Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-28
IN7HECOUR1S1ODAY
srDr,n. Court Hears Argument ID
O'dsn Tax Cases.
one DIVORCE CASE rs PROGRESS
,,..,.,,o, Of citizens = she Hunter
Held 10 the Grand JurJ-o'her
Legal Business.

MIL lie hahh =. at
oo,nlps at the opening OF the Ierf'
,o,I.l supreme Cont There was
i.,,e number OF attorneys present, os-
den having a goodly share Of the re-
,,s.spta,ion. Ai,er the reading oftno
',,,u,rs. the chief Justice stated that
h's ,as Ia the absence Of Associate
i.s,ise II, w. Smith. the announce
s,snt of rulings in several cases whlcn
sH 80 copeidered would be deferred
nniiI Judge Smith returned.
Edwafi &. Hoffman, formerly OF
Nsv,ds was admitted to the bar.
Les,ef X. Riggs, OF Utah, was ad-
,,i,,st ia the bar on recommendation
-, ,he examining committee.
VI ssvs,sl motions TO dismiss appeals,
owing TO failure Of The appellants TO
oer,niv with the statute and rules OF
inc court were flei.
The appeals from Judge Smiths
csurt. In the case Of Ogden
DIV y. Dabiel Hamer. In which
roth parties appeal ON Jiilsront
noinls. were then taken ny, tach tlde
lang allowed an hour aud quarter
n, afaumeni. +. s. Richsrds, q. q.
p,chsrds and Judge Mcmillan az
,ss,rd for Sir. Hamor Rni II. II.
whipple anu David Evans for Ogden
cItv. Ia this case the collector OF
Wsbef county sold property for county
ta.ss. under tho Territorial statute,
nd sold tho same property for city
,axes. under On ordinance Of Ogdeu
c'ts. I'm 1893, AIS pieces " property
were thus sold, and In 1894, 100 pieoss.
OGDEN city insists that Collector
Usmer il not EMIT ed 20 any compsn-
,atlon for tho Gales made tot city taxes
ibat the law requires him to do n, lu.
does not PROVIDE compensation there
nr lie II therefore sued for taxes not
nrid. and which could not be collected.
hf. Hamsr insists that lac is entitled
unief tue statute to tho same compon'
,atlon for each sale whether city or
county. aud that his sale Of ths
pfopofty relieves him, ~ " waS all he
could do under the law. These proposl-
lions we're argued pro and con, until l
T. M, when the matter was submitted
aud was taken under advisement by
The court.
THIRD DISTRICT COURT.
Judge Merritt held a session OF the
district court this AiteruO Don, admitting
several applicants to citizVnshlp. Thoie
was was n number VI passages between
the court and would.be citizens which
created amusement for the audience,
this being n sample; Couri-DO you
know what form of government We
nfe under, kingdom, republic, or whal?
Applicanl-Cleveland. All but two
Appliea u were slaughtered out In
their replies, and passed.
One divorce case was lup In tclurt
this aiieruoon, there being sn spplicA.
tlon for temporary nlimony. Mrs.
Eunice q. Adamson, wife Of William
AdAmton, OF South Cottonwood, IL
aking Tor divorce, on tho ground Of
failure TO provide, and pending Il hnal
decree asks alimony for the support OF
herself And children. The husband or
posed tho application. Mrs. Adam.
son separated from her husband
Abou, n year ago. She took
one child, the baby, and her mother
lr.aw took tho other two until the
mother took them away from her.
Mfs. AdAmson said her husband was ms
ableto work and support the family ~
she was. He did not work full tim @,
though he could nave done. She said
she would not run In debt 10 get things
for them TO live on, when che did not
know where the pay was coming from.
Her husband was able 10 provide Tor
his family n he would do 10. Mr..
Adamson testified In her own behalf
aud Mrp. White corroborated her state.
menla a. 10 having TO support herself,
aud Mu. Chalmors, mother OF the
plaintiff, did likewise.
VIM. Adamson, the defendant, testi-
fed that his wife left him year ago.
taking all the furniture. He denied
having 5000 worth Of iRnd, tho piece
feiettod TO being his father's estate,
and not yet In position tO be handled
by the defendant. He got S2,02A a day
al the Germania, but had work loss
than half the time. lie had not heard
hla wiio complain Of him because no
would not work and Hhe had to earn
Tho living. Mrs. Adamson, mother Of
The defendant. testified that she had
helped 10 support her sons family. lie
was not In good health now. George
hu,chins also testified 10 AdamsOh's
inability to do hard work ut the
tmelter.
The court ordered the defendant
Adamson TO pay $40 per month ali.
mony, $40 clerk's fees, and $50 Att0E.
ney's fev, OF tho same time Temarking
that II was 4 pity that the parties
could not live together, and the hus.
band DO some work to support his vile
and children.
COMMISSIONING COURT.
In U. S. Commissioner sommer's
court today Abe Hunter had n hearing
on the charge OF passing forged piece
OF paper. II was an order 10 get a
wagon, signed by Charles Cummings,
the signature being made by Cum.
mlngSs partner. This case wns not
tHong, but the commissioner thought
u one the grand Jury should in-
Vesligate, ana held Hunter TO that
b0ly In the sum OF 500.
Dirs. ELLA Butler was brought in on
Tue complaint OF Mrs. Belle Hntchi.
SOD on charge OF disturbing the
peace. Instead OF being difficult
person To arrest, AZ the story OF the
complaining witness implied, Deputy
montgomery had No trouble NJ all In
.vfVlng the warrant. This afternoon
me case came up, aud ~ Mrs. Hutch
uOn ala notappoar, aud IL was shown
sue was not fres from blame, Mrs.
butler was acquitted OF the charge
igainnt her.
SUITS FILED.
a 100000 damage suit WIS filed last
fVening ny Mary hepworth, al.
mlnlstta,rix Of the estate OF Thomas
HtpWotlh, deceased, agsinft tho LAM
~ Paper company, the Jennings