Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-14
IIDGE ANDA1TORNEY
, y,r,,llu; Nelson Sent Up For
-Four Years.
LARCENY, FORGERY, PERJURY
,..,lt,.. by the Jury-lhc eran'
JurJ a, work-es''f"
Court News.

,v M,rcsllus Nelson, come Tor.
-, v.s the Hrst announcement
w. ,o,nlug after the Third district
'ns ,, an,ped. Judge Kiag then called
s''.,n,, s,tsniion to the fact OF his
'.,.,lon on a charge OF grand
s ,.,.spy, and asked the dl'sraced at
So. ..1 he had anything to say. To
W.. Mr. Nelson replied, "NothinF,
% Jodqe Cherry, Mr.. Nelson's
,'a.,u,eL spike In the prisoners oenAlI,
using inst when he came h..e from
mS,b,s.ka bis character was without
In lie formed paflnefshlp mere,
n s,nee then ne had been brought
i thtough drink. lie had been
s.ssilne against fate, but everything
Muss against him. Ho was In
se.,, clfcumstances, but was not u
lns' .n At heart. III. great fault was
w ~ ~ ffmpes,. lie hsd n wife aud
~ Indee Cherry asked the court
.os lsnient AZ possible.
p,.t,. King eaid no did not think
,..yef mad as much excuse
HEALING as did n prIvAta
m who,e education had been
eHn,.s,sd. This defendant had
ss.hssalsly stolen, then forged an
w, "a shell himself and finally
s,mmllled peJury to escape bis crime.
Inc Judge then sentenced nelson TO
an, Years 10 the penitentiafy. An
ss,..t was instructed to 20 with Nell
.an and get some papera concerning
ss farmer clients from the police de.
s.,,mert. and deliver the same TO the
tis,isd States marshal for the parties
Ths iflsl Of J. NJ. Wood, indicted for
,,,,ult with intent Go murCer Edward
r. sandbers, lcommenoed last evening,
"a, resumed, there being lot Of wilt
r,.,s. for the defense, whose testimony
"a, brought In to prove that Wood had
Zone the slabbing In seli.defebse. Ihe
s.,, wa. given TO the jury a. $3.50 this
afternoon.
The grand Jury came Into
eouu anu reported six Indictments
under the laws OF tue Territory, pnd
one under United States statutes.
mi, one was u new indictment against
G.o, q. Israel aud and Mrs. Belle
Dieter.
In the case Of Lucy NJ. Hinbon W
C,otge Hinnen, default Of the defend-
AMI was entered, and Mrs. Hinnen was
gfsntsd divorce on the ground OF de-
leriion.
one Of tho indictments reported by
The grand Jury was against John Nile
,oula and Frank Robinson, chargiug
them with robbery. These defend.
ants are the parties who held
10 several persons In the western part
Of IOWA on Monday night last. Tnis
PARTICULAR ofiense IN tho taking OF
vlieh from Michael Amantos, an
Italian. The defcndant. Missoula
aud R1binson weto srraignei and
pleaded not guilty.. Bail was fixed In
each csse at $500, inIdefsult OF which
the defendants were sent 10 jail.
On motion Of Prosecuting Attorney
HoEat, thu Indictment iolnd n
lew days ago charging Mrs. Belle
Dieter aud George q. lsra0l with
sdullefy, was dismissed. At the
sane time another Indictment for the
sane ofiense wss flied, nm Z tue defend
AIT. were ordered ~ appear Friday
morning 10 plead thereto. The new
Indictment charges the otiense TO have
been committed on October 18th, with
In the Jurisdiction Of the Third district
court. The defendants were arfaigned,
and listened 20 the reading OF the IN
dielmeni.
Flank Wells was arfalgned on an In
dlelment charging assault and pleaded
sullly. He was sentenced 10 pay n
doe Of i26, or be imprisoned In the
county Jail twenty i've days.
An order was made 10 pay the Wit
ntssea for tho defense In the case OF
Nsphl Blamites, convicted OF murder
10 the mat degree, committed nj Ksys-
vile lalt July.
NOTES.
Fnnk Jones was acquitted yeste fdAy
AlIsfnoOn Of the charge Of assault nth
adsadly weapon.
Yesterday afternoon the Jury brought
10 Avefdlol OF not guilty In the case Of
Larry MoPolin, accused Of smbezzl-
insS.iO Of Thomas Hafisren's money.
A belsted train delayed Judge
hlng's arrival from Provo this morn.
ing, 90 thAt the Third district court uIJ
heio. en- Tor business until l0:45 am.
The ,uit Of KjsllstIom w. Mel ntosh
was dlsmisieii IN the Third district
e,ut lodtyi u settlement having been
eneo'ed between the liligsnts.
The court room affords comic rtAblr
pace u leisure these cold days TO those
" he audiences who have no pAtticu.