Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-18
PROVO.
PRovo, UrAm, srrr IS, 1894
FIRST DISTRICT COURT.
The W. Z. Davis Case-0thsr Legal
Business.


Yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock the
September term OF the First district
court commenced, with Hon. W. H.
King on the bench. a large number
of attorneys were present, incl9llnR
Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys hO"'
II aud Thurman.
The following names, SUBJ WnHou rs
petIt lurofs for the term on hn open
venife, were called by tne cirth, huu
were examined a. 10 lhelt s'Aig,oly
qualifications ny MI Thurman. lhey
were oil found eligible anu aceoplsu.
A,E. Bucklof was excused on account
OF business engagements.
rEir IURoHA
otcar wilkins, J. II. Allen, Jerry
Cufi, John &. Sow, hubsf' Aiallsohi
Rowland 4. Brown, LofeH11 wilkins,
Provo: Nm. q. Robbins, Eiward
Benneti, sautsquin; A. L.. Buokluf,
Mefcur; n. q. Kasmusson, 5ainai d.
q. Huntington, SpnDgvillei WIN
Pfobeft, David H. Blephensi holieli
David J. Thurman, benii q. i.
Cbfistenren, Kau0sh; Alm0n Rlhin.
eon. Fillmore; A. H. Ross, Joseph Guy
W.. "a. q. Morrison, Monroe; q. W.
Trim, CallAn; GEORGE Bishop, smith'
yills: Geo. A. Black, Hinkley; q. w.
Cfopu.f, Dessert, L. ioil Calivf, Suck
eryiiie: John Peterson, II BET; Bier
man Bender, Browns Park; deOfgc
Pickup, Ashley; Joseph II. Gardiner,
Naples; John q. Davis, NetBal.
The first case called was tue People
W w, J.. Davis charged with the muir
der OF Charles Brock NJ Wcstwaler
August -, 1892. Prosecuting AtIof-
ney Howai prosecuted anu Judge
Henderson and George sulhorland
d.fendei. This l. thr second time tue
osse has been tried; the iifst trial was
before Judge blackburn IN tue spring
of 1898, anu verdict OF gully Wa
rendered A motion Tot new trial
was granted. Al the time this murder
n alleged To havU boon committed MI.
DAvi. was living nj WestwatUT with
his family, some distance from his
home. Three men, Brock, DIs.ol ani
Mueller were living In cabin. DAVIS
claims that on the morning Oi the .3fd
he discovered that someone had stolen
. hive OF bets from his place; he
tracked the thieves ~ Bf0ck's cabln,
and ia the morning Of tho 2lih lie,
and = young mao by tbs name OF
Grant, went to Brooke cabin TOT Ghe
purpose Of having talk with tue sus'
pccted bee purolners. When DAVIS
and Grant arrived near tho csbiu
Grant remained M distance away
and Davis went 10 tue cablu. Mucli,r
aud Dussrl were there, and when
Davis began ~ talk To them they be-
came very abusive anu one Of them
Tired n shot at Davis Theruupjn
Davis shUt both Of tno mel. ihvu
Davis aud afautstarted towards home;
on their way thuy met Brock, VINO was
on horseback. Brock refuted to listen
10 Davis, aud rode towards him an !
attempted 10 strike him with pair OF
chain hobbies. The result was thai
Davis shot him. Davis telrgfnphed u
GtAnd Junction ior three collins, and
gave himself up 20 the oninors. IL
was Indicted for the murder OF tn
three men; but lie hes not been tfle,
for killing Dussel and Mueller, as th,
prosecution considered the Brock cas-
stronger than tho other two, on no
count OF Grant being an oyowitness
which he was no, to tho killing Of
Dussel and Mueller.
Judge King received n Telegram call.
ing him 10 Salt Lake CITY, 40 court
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CRIMINAL CALEsDAR.
The following criminal cases were
set tor trial:
United States vs. Joshua Bennett,
adultery, Sept, 2ilh.
United States W samuel Porter, I'm
be1Elemeut, Oct 2ud.
United states VI IL. q. White
adultery, Sept. .ilh.
United States VI A. NJ. Rhodes
Sept. 2i,h.
The People VI John Palman, assault
with n deauly weapon, Sept. 25.h.
The People Va Jos. Patterson ct al
appeal.
The People vs. Geo. IL. CLARK, sppsAl
Sept 25tb.
The People Va Chas. r.. Darssy
grand larceny, Sept. 9Bth.
The People Va John Golding, appeal
Sept. Goth.
The People W Peter Gfeonhalgh, for
gerry, September -,
The People w Aleck Jennings ct nj
September -.
The People Va George Loft ct III, riot
September ~.
The People vs. J. &. Osilsr ct al, ap.
peal, September IS.
The People W II. 3. MoCAune, ap
peal, September -.
The People W Samuel II. Vlcktrs
bsiouiing water September %.
CASES FLED.
The following new cRses have beef
filed:
John knighton, OF Salna, has com
msnced suit AgHinat Christian Peter
son and T. z. Peterson to rec "