The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-21

An instance of what United States
Commissioners Pratt characterized as
the most fragrant and deliberate per-
jury and attempted fraud occurred in
his court yesterday.
Some time ago A. B. Margetts ct al.
obtained a judgment against Nellie
Bonner for $129.75 for rent of the new
Margetts block, 4S East Second South
street. The judgment not being salts
fed the defendant was up on supple
mental proceedings in aid of the execu-
ton instituted to discover property
which it was claimed the defendant
was fraudulently concealing.
Shortly after the judgment was en-
tered Miss Bonner vacated the Mar
gets block which she was running as
lodging house and removed her fur
niture and belongings to Market row.
The holders of the judgment levied on
the furniture of twelve rooms, but We're
prevented from realizing by bill OF
sale executed in favor of one Bertha
Anderson Miss Bonner when examin-
ed said that she owed the girl Bertha
Anderson 500 and had transferred the
furniture of six rooms to her. Miss
niece of Miss Bonner, and had just
attained her 18th year four days prior
to the execution of the bill of sale.
did not look to be more than Is or 10
years of age.
AS regards the balance of the furni-
ture a boarder named H. Z. Case
claimed that he owned a portion of it
and the balance, Miss Bonner consider
ed, was exempt from execution.
On bQipO n11oStiOuad a hOTIt certain
real estate which she sold Miss Bon
ner testified that Mr. Case had bought
it and paid her $3.50 for it early in
January, the deed, however, was dated
Jan. Is. She said she had paid the
money all away in settlement OF meat,
groceries and other bills.
At first she denied having a watch
but under REORGANIZATION admitted
! that she had one, but had pawned 1t
a week or two ago. She had no ticket
for it and could not remember where
she had pawned it. Didn't know what
street the pawn office was on or what
was the name of the proprietor, and
could not possibly find him.
H. E. Case, who had been excluded
from the room whilst Miss Bonner
was under examination, testified in re-
gard to the real estate he had bought
from Miss Bonner, that the purchase
price was $500 and that instead OF
having paid her $3.50 on Jan. Is that ne
had commenced making payments on
it as early as last November and had
paid $3.50 in driblets of S. and $40, and
that he was to pay the balance when
Ilhe could. He said he was an expert
sheep shearer and could shear as many
as 200 sheep a day and made $3.50 a
month at the business during the sea-
SON. When asked if he had any money
on his person he swore he had only a
few cents but afterwards admitted
that he had $40 IN his pocket which be
longed to Miss Bonner. This his honor
ordered turned over on the judgment
but Case refused to do so until he was
ordered under arrest when very re-
luctantly he handed out the buckets.
His honor became thoroughly dis
gusted and said he would believe Meth
err Case nor Miss Bonner under oath
The latter he said had been guilty OF
the grossest perjury and was trif1ine
with the court. He gave the lady til
Monday morning to find out where she
had pawned the gold watch and t.
bring it into court and ordered thai
the furniture transferred 20 Bertha
Anderson be sold to satisfy the judg
ment. The examination was mos
tedious affair, occupying the better
part of two days. Attorney ]. H
Moyle was for the plaintiff and At
torney S. w. Darke represented Mis-
Bonner