Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-06
THE DISTRICT COURT.
Attorney Norris S0mmsF and th,
ChIlaman's Joss.
THE FIRST STEP IN CRIME
Nellie Davis sent up for One Year
Cases Before Judge Merritt
To-day.
THE FIRST STEP IN CRIME


up the trials Of oiviljury causes. Both
branches Of the Third district court
are therefore, at this time, running Al
full speed.
"RETiRED" FOR A YEAR.
Nellie Davis, the oolored "Iady,,
who was yesterday convicted Of grand
larceny, /. O., robbing Mark Tobias,
the State street grocoryman, to the
extent Of S5L7O, appeared Tor sentence.
In anower to the court sho said she had
never before been arrested.
Judge Bartoh sent Nellie 10 the pen.
iIenliary for period Of one year.
MS FIRST BACKWARD STEP.
willis Cochrsnc, respectfully
dressed, gentlemaDly appearing youth
Of about eighteen, who yesterday plead
guilty to burglary, next came up for
punishment lie was INTERCEPTED At
some length by tue court, said that this
was his fret step on the downward
path and appeared deeply pcniiout.
Attorney Murphy (Cochrane &
Murphy addressed the court In miu.
CATION Of sentence. Up to this time,
he tRid, the defendant had borne an
excellent reputation, having been
brought up carefully anu well. Ho
remained under homo Influence until
year or 30 ago, whom lac went out 10
work, and eventually arrived in this
nlNN. HWFn nnfUWHuUnUNWltH Ia.
associated with some reckless young
men, and by them he was led into his
present trouble rather than through
any INCLINATION OF his own.
Judge Bartoh gave the defendant
some excellent counsel. A iler express
Ing his regret At seeing young man
u his TespuotAbility Ia such position,
the court said he had received = letter
from his sisters In California, and from
its tone no was inclined to think
that Ahis family had endeayored To
bring MIN up In = proper way. BY
some means, however, he had suffered
himself TO be led astray. His honor
hoped-this being apparently his fret
transgtession against the laW-that
whom the term OF imprisonment 10
which he would now be- sentenced had
expired he would 10 back to his family
determined TO live a better life. The
distress he had brought upon his family
was undoubtedly Meat.
sentence-Ono year in the peniten.
uary. While the court was talking 10
him he cried bitterly, more particularly |
when reference was made TO his |
family.
The defendant was formerly en-.
ployed at the Templeton hotel, aud the |
9nense charged against him was that |
he broke Into the baggage room there |
and stole couple Of vHliBes. At that |
time, however he WAS not engaged
there.
BoAfNER AMONG THE CHINEsEl
William Latham and Hugh Mo
Herman he former Of whom was tried |
yesterday on charge Of fornication
with Lena Garter, anu acquitted) were
placed on trial on nu Indictment
charging them with having stolen the
sum Of Si.95 from tho person Of a
ChinamAn named Wah Lee, on 90.
tOber 22nd OF the present year.
Judge Anderson appeared for Nc.
Herman and Attorney Morris 5ommor
for Latham.
The facts In connection with this
case have been already pretty well
ventilated Ia tue local Newspapers.
While the officers were searching for
the two men ON the present charge they
accidentally came across tHom IA
compromising situation with the
Carter girl, and instead Of one charge
being preferred the two were sprung,
Miss Carter having been also r0ped IN
on that Of 70 rnicauou,
4When the several witnesses were
about TO be- sworn IN body, Attorney
Morris S0mmer Jumped up ami inter
posed somewhat novel objection.
He began by putting this question to
the Chinaman selected by the prose-
cutting attorney Judge HDwat) as in
teipfeter DO you believe In Su.
prnme Being-that n you translate
any Of the testimony OF these boys
(Chlnamen) wrongly your Joss or our
joss will punish your
Judge Howal-Do not DO 40 deolamA.
tory We may Ask you n you believe
In n Supreme Being
Attorney Morris SOmmer (sKolled-
lyl-lt IL none OF your businesfl
Judge Howat-lf this man translates
the testimony wrongly no b subiuc, to
lie palms snd penalties for perjury.
Religious qualification In done away
with. Hlu may as well ask the Jury |
n they believe Ia Supreme Being.
Attorney SOmmer-l am not ~ elo.
quent speaker as my friend from
ScOtland-(lsughtrt)-but could
stand up here from now until 10
O'Clock tonight ana read authorities on {
this subject.
Judge Howat-You would not read
any from Utah. {
Attorney Sommer--I can read them
from California, Nevada anu other /
places.
After some further talk on this latter |
point, tue court sustained the Ohjeo.
ton OF the prosecution anu an exoep.
ton was noted by Attorney Sommer. 0
Then the trial proceeded, the COM 4
planning witness aud other Cinnamon 4
tlvinr their testimony through tue
Interpreter. .
Mehornan was acquitted this after
noon on motion OF inc assistant dis
irict attorney, AMI the trial Of his com
pAnion Is proceeding as the NEWS goes q
10 press.
ACQUITTED.
After the NEWS report oloped yester.
Say afternoon, William Leatham, In. Z
ilcIed for having committed the crime a
II iornloatlon with Lena Garter, was
iFied' Miss Garter Ia "a daughter VI o
"GeneTAl" Carter OF the industrial {
lrmy. The police were In search Of J
Leatham, who was suspected Of nav {
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