Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-22
THE LEGAL LEXICON.
ThToo Local Corporations Indicted on
Account OF a Smoke Nuisance.
Alleged Cattle Stealers Arraigued-A
Suit Against summit Co. Dis.
mlssod-Othcr Cases.

Idaho to spend the Christmas holt.
days lilo Will return, however, In
time to resume judicial work on Thurs-
day morning next.
Chief Justice Merritt eat today as
usual, fof the hearing Of Saturday mo-
lions, and ran through heap OF work
before the uoon adjournment which
Included tho granting OF "a couple VI
divorces "a deserted wives
CHARGED WITH uEAND LAKcENY.
Charles Alexander aud Charles
Smith. two strapping young fellows,
on hall, were arfaigned ou two charges
OF grand larceny, viz, Tor having
stolen NJ summit county on June lsi,
l6Bl, one hoiier, the property " George
ltoloizi also for having stolen ono led
steer, tue Property VI George Wilson,
on thu same date. Attorney HJutE,
who appeared Tor the defendants,
u6kcd that they be given till 9 O'Clock
u plead, which request was acccded
10, Shortly aitor the latter hour oluu.
sol intsrpOstd a demurrer 10 tho indict.
mont and was arguiug this when tue
NEWS reporter LEFT.
Tue dcitndant.' bonds had been
previously liked nt 500 each.
tMOlSr NUisANCEs.
"ls there anybody else TO be- ar-
faignod2" asked Judge Merritt, aud
tue answer Oi Clerk Dunbat-"Yes,
bif, thu salt Lake Rapid Transit com.
pany provoked ripple Of laughter
among tue attorneys In court.
Attorney T.. l.. Williams advanced
anu said-Iha Is corporation aud
cannot appear la person, but only by
Council 1 viii waive tue reading u
the Indictment, which want 10 OK.
anime.
Mr. Williams said tho same order
might be entered 90 to the Salt Lake
aud Ogden Gas & Electric Light CON.
pauy, adding 81 understand they arc
In Tor II too" lilo would arrange 10
enter tue dofendaulP pleas at some
other time.
A ulmllar indictment has boou found
ngainst the Salt Lake City Railroad
Co., ana Attorney Crtohl0W, ~ repre-
senting that corporation, said the same
order might be entered In this case.
In each Instance the defendant com.
pauy IL Indicted for having permitted
smoke 10 oe emitted from its chimney
stack on November iAt aud on divers
other deys, In such manner ~ 10 hn-
noy and endangef tho health nnd com.
fort OF residents IN the locality In which
tue ptOmlaea arc situated.
ABUSED ms WIPE.
Josephine &. Johnsun, n Swedish
woman about 90 years Of age, sought n
divorce from her husband, Gusiavo D.
johnson, shoemaker, on the grounds
" cruelty and failure TO provide.
Attorney 5. w. DAfko represented
the plaintiff, who stated that she WIS
married 10 GuslHye ia this city, In
February, 1875. They resided In
tho Ninth ward, and her hus-
band had systematically illused her.
she mentioned particularly July 10Th
OF the present year when, ska
said, he seized her by the
arms because sue asked MIN
for money to purchase medicine
for tneir sick child, Rad threw her
Violently across the room. Asa result
OF this her arms aud legs were die.
col0red anu she was sick for several
days afterwards. She took refuge At
her mothers house for n time, and
Guatave-whom shu describes as lazy
mau-havlng long failed 10 provide Tor
herself aud family she had been obliged
10 20 out washing aud doing other
wofK 10 maintain them. Her neigh.
bors had also given them food and
clothing.
No allmony was asked for, Attorney
Dsrko stating that the parties had
stipulated ns 10 n division Of their
property. 1horeupOn, after hearing
couoborativo evidence, the court
granted tue decree OF divorce NO
prayed.
SHE is ifArPY, NEVERTHELESS.
In the next clso the plainIin was q
good locking young woman about
lwenIy'thteo years Of age, named
Dora IS. Weeka and the grounds upon
which she based her petition for
divorce from Ohyer 4. Weeks
were deserliOn aud non-support. Mrs,
Weeks was In merry mood while on
tho wiiness.standi anu bestowed win.
ming smiles upon everybody around.
lt appeared that tho parties were
married ON July 25th, 1857, In the
Methodist church ~ MOnttoss, Colo,
aud there II one child, n Uoy-born la
May, 1859. In April, 1899, MT. and
Mfr. Weeks came from Colorado 10 Salt
Lake CITY ami lived together until
February OF the following year, when
hNN ANANhAhAA HbhNIAtu nlh Nllt-AH sue
allegus, without any cause whateveT--
ana has since remained away from
her without having contributed any.
thing towards her support.
A MIR. lilaCkmOre testified that a
year or 30 ntteT tho defendant LETT his
wife no met him In ST. Paul, Mimi,
aud he then told witness that no did
not intend to live with her again.
No alim0ny was asked for, aud tho
court granted this decree NJ divorce.
Is. 4. 5ttRtI0n was Mrs. Weeks'
attorney.
SHORT ORDERS.
George Lun W.. II. b. Allen OF al.
Default and decree OF foreclosure.
An attorneys fec Of $50 was allowed.
state Bank Of Utah ys J. II. Rich et
al. messrs. Nye ami Armstrong, at.
lorneys for the receiver IN this case,
applied TO the court for an order 10 sell
the cattle IN his keeping. Several bida
were read anu all the parties Interest
cd consented 10 the sale being made,
That OF Mr. Hickman anu others " ore
discussed among the attorneys anu
eventually tue matter went over in
order 10 enable an agreement 10 bs
reached.
b. M. Kimball, administrator, w II.