Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-14
AROUND The COURTS.
That $500 Damage Sui, Against
The City Railroad Company.
THE "rnrBuSp WAITS us TURN,


sui, b gan yesterday, in which John
n. Lloyd, % pAlnttroi this cify,claims
the sum of $4,000 IT. .m tue salt Lake
CITY Railroad c., Tor the death VI hts
littosln, John W.ul March l3.h,
1891, wa luuu cI before Jury la
CHE JuHac1 Meutpt bancl OF tue
Third lis,f.o, c,ur. this 40 ruiny, the
samu Gu soi again Appearing
Richards q Richards, attorneys W.
%. Dickson ani J. u. Noyle ilr the
plaintiff, and RAwlIna s. Cr,Icnlow Tor
the defendant.
rhr facts were siateI 90 these
columns yesterday. On the date
named tue child was cr5suug tho
street on lu orfaud OF the iutcnecuon
OF Fiat South and Figh Wusi, ami
wh,n about TO step over tho ra.iro d
u,acs Jo stumbled aud tell, one % Tho
o.mpsny'. cars passing owes his
lee aud 90 mugling 70 that
death resulted 10 tho evening
OF the following day. ia thuir answer
tue defendants 10. up conittUu.Jfy
ucEli. uuce On tue part % the deceased
boy.
inc Dlaintit's clio or tho casr closed
jus. briofu the adjournment u court
y,Ht,rIly AFTERNOON, 10 ar o. tho TAKE
ius ui 90 tim ny was UOuurfnuI, and
tniH morning Attorney CfHrul8w
moved tnrcIuft 10 instr.o. the J tfy Ia
Cue direction u a uUuHuIt. AtuI sld.
rrtul. ltu itu cjuussl nfguui the mat.
ter from ms point Of view huu cited
various lIIIuinl authorities IA support
20 bis application. "A pnutundud tuag
tue m1tufmnu uil hts utmUst TO avert
lnu acct cut ami tHiI that prUUauly
tue oIill would have crossed the tfaos
Ia safely had lac not stumbled AMI
fallen, luz testimony, he argued,
shove vouulurivrly that the pihluun
could not nov 20 over, because tho
cuiiI was guilty OF tubutOfy
uvgiige cr. As to TN motor
hAviug been Uut a. der, cIuu.
sol taid that ut that particular
time there was an unusual extent OF
electrical disturbance" with sue com.
laby'r ears Aul this shop was therefore
1vetbutienei with rspairs. liz dy iiit1,
however, that there wa, lsitir5. cafe
lossness Or negligence ON the part oil
the dtisndantH.
Attorney Dickson replied exhaust.
ively on the other side anu insisted
that the very fact VI the defendants
having allowed u defective car % 10
out Of tue sho Is was au act Of careless.
nc.a anu no. lyeuor.
Attorney Rawlins closed the argu.
mpnl Ia Inv1r OF the motion for non.
suit anu the matter was admitted 10
- 40 NJ
about 10 BIO lakun NJ l9;3J.
This afternoon Judge Merritt over
ruled tho motion Rud Attorney Raw
iius thcreupon proceeded with his
address TO rue Jury ON behalf OF tho
d, leudaats. Other counsel will follow
Ia turn ami the casu will reach tho
jury late IN the day.
READY TO PROCEED.
In txpt citation that the coast would
DO clear some time during the forenoon
for the calling ON OF the libel suit
Tod cd by Attorney Arthur Brown
against the Tribune Publishing com.
pauy In tue long ago, anu tho hearing
VI which had been set down for tnIs
mOrning, the chief actors In the play
made thoir appearance Ia Juugo
Mefritps court soon alter 1880. Among
these were Editor g. q. Goodwin aud
| Mauager Il. II. Lanunu anu tue u'IIu.
| TN himself The dies OF tho 1rhuH5
containing the particular sheet Ia wulun
the article by which Mr.. Brown olainis
10 have been libeled Is 10 be found were
also brought Ia aud deposited at one
emf OF tine bar table, 20 0u usoI Ia evil
donce nj the proper time. But another
important case INSTRUCTED the way, anu
10 becoming doubtful whether the
Brown. Tribune matter would DO
reached as early AZ hoped for, counsel,
the parties litlgaut, witnesses aud other
Interested peTs0us auocessiyely van
ished.
a SHOCKING SPECTACLE.
II Is seldom that more disgusting
case OF Juvenile depravity IL brought
~ light ihan that which occupied tne
time n Comm rsiuuer MCNalIy for
nearly Two anu hall hours tuis morn.
ing. The facts were elected Ou tho
hearing " charge OF adultery pre-
ierTed against young man ui color
named George Leslie, anu have al
ready been Swallowed forth Ia the local
nswspapeu-upuu l. slie's arrest few
Jays ago. Tue 'irls uamri ~ the case
were cousilg, Nellie GJOlbau, aged
eighteen, Hud Laura Ford, nged
rixtrrn. the ltlsuso was al.
legged 10 have been committed
with the turmub IN room In "a tvno.
ment occupied bY several families Ia
Guiding tho parents VI QUE VI the girls.
Both girls most positively denied, how
ever, that any criminal Intimacy @
CURED, but acknowledged that they
were intoxicated ~ the time, anI
stated that the drink was furnished IN
them by Leslie. GA tao Otner hand,
Leslie met this assertion with an em.
phauc ueuial aud sought TO prove that
d was gwen tuum by u couple 4 boys
WnD came 10 the mouse with
grocery " gOn, aud who tho
Irs owned were "lhoir Nv g." ru,y
admitted, further, with uuu hi
.auI0b lhat ,nIs was by
lraus the met tmu they had q
uuIvt the .uluuce Of lquOl.
rue cIlug,a population U. t.H CI.H
War UIrau. iu slusly Uuuuuls. aIur
uuAri g ,il Iuo testimony iuu commits.
.i8.ut came 10 the conclusion tual .u8
.haTgu against L5sho hSd a.. .,Hu
.tR1lsNcl, anu tue case vas Ola etr.Ur1
lIsmlHfyd,
Colonel ltAighn aud Attorney },
richards iutrcutei; Attorney W. T..
Guuler app roj Tor the soiyas,,
There vas -i,at rejoicing Uu the
part OF the Itiouusnt anu ms friends
when the decision WAS announced.