Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-12
Lawyer n. N. Nelson Convicted Of
Grand Larceny.
SAM eRIcE ADMITS BURGLARY,
Aud Gets Three Ysars-A Pennington
Divorce sult-By,nes on Trial
Other Items.


Angman. Nelson says he bought tho
watch.
After listening TO q long array OF
witnesses the court charged tho Jury
a. TO It's duty In the premises, and tho
jurors retired, nfst gaining permission
10 70 out for lunch. Upon coming back,
they reported n verdict u guilty o.
grand larceny, and sentence was set
lot Nov. IA, at 10 am.
The oass Of the people We John
Byfnes was then taken up and pre-
ceeded with. The defendant 10 ac-
cused OF an assault upon a little girl.
The trial was In progress when the
NEWS wont 10 press. The defendant
himself went on the witness stand
and denied having committed tho
oiienss.
Samuel Grioe. who was tried and
convicted Of bufglarizing J. W.. Will
sons butcher shop, aud who obtained n
new trial because OF errors IN tho pro.
cedurc, was before Judge King this
afternoon amt Withdrew his plea "
not guilty. lie then entered n plea Of
guilty, antioip ating that he would get
of with a comparatively lightsentenoe.
Judge King gave him three years in
the penitentlary,
John Beck came into court and
Withdrew his plea Of not guilty 10 q
charge Of unlawful cohabitation. No
other plea was entered or other pro-
oyeding- taken for the present.
Other business before Judge King
was AZ follows;
Crescent Mining company We Silver
Eing Mining company; hearing on
order TO snow cause why defendants
should not be punished Tor contempt
continued TIL Saturday.
In the case OF Mary Il. Albree Va
Hunt, default OF defendant ws en-
tered, aud decree OF foreclosure
granted.
Dryer q Corgrove Va Salt Lake
City Copper Manufacturing company;
fifteen days additional time allow 4 ~
nle statement on motion for new trial
on behalf Of q to Staliman.
Petit Juror w. A. Chapman was tx
oused for the term.
Mary Ann Vaniieet, OF Pennington,
DAVIS cluniy, begau uiv rre procns T.
ings today agains. her husband, Elias
Vaunitt, asking n dissolution OF the
marriage tie existing, anu the giving
to the plaintiff the custody Of their
minor chiiiron AMI n share Of property
now In her husbands name.
Mrs. Va Il 'et says In hor complaint,
that ON May 20, 1865, sue becam, III.
plural wife Of the defendant, and now
has eight living children; aud that the
Defendants legal wifo dying In 1892,
on the ylt OF January, 1898, defendant
aud plsiutii we're legally married at
Pennington. 5ho further alleges that
about tue 8Oth OF June, 1894, the de-
| teDdant deserted her without cause,
anu continues TO live apart from her;
that tor nearly three years pist he
has wiltully neglected 10 provide for
her or het children the com mon neces.
saries OF life, although he has had the
| ability to do no, anu has compelled her
anu the children u support Themselves
by their own labor.
Tbs complaint also sets out the prom.
erly owned by Mr.. Vanfieet, which Ia +.
cludes tue iollowingi Part OF two
blocks In Farminglon city, s2,O00;
house aud lot In tho same CITY,
$1,000; 1874 acres OF land. 81, 900; 9.5s
acres Of land, 500; 4.63 acres, $500.
all IN Davis county, also 1850 acres
near Bear river, Box Elder county,
$1,000; then there are fifteen horse.,
twenty head OF cattle, one pig, l5O
bushels OF corn, nfty bushels OF wheat,
forty bushels Of potatoes, tbiTty tons Of
nay, two sets OF harness, one moving
machine ana pillow, ana Que wayon o,
bring the total property valuation IN
| T. sll ,9bs. On tho first named piece OF
land Mrs. VAnileet claims TO have ex.
pended SiOB OF her own money for
permanent improvements, and says
that now she anu her children arc In
INDECENT circumstances.
Upon this showing, she asked that
the divorce ana custody OF six minor
children be- awarded her, aud that
such portion OF the Defendants pro.
perry ~ shall be Just shall be set apart
TO the plaintiff. Mrs. Vanfieet also
asked a restraining order TO prevent
Mr.. Vanfieet nom disposing OF hi,
property In order TO escape liability In
the suit. This order wss granted,
Richards and Rlohardsi arc attorney
Tor plaintiff.
NOTE.
The Hague trial before Judge Nor
ritt Ia In progress at Provo today.
| Richard J. Mulvey has filel an 40
ton against Charles II. Lewis ct nj /,
collect 81 800 on n promissory note se
cured by mortgage.
Tho Salt Lake Building a Manufac
turing conn many has begun suit agaIns
Johannes Halverson 10 recover 1921 q,
on n pr0misbory note.
William +. Cotton OF nj, trustees, ar.
suing James Jensen OF al to ooilec
5000 on ptomissory note secured by
mortgage.
Eugene l.. ID. Giberson the young
book agent charged by q San Fran ois
co house with having smbezzled som
ofils funds, has besn bot at liberty
the aocus ,tion against him having beel
Withdrawn.
The demurrer 10 indictments sgains
Martin Hayken and the exselectme
OF Salt Lake county were taken undel
advissment by Judge Kins yeslerdaI
afternoon after J. L.. Rawllns haI
1 ate an argument In reply to Mr.
Varian.
Ia the case OF Heiss va Woo,ten
Referee Il. l.. Williams has decide,
in favor OF the plllntiff.
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