Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-14
igg JURY CONpLIAENTED
4, nal Justice Merritt, for Efficient
and Fearless Work.
,,nooo MINING SUIT DECIDED
,..., acta - Hard Blew FROM
~. ,ourt-Oihsr Husiness In
LsEsi quarters

wb,n Chief Justice Merritt sd'
"a the supreme court to Dec. q
,.m,,ksd that that body would
,oout In ga blaEs Of glory" II
,a,,s evident that tho last Third
49,, grand Jury under Territorial
decided tomako It's exit harmonic
IN The ,uggssled lurld retirement OF
4, sup,eme court, although the In
,.slallns arm Of the Judiciary made
sp,, decidedly warmer for some par
o,lp it, disappearance from public
n, than the Supreme court lie eH'
,e,s5 to do.
o,,v by which 1, accomplished
N, va, by IL singing report, pub
s,s,d In smother part Of this issue.
leather sonirlbutofy means to this end
y,lp the batch oftwenty indictments
-sue,een under Territorial laws
,,i one under United States
u,s,s-p,ssentet In court today. Only
tw Of these indictments were made
ssllc, Judge Howat retaining Others
s,u important character for the en-.
rAlsment u the public at a future
sr,. Tbs i've were distributed as
hlsvE
OBs agalnst Mayor II. n. Baskin, In
l y iiIolll capacity at the head OF the
DIV Administration. He Ia charged
rlh maintaining u public nuisance.
fie Indictment alleges that from jan
uyl, 1895, 10 Dec, Ia Der OF this year,
- Mayor Of the city, ne wiliuily and
s.Aviully maintained y deiectiVely
tssiiue,ed catch basin Mt the corner
fsseond South ana Main streets, from
rach Injurious aud nauseating Odofs
United, contrary 10 law.
A second indictment alleges n SIM
ut1ense at the same street inteTsec.
100, AMI charges 5Alt Lake City cor
! Hnlion with being the guilty party.
l ls.sr this the city corporation will be
l liesd on trial for maintaining n pub.
lthulsance.
The third and fourth indictments
~ against Selectman Charles ii. Rot
MI, member OF the present county
noh. The charges nRaiust him are
WIS serious Indeed. lie IN alleged
b have committed perjury Ia hav-
20 sworn TO two claims, made
ly him agalntt the county,
lli presented october 81. one
hicftlsO and the other for sos. The
glnt luty says tho claims were not
otIeei, while Roberts made oath that
hey were, Dlslriet Attorney HowGt,
lev Gays aye, made tho statement
sah where claims were presented
laut,lly and In good faith. there would
q 10 Indictments. These bills give
Ne Wow OF the grand Jury on the
allms made In this Instance.
The fith indictment IL against Mar
no Hayken, Joseph II. Morris, Her
nan Bamberger and John T., Cahoon,
tagging them with combining TO de.
,lial Sat Lake county. This IL In
l,a Of ihS indiclmSnt quashed the
ahtf day.
when the grand jury UAmo Into
euh Today, Judge Merritt was pre-
lhsl 10 feceiye ita final report, inior.
uNlon that II would he forthcoming
tgl1lhg been communicated by Judge
H'Tat When the jury presented
bAlch Of indictments, and
Iundle OF vouchers belonging
y eall Lake county records, which
Wh placed In tho care Of Clerk Dan
sli H. 4. Wells, foreman OF tho jury
lnlo'mtd the ludgs that all the busi
l''' before the Jurors had been dis
P'st1 o., and they awaited tue fuTthol
Hsnute OF the court.
A,l WIS, the chief Justice looked nj
W. Jurors Tor moment, anu theI
Tue court thanked then
Tue attention to busiues
.sy Nai!essnsss they had shown In
tuoimlng their duty. They ha,
sa.hh no political or other partisan
~ olt bad proceeded industrlousll
~ llllgeutly with the work beior
,aspi anu had accomplished II thor
suiy. Especially had they investi
sa'eu olloihl matters In this city ani
Without fear or favor, and In
,Sehlhg manner. For their work II
w regard the public owed then
geu' OF gratitude. Again tn
sgSsel thanked the Jurors for tibet
,o.uu.eney ana vlgor,and then Informed
N.Y., mat they were released from
cut. '"'' '''''V"
a'.er their retirement to the gran,
10y room, Major V. NJ. q. Silva, act
~. spokesman for tho olhe
an sprang u surprise ul
W George G. Lambert, WIN
IN IT, member selected TO do the clerl
v, "otk ioT the body. Mr.. Lander
vt PRESENTED by his fellow jurymo
sllVer mounted umbrella, as
sn o. APPRECIATION for his Cilloieu
NC, ,'pts Ne CLERK. Major SilvR's nea
I,'Th was appropriately replied to b
hogan HlT HARD.
t los deolsion OF Judge Merritt, mad
r T-.y IN the application OF Frank Al
i Tvs OF al, for Injunction again
ny 'n began 81 al, Is decidedly interes
fsn s'leolally 10 tho defendants, sine
.spuold, tue claim OF tho plaintiff
Isr',,t ue AogAns were acting fraudt
'' 4he Andrews party asked thI