Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-17
THE COURTS TODAY.
The Trial Of Three Boys Finished To-
day at Noon.
cor TWENTY YEARS FOR RAPE.
sent 10 tho Reform Sehool.-Narrow
Escape Of Wlincss.-Admillod
to Ciliz nihip.

with two other boys for stealing shoe
Trimming machines from James
M5aatt, was concluded before Judge
Merritt this morning.
Brig Chapman, one Of the defend.
ant. In the case. was the fret witness,
and tss,ifoI a. to how he ami the
other boys cams into ppssessi1n Of tho
machlnes, thcy being In tho habit OF
buying old iron anu selling II TO the
Utah junk shop, NEAR the Utah
Central depot. NJ. Riley defending and
Judge Hawai- prosecuting.
ucross.oKaminatiou II was shown
that tho witness had boon arrested
.syernl times but never convicted.
Oscar johnson was the noXt wi,ntH7.
lie teslful to tho same things o. the
former witness, and that they received
arccipl from tho man from whom
they bought the old worn out machine.
This witness had also been arrested
several times, had plead gully TO s.cal'
log one newspaper, bu, had been dil-
charged. Had aiso been arrested Tor
stealing sacks near tue d. q IL. q.
irpot, and was again discharged.
Albert Scott, tho defendant, then
took the witness stand. Hts parents
died whom ho was three years OLD.
Had bcon engaged NJ a book agent,
selling tho Lille OF Gould, Liiu ui
Blaine aud tue Wedge OF Gold. Hu
testified TO thc same facts ~ the two
previous witnesses, The witness could
10. remember the name OF the signur
N thu receipt out 10 contained the
letter W, aud hU thought 10 was Wal
lace or something o. that Kind. lie
had also born arrested before, On trivial
charges, but discharged.
Mr. L1J.u1uflw, ron Of Judge loot.
buufOW, was next called. a great deal
10 cross hung hUfu ensured relative %
the relevancy Of number Of questions
put by the doionne. The witness was
a.kud several questions which we're
H7orrulcd by the court.
An attachment was asked for the ap.
rcatanCu OF Peter Elliot, a- u witness
~ the defense, aud granted BY the
court aud he soon made bic appear
uucr. The officer stated that ho had
attempted - scryo the subj wla but
Mr Elliot stepped out Of the WY.
Peter Elliot was asked by tho Court
why did you attempt 70 avoid tris
suuI WnA2
Al didn't want tho notoriety.
Cuuft-l have a great mind % ano
you, aud 70 you ever again attempt to
avoid tho mandate Of tnis court / shall
deal severely with you.
Tue witness testified az 10 the valus
o. the machine, which was In court,
hi about so.
Attorneys John NJ. Cannon nnd
Riley addressed the jury In behalf Of
the Defendant, FOL owed by Judge
Hogat Tor tins prosecution.
The case was given 10 the Jury Just
after noon and verdict Of not guilty
was promptly rendered.. 10 IL cOnsiu-
have heard II.
CASES PASSED on TODAY.
In tho case OF Marion a Go. Va
phpulN 60. Paint wotks; order 10
show cauru was extended i've days,
T. A, Valley vs. John Beck; eight
days 10 amend,
il. smith vs. Wendell Benson; case
cot Tor the 2iih.
Thos, Cupit v, PARK City bank; con.
tiuuci an tur 9tth inst.
hlligley d Sons Co. VI Arthur
Meade; motion Tor Judgment continued
by couseut an the 2i,h inst.
The ease OF the People etc. VI Morris
Bfsh, change OF forgery, nvr days
was taken la which 10 plead. Att0r.
ney u. y. Smith was appointed 10
defend han.
ANOTHER AMERICAN CITIZEN.
Alex, q. Robertson, native OF Can.
ala, was admitted IN AZ citizen OF tho
United States.
GOT TWO YEARS.
Tho People Va Frank williams; bur.
glsry' The prisoner was sentenced TO
Two years In the prni,onIIary.
ALSO FOR Two YEARS.
Ed, Lewi,, implicated with othssi
lot burglary; guilty Of burglary; SON
fenced 10 two yaers In the penitenliary,
A HEAVY sEEIENCE.
james Nicholson, against whom a
verdict OF guilty ~ rape had been
found, was sentenced 10 twenty years
IN tue penitenIiary.
SENT 60 THE REFORM SCHOOL.
Pegple Va Walter Fieldru. The dc 10
lenlant was sent to tho R1iorm school
tof eleven yoArs. He hsd bean sent
~ from Judge Smith's court,
MOTHS.
Brigham +. Grant Is being sued by
Brown Bros. q 20. to collect 80, 0JO.5J-
Ati3l yesterday afternoon tho jury
9g'od.ht Ia verdict of guilty against
wnh Williams Tor bufglarlziug L. q.
aAutom'a barber shop.
b. w, Clapp is suing Earl d. Gray
o. nl IN the Thiri district court Ia
recover 1900 on pr0misaory note.
WaIburga Sloinbach Il tired OF Twins
~ the wife OF George S.clnbach and 81
suing Tor divorce, Sho has Two chill
uIen by former marriage. The
stouul for the suit II the failure OF hol
husband to provide FOR her.
FRAGMENTS or EARTH LORE