Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-21
Another Avalanche Of lnduilfillislS
Sent Up Today IOT Contempt
JUDGE MERRITT SHOWS MERCY.
Ne Thinks These Defendants We're Mis-.
led by Others-rhcI an Plead
Guilty

wv NliahAhk NA NHAAH ANNN NV hNNA
arraignei, plead, sentenced ami we're
moving penitonuary-warl % CON.
meucc their three days sentence Of
imprisonment
These men were brought down from
Echo yesterday afternoon la the keep.
Ing OF four deputy mauhals OF Weber
county, and mai since remained guests
ut Marshal BHgham's ctstlo on the
bill. The charge agalust them was
that Of having, with others Of their ilE,
captured u. r.. train AZ Ogden on
Tnursdny Of last week and another at
Echo next Jay. Some of the defend.
ants were "tnkon" nj Castle Rock,
having secured huflhs on n ffUight
train. The entire hand IN the present
Instance was composed OF wand Hrets
from the company which left Cali
fornln several weeks ago on
"minslrcl tour" hut who.e leaders
bottled, taking the funds with them.
The stranded body, weary Aud di,-
mayed, thOn made their way on east ~
best they could, And In court most "
tue defendants presented a wou.bo.
They doubtless had, 20 some extent,
the sympathy Of Judge merritt, who
ia passing very light sentence oK.
pressed the belief that they had been
mislsai ~ other nud older heads.
The defendants, twenty.Oight In
numbor, were bfoughtliut0 court just
before ten O'Clock this morning, nav.
ing come down from The penitontiaty
In a Rapid Transit railroad car la the
custody % guards aud deputy mar.
shnll. The great Interest which ecu.
tered In the Carter a Go. matter seems
10 have dwiudlCd down considerably
In tho interval since, M there were
comparatively few spectators present
when this latest contingent was
Arfaigned. Attorney Van Cot was
again present as the legal representa-.
tive VI the prosecution, but there wa
no attorney on hand 10 "watch the
intefostap Of the In iustrlalistt
When Judge Merritt had taken
bic seat Mr.. Van COtt la.
stantly jumped up aud salt. II
the court please, We understand
that there IL a portion OF the Industrial
Army here this morning, and we
would like them 10 plead 10 the charge
OF interfering with the trains that are
operated by the receivers u the U. Il.
Railroad company.
BY direction Ui the court tho de-
PENDANTS (who occupied the same
Denotes NJ their fellow army men
during last weeks huarlngl rose oneby
one 10 enter their plea. Their names
were given a. follow; Richard
hoTuod, John Meyer. "A. w, smith,
Harry AiCOCk, Jake MCGann, VIM.
Morgan, III. T.. BriunUu, j. Herman,
w. Champion, J, L.. Friui, John
White, Ernest k0ning, n. rhompsOn,
George Peterson, &. A. Hamilton,
frank Casey, LAwroucu Dorbner, j.
n. Knight, Henry Pofrine, Joe Davis,
Jos. Kennedy, Dan DIrrity, Hugh
Mckcuna, John DOrrity, Tom King,
Tom BurcneIt, WIN. 5cnAtier, George
Marker,
Al the foregoing plead guilty, with.
out hesitation, except J. n. Knight,
WIN. Hchaiier aud George Mnuhcg but
they sJOu came TO-" anu Joined ~
tbs general answer OF guilty"
knight, when asked for his plea,
said he "dii not kuUw what he was
charged WITH" aud would like Clerk
Dunbar 10 read the charge 10 him and
lac then replied guilty"
BchaiitT stated that he belonged 10
"no gang" ue "belOnged 10 himself.D
lie was lab3rlng nAn looking Tor
employment ami had walked I'll his
feet were sore iu search OF work. Then
It was that he got upon the train with
his ComTales aud fIue upon u for about
two and half miles. "NOw," said
he, "yuu eau count II just as you
pleastlD
Judso Merrltt-Are you guilty or not
guity2
DsiendAn,-l an only guilty Of rid.
Ing on the train.
Judge Merritt 90 the clerk ENTER
a plea " not guilty, then.
Marker, TOO, proyarlcatvd, aud Judge
Merritt directed that the same plea DO
entered 10 this case.
But MI Van Colt said ho had some
doubt ~ TO whether Mauker rightly
understood " ha he had plead TO-, anu
ho would like him, therefore, ~ nave
Alittlu better understanding,
Alter comforting with tue "heain "
the troupe Marker said, 81 am guilly.U
Attorney Van Colt Then az 10
Suhaiiof, We viii AK thai hu hu held IN
custody, or Ulsu give bail until his
case eau DO set Tor trial, Az 10 the
oIhvrri 1 suppose they arc ready Tor
sentence,
Judge Merritt, addressing tho de.
iendants, said they had plead guilty 10
having violated tue order OF tins oOurl,
by stealing train belonging 10 tue
Union Pacific railroad, being in thy
hands OF receivers appointed by tue
court. Thereby they had been guilty
OF gToss contempt His honor hal ~
wish TO deal hafshly with /
these men, beCiuBe probably
they had been miilUI by others u
started ON "a wild goose cnase trying %
10 east 10 demand sombthiag wniun
they would never get For wnat pur.
pose they were Induced ~ take such u
step Ee could not imagine. Even %
they reached Washington they would
not obtain anything for the reason
that what they wanted 10 got n w0ull
bo cut OF the power Of those whom
they sought ~ give. Iuasmuoh as he
believed the defendants had been mis-
led he appreciated their present posi-
lion.
The Judge then passed sentence Of |
three days each IN the peniton-
tiary, oOnsigniug tue defendants