Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-04
THE CRIMINAL BILL
Casino and Harmon Acquitted On 1
Charge Of Cattle Stealing.
PETER swrSsoHs SECOND TRIAL
Thomas Hart, Once Convicted Of House
breaking, Goes Ills Way
Modesto Sleher.

Third dittlct court this morning
things moved slowly. Tao following
cases camo up.
swENsOs's srcoND TRIAL.
~ The fuquolt Of Attorney Corey
the second trial Of Peter 5 wous0u, on
charge VI shooting At his uncle, Carl
Addiction, ntsr Murray and in which
oasu TIE jury ytsitfguy disagreed. was
sci iof Muducslay, tho lIih met.
cnARLLs THuEOE.
The trial OF Chhi. ThisJe,on n charge
% numbering his wis a. Murray, will
begin before Judge Barlch uu Wtdu.s.
Jay mgrniug next. L. b. czlcct,u 10
occupy wUua, 10 ir4s'.
49, WAS LUCKY
On motion Of Assistant Dsislo.
| Attorney Howat, The Uuargu q. huu.o.
breaking 4gaiuet Thomas Hsu was
| dttmisutd.
The defendant was convicted nt
the last February term of c5uf,
aud sentenced o. Two Year,
lmprsunmrnt Ia the pcnltenuhy.
Ills attorney, s. l.. Afmslfoug, cnfflrd
the case ~ the Territorial -upuiuo
COURT anu at its recent session ~ now
tral was granted, on the gfounl TIA.
the evidence aduuced NJ the trial wa
insufli silent 10 Justify the verdict. Tho
reason now given by tie prosecution
i0r diminishing the case waa thgt uuo Or
more Of the witnesses had diod ,inco
tue trial took place anu OtbeB wore
absent from the Territory.
CONTINUED.
The case of tho People W J. n.
Bla4 ~, assault aud battery, has bteu
continued temporarily on motion Of
the prosecution; 40 has that OF tue
People Va Herbert NJ. Abbott, assault
anu battery, because IA tho latter VA.
stance tho witnesses cannot be found.
TNIENsioS OF TiME.
People v Roy Wright. Zen daya
additional time was allowed the d.
teudsnpa attorney IA. T.. Booih) To
prepare bill Vt exceptions. The III
cial reporter was ordered To trans
Grille ths testimony taken nj tho lalo
ttial NJ the expense OF the Terrific.
CONFINED. u
In the case Of the Fr.ed Furniture
company Va Meta Hs.ShL ~ report
ol the referee was cynnrmod. Is,
GRAND LAgPESY CHARGED.
The nrst anu only case on tho llst
Tor trial today was that u John CAsiiho
and George Harmon, indicted Ur
having stolen Ia rO0eio county. on
June 70, 1893, eight steers, tho PROPERTY
Of stephen >. Worlhington.
Casino was defended by Attorneys
Breszs and Bufrii; Attorney J. n.
Hamilt0n was counsel for Harmon.
The case was not called for hearing
I'LL 1880, anu Iury having been
| cmpauulpi, Assistant District AttoT.
HnaN = AAIuNuNI faNFfnlHnluf uF lsas
court lOr a quarter OF an hours post
plnvmeut TO enable him TO talk pTlyAie-
| ly with his gl,neseee. Meanwhile TO
court took "A fects.
According 10 the testimony OF Mr..
| Wurthiugtou, no 10 a farmer residing
1 at GAuisvlllu, aud sons time 0u tns
date named the eight head OF stock
were taken from MS premises, but
by whom no was unable TO stale. Ger.
tain In 0TmAlon which reached prose.
cut0r later Induced him 10 visittho
uulchering establishment u Henry
w. Weller NJ Murray, where no iouud
1ypof his cattle alive Ia the corral and
the cafcasioo VI the other three hang
ing ~.
Mr.. Weller now tobtihed that man
came 10 hls place on horseback about
the date named, stated that he hHu
| bunch Of cattle, some niKtc head, Tor
| sule, aud asked witness 10 pufuuu.e
| tncm. lie went L. look ~ them on
| the JOfuau Tauge, some eleven miles
| distant from Murray. They were
then la charge OF another man nj the
back OF a corral, near now brick h0uie.
Witness did not want 20 purchase tho
whole ~ them, but the mhu who first
cHme 10 him seem "a very anxious 20
get rid OF the whole lot Witness asked
him his reason, remnrkiDR that some
were not very tat, and he aUsw red,
"l'il tell you, my friend. l'ye tut
built this hOust; I've mortgage 10
Int, anu | must dispose Of those cattle
10 get the money," Alter deal OF talk,
witness offered So per head for tho
lot, which was eventually accepted.
A., however, he had only 500 with
MIN, tbs man accepted this, aud AT
ranged 10 10 10 Murray next day Tor
this bAlaucr, $50; but he did not DO 90
and he saw nothing more OF him. This
one man uid all the busiuets; tue other
had not much 10 cay.
Judge HowAt-You knew you were
buying these cattle for tw0.tuirds OF
what they were worth didn't your
Witness replied "fhaps righW ami
said he knew he had a bargain.
Counsel tor the defense asked no
QuehAOUt IN lLofc was nothing " uAuM
up 10 this time that the defendants
were thu same men anu the court nd.
j3uTned soon alter II o'clock I'LL 1850
The prosecution had intended to call
a discharged prisoner named Ross asa
witutes, but when court re-assemhled
this afternoon Prosecuting Attorney
HDwRt stated that no could not now be
found, and without him tho prosecu.
ton would not have sufficient evidence
10 convict. Juuge Howat therefore
asked that the jury DO Instructed to re.
turn verdict of "not guilty." which
they did, aud the defendants were uis.
charged.
ATTORNEY y. y. RITCHtE.
Judge Howat this afternoon die
missed the indlotmentagainstA Attorney
ELMER H.. Richie, for perjury, on ac-
count OF certain defect therein, but
intimatei that this wodd not pIeju-
alce the iluding Of new incl -.mehL
GRAND JURY's REpoRE
The grand jury this afternoon re-
ported four indictments under tho Ter.
Titoflal statutes anu ono under tho
laws Of the United States.
They have found an indictment
against Modesto slcher, charging viii,
tal eauTdeT.