The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-22

While II cannot be said that the J
prosecution sustained an utter rout IN ;
It's ATTEMPT to convict Honey. Ander-
son and Brinton upon charge OF
highway robbery, it is fact that the
three young men are this morning en- !.
joying their liberty.
you may let them understand, /.
said Judge Howat as the triangle sped
down the road to freedom, that the 7
sword of justice still hangs over them /
by a single thread
The Jury before which the trial OF
Alfred Honey, which was practically
the trial of his alleged confederates. /
had taken place, was stubborn. The
first ballot polled by them when De-
vond the vision of those who prone |
naded the hall ways, showed lhe
twelve 10 be evenly divided between
conviction and 9cquittal. 1t remained
at these figures for some time, but one
nv one those who believed them gull
til were weaned over until at the lasI
fNYot they stood ten for acquittaI ana
two for conviction. To the dislnteresl-
ed spectator the evidence throughout
was d strong mass. the witnesses
TOO blood thirsty and after spurted so
far ahead of counsel for the prosecu-
ZION that he was unable to overlook
them until too late. Especially was
this true of young Geisey, who lqentl-
fed three persons as his assallahls,
and whose evidence, under the hre OF
Attorney Booth, was blown away IKE
mist in q kansas gale. Accordingly,
: when the prisoners came INTO court
Yesterday morning and Assistant DIS
trict Attorney Howat saw the trick
uDon which he had played his trumI
card swaying in the balance, he maze
a motion that the defendants De ms
charged. at the same time warning
counsel for the accused that they were
moi vet beyond the leaden shadow OF
suspicion. :.
NAV be mentioned for the guidance OF
the young men, was confined 10 the IN
dictTnent returned upon Shoeneaum
con,nlaint and as there are two more
overhanging them a bad break or
TOO much gaiety may lead again TO SER
ious situations.
THE MCKINNEY MURDER.
LAWYER Moyle is anything but blood
thirsty. So says the blotter in Judge
M rritt's.
kinney. indicted for the murder OF
II m. Lewis stood up alone before the
far Of Justice and entered q plea OF not
guilty as he cast his eye round on the
throng the court assigned MN ds
counsel Barlow Ferguson and j. II.
Movie. Yesterday morning the after
appeared and submitting TO the court
that he was extremely busy with set
tings already before it, asked TO be eX-
cused.
AS way out of the dilemma, Mr.
Eersuson stated that could the trial
1nrr 10
Nurned, Attorney Booth, who is now
T adorning its halls. could be induced tc
sSFldge Howat. who has labcred SC
~ gently and effectively with the cal
&sndar, at once expressed his Wiling
Xress and Mr. Booth was appointed
NThet prisoner VIII. appear on Monday
when the date of his trial Will OF
agreed upon.
INNOCENTs ABROAD.
Yesterdays arraign vents began witt
NJ. Mareellus Nelson, the young law
yer whose alleged populations have fur
nished the material for three indlct
lnents charging him with embezzle
nent In default of bail the accuse
was brought up with the batch of per
ishable freight that is each day loade
on the hog train which plies betwee
the county Jail and the court room
and taking seat near the prosecutin
attorney, awaited the calling of nj
name Nelson entered plea of nc
guilty and his trial was fixed for Wed
nesdav next.
HARRY. Stevens. held on an indictmer
charging him with footing Robert Wa
lace's store room on the night of Eel
ruary 3, entered a plea OF not guilt,
and his trial was set for February ?
with Attorney Corey as counsel.
Lafayette Hilburt. who resembles
graduate of some academy more tina
he does a graduate from the daT
school of vice, rose up and entered
plea of not guilty to an indictmel
charging him with breaking into Il
residence of Sarah A. Coult on Il
night of January rs last with intent
commit robbery. The youth offers
heart-rending story Of restitution al
states that when driven by hunger al
cold to seek shelter some place. he e
tered the dwelling, believing it W.
vacant Lawyer Pierce win condu
- his defense.
indicted upon a charge of highw;
robbery in mulcting All Sing, a Mo
golian, of 50, entered a plea of n
guilty Also to an indictment char
ing them with burglarizing the re-
dence Of Susie M. Smithson and OF
ers.
MONDAYS ARRANGEMENTS.
At the motion of Assistant Distr.
4 Attorney Howat the following perso
were ordered 70 appear for arraig
lnent on Monday next:
The United States VS.. c. r. MAJ
fornication.
The United States vs.. r. H. La
fornication.
The United States US. George "
liams and William Johnson. break
into the postoffice at Coalville.
The People VS.. Jack Hanley, ASA
to do bodily harm.
The People vs.. William Walqui
James Smith and Dave Hughes, b
glary
At this time Judge Howat gave
tice that the criminal calendar Y
cleaned up for the day and the
mainder of it was given up to motto
etc.
OIinutfae From sIerritt's.
The court gave notice that on Frid
February g. at 10 o'clock. it wo
make a call of the calendar an@
cases for trial. either jury or equ
as the bar might desire.
The following orders We're made q