had been sworn and not Kept In the
hands Of the court baillil, but allowed
10 20 their way until this morning.
Judge Mofritt-Wrll, "liscfolion h
the better part Oi yalOf." no not care
10 tackle tho Newspaper. lLnughter.l
Attorney Ganugll then askeI the
Jurors whether any Of them had roAi
the article In question, aud each one
answered. that no had not seen any.
| thing OF II.
The matter then dropped, aud on the
suggestion OF JUDGE MnginulH, Chlrt
Justice Merritt ordered that the trial
should take place with closed doors,
and all persons having M business In
court were requested TO leave the
| room.