The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-05
Four Years in the Penitentiary
for Arson.
LIBEL SUIT AT PROVO
ROBERT IRVINE SUES THE ENQUiR.
Err PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Ee Demands Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars Damages---other Cases in
the District Court at ProvO-Per-
sonal Mention and General Items.

Provo, Jan. 4.-Judge Smith returned
yesterday morning from his holiday
vacation at Ogden, and court at once
convened. His time was yesterday and
today occupied with equity business.
Mr.. r r. Irvine, one of our mer-
chants and q. Democratic member of
our last city council, commenced civil
proceedings today against John c. Ora
ham and the Enquirer company, cor
poration, for $4,000 damages for libel.
The plaintiff sets forth that he is the
senior member of the mercantile firm
of irvine & Barney, and that defend
ants have at divers and sundry times
published false and annoying and in
furious charges, innuendoes and insinu-
atoms against the plaintiff, in the
Daily Enquirer.
! The plaintiff was a qualified judge OF
election in the Fifth ward in Provo
city at the November election. After
the election was over, it is alleged that
the defendants published a certain ma
liciouS, false and defamatory libel, &C
cusing him of extracting certain bal
lots from the ballot box and OF carry
ling them around the city in his vest
pocket, and that the ballots in the box
will not correspond TO the NUMBER III
the total sheets. 1t further charges
| that the defendants accused the plain
tiff of Illegally furnishing supplies for
the city; that the plaintiff has proved
himself ouarrelsome and for this is
ldespised by most of the merchants on
the street, and that he has reSorted TO
disreputable competitive methods ana
even to brute force. The complaint
sets forth at considerable length the
lcharges made by the defendants against
the plaintiff, many of them similar IN
character TO the charges above referred
| to, and mostly growing out OF the pal
lot transaction
The law firm of Warner & Warner
represent the plaintiff in this matter
and from present indications the suit
/ will be holly contested Mr. Irvine for
merly resided in Salt Lake, but few
wears ago came to Provo and COM
lmenced business. When the division
movement came, he allied himself with
the Democratic party and two years
ago was elected from the Fifth ward a
member of the city council.
The case of B. Atwood ct al. VS.. Ga
gon ct al, was dismissed upon motion
of plaintiffs.
The time to hear motion for new trial
in the case of the Fish Springs Mining
company VS.. Charles Crismon ct al,
was extended until Feb. l.
| Katrina Young was granted a d.
yorce from her husband, Charles H.
Young, on the grounds of desertion and
failure TO provide.
Isaac Clark pleaded not guilty TO the
charge of assault. He was indicted by
the last grand jury
Albert G. Stebin took judgment by
ldefault against John S. Bowering for
$7S330.
A like order was made in favor of
r. S. Hines against A. 0. Glazier for
S36404.
John Scott was brought into court
this morning to receive his sentence
for hmaving set fire to the Condor
house at Silver City, Juab county.
Judge Henderson. attorney for the de-
PENDANT, moved for q new trial. The
icourt. after hearing the arguments de-
MED the motion and the prisoner was
at once sentenced to four years in the
lpenitentiary-
Ellen Jakeman was granted di-
man, on the ground of failure to pro-
vide.
In the matter of William M. Roy
lance vs. James E. Strong, minor, the
suit was dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
The friends of Mrs. w Fl. Brown, OF
this city, treated her yesterday to a
pleasant little surprise party.
The A. o. U. W. lodge gave their first
Iannual ball tonight
Mr. Charles Dickson and his company
are billed for Saturday evening, in the
new comedy, Admitted to the Bar"
Judge Henderson paid US flying
visit this morning. He returned to the
icapital in time to vote.
Hon. w. II. King went to the capital
today on business.