Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-19
INDICTMENT WASDAD
NM, Of Conspiracy Against aiJk'n
usl Falls TO Tho Ground.
s1,ulRrs HELD TO BE INSANE
..u, ,,ourt Decision In the Thieds
rme-wllsOu Gets Four Years
Other BusInes.

r ,,.n,,,sr. Joseph II. Morris and
p ,~a p ,.,ho,n; demurrer hsresoiors
~ sa,,usi su,,ained"--tells an im'
I'm, story In connection with the
P.en,,ous Instituted by Bslt Lake
p,mn,y regarding the city aud
INT. .,an,y building furpiture scandal
~. ,our deie ndants named have sew
~, indictments against them, tho
eIn .,is, one referred TO charging
viih conspiracy TO deffaud the
Ins ,y Of large sum Of money Ia the
e oouH contract. To this indict-
luIn n, ,ns defendants interposed = de-
nuff,r, setting up that Tue Indictment
...InyallJ, nfsh because u was In.
s.snIt, and uncertain, IN thh u
sI,sssd that the four defendants were
'.s,m.n OF the county At a certain
~ when 10 laet there could have
nn oniy three selectmen at that time;
VI .scond, because the oflents II
,n..'s' conspiracy, had been, accord
,o ibs terms OF the indictment,
s,S.d into the felony which was
un.ssd 10 have been committed. Judge
~ beld that both these grounds
:, d,mutfer were well taken,
~, Indictment being. faulty In the first
80 syen /. the conspiracy hau not
80 carried out, and invalid as to any
49,. of conspiracy TO commit an
'ssn,s slnce the indictment stated
h',ihs ollrnse was committed. rn's
LII. the indictment In question,
isu, giving fipt blood IN the legal con'
,,ovef,y. In open court, to the deem.
Jabts 10 the case.
Pollowing the annou cement OF the
d,cl,lop 10 tho county business. came
,hs settling OF the case OF tue Uni, Cd
st,,,s VI, Belle Dieter and Geo. q.
L,,,L adultery, for trlsl on
Wednesday; also for tAe Same day,
loo charges OF robbery aud one OF
assault TO murder against James Reid.
Tbv Arguments Ia the csss OF tho
Cnseent Mining company v. the 5il-
YER King Mining COMPANY, order 10
show cause why Temporary iuJuuction
,boall not issuc anu why defendant
,heuld not he punished for contempt
iot Ignoring the courts restraining
oflef, and Ia tue ease OF James Me-
uftgQf We lnt tithttht Nbhibh ss"
pany, new suit with u similar pur.
pose, we're then maze at length. This
i, A dispute between the parties ~ to
tue use Of the waters OF Bhadow, or
rhayne'. lake, In Thayue's canyon,
,boye Park CITY. Tho Crescent claims
10 have appfoI rated all the water OF
The lake, aud both PLAINTIFF complain
that tbs defendant company wrong.
fully crossed their lands with n
nine line 10 the lake. The
Silver King company says that the
Crescent has not appropriated all OF
the water OF Shadow lake, but part
Of said water mas teen appropriated by
the Silver KiDg company; that the
Only way TO take II IL aorols the plain-
iidp property, for which uso dsie danl
10 willing TO pny REASONABLE sum
and that n thu temporary Injunction
u grated II will uRmags the Silver
King to the amount Of 81 300 pcr day.
Tue pay roll OF tue Silver King per
month IL stated ut over 81, 900, this
oupul Of ore AT over 1000 Jay, aud
the value Of the hosting work., ETC.,
al $4,000. The dc endant also
sllsgrs that tho Crescent company
l, not using the water, Tor the rea.
,on ihst ils works are shut down.
and have been for some time. the
case presents many difficult p1int,. to
which elaborate arguments ON both
sides were dir, cted and patiently la
tened TO by Judge King.
BY the time for court TO adjourn
yesterday afternoon the invsHii-
Ns.Na NA. IA
eeeded 10 far that Judge HowAI, who
was prosecuting, came TO the conolu-
ilon that NO further evidence was
necessary 10 show that the Ksysvills
murderer was insane and should be
committed TO the asylum for sale
Keeping, Mr. HowAt communicated
this view 10 the vourt, 30 the inquiry
ceased and q verdict OF insanity wa,
rendered by the Jury. Blnmires wa,
ordered, by the court, TO 10 oom United
10 the asylum At Provo ~ long M his
insanity continues. The indictment
iof murder still stando against him,
aud should he ever become sAns hs
will have 10 meet II. Al present, how.
ever, It appeat quite probable that h,
WI spend tue remainder VI his days
10 the asylum.
lhr case u Geo. w. Wilson, con.
'ieIsi Of assault with intent to com.
mlt rape, came up tnis afternoon
wilson was called for sentence, and
his attorney, &. w. Morrr, inter oaed
4 motion IA arrest OF judgment anu
lot new trial. He arguei that tut
court had erred la Its instruction M
70 tue Jury, anu that the evil
uenee did not Justify the verdict AT.
nsed at by the jury. Judge Howal
oA An opposite view, Insisting that
lltIe were no eIrors In the court.
ehAFge, anu that the jury's finding wal
!uly Justified. Judge King holu
Ihal Tho obleoious OF the defend.
tnt were not well taken, anc
vNetfnled the motion. Wilson WA
.uen ordered 10 stand up, and to tn,
eouiVs inquiry as 10 10 what he had I,
.sy slated That he had no animosity 1,
.ue lroateution ana 10 the chiil
uieh' lilo said some Of hi
Inehuh SAID II was the Mormon
Nhsl him, but no did not think 30
WI t'he Mormon Herald had beef
niois favorable 10 him than the Gen
VIC lflouue' Wilson ihen told OF MI
so'hg 10 the Tabernacle, anu Of friend
10 hau, aud he did not wish his friend
him. "''o "sa'n'
"A. lhis point Mr.. Hamilton, OF dc
n. puahvs council, interrupted aim
sAnhR the couIps attention 10 his di.
IIJnn,o'el manner OF talking. Mi
amlI'on said he had been surpri.e
me Verdict, in view OF the testl
mohy' Wilson had been decen
n.n up to the time OF this ttouble, an,
i S,nnl wished the court TO take tn
g u'nslueTatl0n aud extend ieniency
,s, Wilson was ordered TO stand u
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