Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-10
THE DISTRICT COURT.
4 ChaF'e Of Burglary Investigated
In judge BaT,Ch's Court
Action For Damages lsIO,OOO) Against
Lx.Chiof Of Police Paul and
Ex-Unlccr Miner.

In Judge Barlch's court today Grim.
inal business has again hold sway.
Chief Justice Merritt has been occupied
with civil jury cases.
LENA CARTER.
Ga motion OF Assistant District AZ.
i9rley H1wlt, the case OF Lena Carter,
under indictment for i0rnicatlon, was
continued rthe term. Counsel stated
that there were two indictments, and
ia one Of these the co-deiondant had
been already tried and acquitted. II
he was not guilty, the prosecuting at
iorncy presumsd that neither WIS Miss
Carter Ho hakud that ahu DO released
on her own socogni1uuue and tho
court made an order 10 that elect. Tho
doioudant 10 q daughter of "Goneral"
Carter OF Tudustrial army rcnown.
POOR SAM uEiCE.
The csso o Samuel Grlou, under In.
diclmeut Tor grand larceny, was called
Tor trial, but d, was stated tina; the do.
ieudant Is s,ill very sick iu tue county
jail, nni likely to die. For this reason,
On motion OF Assistant District At
torney Howal, the case was continued
Tor tao term AMI Grice was ordered to
DO released on his own roo0gnizAuoe.
CHARGE oF BURGLARY.
James Brooke was neat placed on
trial ON a charge Of burglariously euter.
ing the dwOllinghouse Of Harry q.
Nnisbiit on the night Of June 18th,
1904, with Intent to steal. a young
man uamed Harry Lawson had been
Jointly Indicted with Brooks, nut he
plead guilty nud n now serving his
sentence IN the puni,cntiary.
Assistant District Attorney Howat
prosecuted; Attorney II. A. Smith de-
tended.
The prosecutor resides at IS q street,
near the corner OF First, and on tho
evening OF the date above named,
during the temporary absence OF the
inmates, the premises were iorcibly
entered. lugrcss was obtained through
the back door. A panel door In tnu
hallway being locked, the burglars
got butcher knife from n table drawer
In the Kitchen and by means OF this
and amall saw managed 10 cut their
way through. From one Of the ROOMS
they took the pair Of bracelets
and piece OF silk dress
mateflal which sMr. Nalsbltt now
identified as belonging 10 his sister.
The two defendants were arrested next
day by Detectives sheets and Fergu-
son, ia an upstairs room In building
near the warehouse Of Geo. NJ. Scott x
C0.,on west Second South street. IL was
now stated that Brooks then admitted
that he aud his companion robbed the
prosecutors house, anu one Of tho
bracelets were found In his possession;
that he also informed the officers
where tho balance OF the stolen prop
cry was to DO iouud.
Brooks took the witness stand, said
he and LawaOu were r0Oming together
at the time Ia question and positively
douiod that no hal any hand In the
burglary. 10 was not he, but Lawson,
who admitted 10 the officers that he
him1elf did the lob. Lawson gave
him the piece " silk 60 sell, however,
anu he disposed Of Il. IL WAS not true
that the bracelet was found upon him;
II was Lawson who had IL.
The jury convicted the prisoner and
sentence was set for December / th.
ANOTHER BURGLARY CASE.
Jerome Smith Ia ion trial this after.
noon on "a charge Of burglary.
WILL PLEAD WEDNESDAY.
Nela Baukofshy was aTraiyned on a
charge Ui adultery, aud took until
wednesday, December 18th, to plead.