The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-11

There was an air Of expectancy
about the Third district court room
when court convened at 10 o'clock yes
teroay morning and number Of GU
rioSity seekers lounged about the cor
ridorS. Chief of Police Pratt and Off
GERS Sheets and Ferguson were in at
tendance in response to the suDpoenas
citing them TO appear before The
d. grand jury for further Interrogation
in the now famous hack scandal In
consequence the entrance to The grand
jury room was eagerly watched by the
curious for any signs of developments.
w hen the messenger brought the sum-
mons fer Chief Pratt TO enter the in
Quisitorial chamber the tension in
creased. Then Sheets and Fereusoa
were called in and at 1870 o'clock the
members of the grand jury with the
District attorney and the three witness
les filed into Judge Bartch's court
x The Grand Jury Reports.
District Attorney Judd called mis-
1onors attention to the fact that the
grand jury was at the bar of the court
fgJudge Bartch, addressing the grand
B<lry-Gentlemen, have you any report
10 make?
The foreman, Major Hill. replied,
Yes, your honor, and read the follow
ing:
The grand jury of this court having
under investigation the case of the
United States OF America VS.. Richard
Roe and Mary Doe, whose other or
true names are to the grand jury IN
known, charged with the crime of
adultery, have asked Arthur Pratt a
witness duly summoned and sworn be-
fore said jury, TO testify in said case
the following questions, numbered one
TO six inclusive, and he declines to an
swer questions five and six. respective
", which are as follows:
No. State to the grand jury the
name Of the woman who was arrested?
mo Estate to the grand Jury the
name Of the man who was arrested?
The grand jury have also had before
them two other Witnesses George a
Sheets and Fergus Ferguson, duly
summoned and sworn 20 testify in said
case who state on oath to the jury
that They know the names Of the man
and woman VINO were arrested 10y
them but they decline to answer to the
grand jury questions Nos. 3 and s. or
TO in any manner disclose to said
grand jury the true names of the par
ties charged with adultery as afore-
said. HARRY c. HILL.
Foreman Grand Jury.
Questions and Answers.
No. l Q.-You have been chief of 20
1S94?
Al have and I am now.
No. Q.-Look at this article in the
Salt Lake Tribune of date Nov. 4, 1894.
and state to the grand jury whether
the article so far as it refers to the
arrest of a man and woman is cor
rec-?
Al believe that it is to the best OF
my knowledge.
No. 8 Odd Detective Sheets and
Ferguson arrest man and a woman
In a cab about the time mentioned in
the article and bring them before you
as chief Of police?
A-They did.
No. 4 Q-Do you know the names of
the man and the woman who were ar
rested al that time?
Al believe do.
No. 5 Q.-State to the grand jury the
name OF the woman who was arrested
Al decline 10 answer.
No. 6 Q.-State to the grand jury the
name Of the man who was arrested.
Al decline TO answer.
The foreman also stated that Chief
Pratt by advice of his counsel demand
ed. when in the grand jury room, that
fihe grand jury be polled so that the
witness might know how many of the
members desired the questions an
swered and how many did not.
District Attorney Judd then address
sed the court. stating that under sec
1ion 725, compiled laws Of Utah, the
court was empowered to punish the
contempt by fire and imprisonment
and asked his honor 10 impose such
fine as would adequately meet the
case and also 10 commit the witness
TO prison.
Judge Bartch-The witness, Arthur
Pratt, may stand up.
Addressing the chief his honor said, !
''You were summoned as witness be-
fore the grand jury in a charge of |
adultery. You were asked to state the |
name of the woman who was arrested !
and also the name of the man and you !
refused to ansWer?'
Wstness-Yes. your honor.
) adge Bartch-Do you still refuse? /
eNitness--May I be heard on the mat |
Judge Baatch-Yes but answer my
question first. Do you still so refuse? |
Witness-Yes. sir, 1 refuse to an
swer.
Judge Bartch.-You may now state |
why you should not be punished.
The Witness-This is most disa-
greeable case and puts me in a very
eTllbarrass5 1g position. l promised
that I would not divuige their names
as 10 90 so would be the ruin and
breaking up Of family. The woman
is the mother of several children and I
for their sakes. / promised TO keep it /
secret. I have given the grand jury
al the Information that I am possess
Sed Of In the case except the names.
evidence we have could not be oh
taired- 1t is the district attorney who |
As pushing this investigation, yet there
are other cases that me has hushed uni
where convictions could be had the
case against Tyre (Walker Bros de-