Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-11

slons Of the Third district court today.
Chief Justice Merritt flushed early,
but Ju gc Bar,cb has his hands foil
In dealing with the criminal calendar,
and quite n number OF prisoners yet
remain 10 be tried. Those who at
tended court today expecting to end
another big "ssnsation" went away
disappOin ted this time.
ARRAIoNMENTy.
Daniel Ke,slsr (mors commonly
known as "Dec."l was arraigned on a
charge OF wiliully anu OF malice afors.
thought numbering Frederick Meter.
gall, by shooting him In house Of
prostitution In this city, on Nov. 22nd
Of the present year.
When called upon b. plead the do.
PENDANT, who IL an elderly mas, DC.
clared that he was a. inaoeent ~ =
babe. He WIS about h make STATE.
ment but @us checked, and told 10 state
his plea. He then entered ore OF lot
guilty. Attorney J. ID. Walter will de-.
frnd kesslsr upon his trial, the date Of
Nulcu mas NOT uttu YET sell
Henry Thompson AMI George Ham.
ilton were artaipucd on charge Of
robbery aud took until December l2Ih
10 plrRI.
n. q. Colin, Of the late hardware
company Of that name, arrhiRued on
an indictment charging him with
making false entries la bis ledger, was
gwen until December i5lh 10 plead.
NNHn hail H. al 90
ar cot hsd teen issued.
FFoIefiOk u. Waite, an attorney OF
the Salt Lake bar, II Indicted for ob.
taiuing money unuer false pretensre.
Ills hall h fixed at $3.50 g. be approved
by C0mmissionor GFtonman. A WAR
rant tor the defendants arrest has
been Issued.
flank Wilson was ArfHignud on
charge Of assault with deadly weapon.
lie was given till December lj.h 20
plead.
Joseph Hunter stands indicted for
grand larceny. Upou being arraignod
now he plead not guilty.
BROoKs uET5 THREE YEARS.
James Brooke convicted yesterday
Of burglary, came up Tor sentence.
Attorney n. A. Smith Addressed the
court briefly IN mitigation Of punish-
munt, stating that tho defendant had
been awaiting trial In tho county iail
Tor about ok months. AsfOJn 40 the
officers discovered this mau anu his
companion er the bu giary, the de-
leudant assisted the officers AZ Tar o.
possible ia recovering tho property
stolen from the NAisbiIt dwelling.
Judge BarIeh, after giving tho dc.
PENDANT some good advice, passed
sentence Of three years In tue peni-
Tertiary.
ALLEGED THEFT or GOLD nULLiON.
Charles Garter, formerly manager
aud assayer u the Game Spring Con-
s0lidated Gold hiniHg Co., VI rOoUlU
county, was placed upon trial on an In.
diolmtnt for grand larceny, viz, steal
lug one bar Of gold bullion, valued nj
81 100, the property OF his employers.
Assistant District Attorney HuwAt
ami Attorney w. q. Hall prosecuted;
Powers and Straup, with whom After.
uey Morris Summut was associated,
appeared for the defense.
Tho first witness called was Coin.
Post, who testified that Tor some time
prior TO tue arrest OF the defendant II
was suspected that bullion Was being
stolen from tho mill. Suspicion
eventually Tell upon Carter, anu ht tue
Instance Of the directors no was arrest.
sd. Witness said the defendant alter
wards confessed 10 having stolen the
bullion little by little anu slowed Il
away uutil he had secured enough ~
make bar. 'rhis he took 10 Sal, Lake
and hauded over ~ another person.
Harry Hynes stated that no received
two pieces OF gold from Carter anu
shipped them, on the defendants ac-
count, to the San Francisco mint. The
money Tor the same was sent 10 Nc
Cornick & Co.'s bank.
Detective Sheets wHs next called, but
Judge Powers objected TO his testifying
con the ground that no Ia In contempt,
ana tho law says clearly that a person
ia contempt shall not be heard tor any
purpose. He 10 not competent wit
ness under the circumstance"
The court overTuled the objection
ana JUICE Powers entered an excep.
tlon.
Shoots testified TO having arrested
Carter at the Walker House. Ho did
not say anything until thsy rescued
State street, on Second sIuth, wneu
he remarked that II was OF no use for
the officers to take him to the CITY
Hall, M he would "nK the mAtter up.n
He admitted having stolen tue bullion
and wanted 10 "hx II W" with Wit
ness anu Captain Donovan "a no did
not want TO 20 to JAZZ proposing to give
them $500 between them. "But,"
Haid Sheets, tive would not accept
that proposition"
Cniet Pratt testified that when Car
ter was brought TO the CITY Hall ne
stated ~ witness that he hRd taken
bullion from the oompany'e mil
ht different times, amounting Ia
tho aggregate, no thought, 10 between
$4,000 anu 5000, that no had turned
over 10 Mr.. Harry Hyuds bullion 10 the
value OF 81 100 or tnoreabDutb lwO days
before, ana this no had just previously
gone out 10 the Deep Geek country
and dug up. The defendant drew
diagram " the spot whore ne digging
took place ana where, no said, more
bullion WAS still buried.
Judge Powers elected from tie sew.
eral witnesses IN cr0sa'oNamiuatiOu
that the ueienuan. hau evidently
been on q hard drinking
campaign for some INT @ tlmr. Cniel
Pratt snid that Carter vi on uTOu ht b.
the pollce-station WIS., very nervous.
lilo looked very "fOUky" and appeared
to have been con a long atbsuoh."
ABked where the diagram II at THIS
time Chief Pratt said he dld not know;
he left u IN the grand jury room.
This was the poiut reached whom
court ai burned for luncheon.