Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-23
DamlsaS Assessed Against Tho G. S.
l. aud II. 5. Railway.
CHARGE OF PERJURY PREFERRED


~ " NAN hNHNaAHA
nled In U. $. Commlssl3ner Som nef'A
court To-Day. Laura Murray AMI nor
husband, rh,mAs II. Murray, brought
tho suit, alleging that because Of the
negligence OF the oompany's employos
an uunSceltary amount OF escaping
steam from locomotive cnutci
runaway, Mira Murray being
thrown out o; buggy anu
Injured. II wis also stated that
the train was goiut 40 We tns six
miles an hour limit fixed by law. Up.
on this complain, trial WAS hal last
week, AMI the matter taken under al.
vlscniont. To-day Com missioner Som.
mer rendered decisiou In favor OF the
plaintiffs, awarding them s22s general
damages for inlury {, tue buggy. o,e. +,
$50 special damages Tor tho Injuries In.
il,olvi N Mrs. Murray Ia the accident,
aad s22.2O costs, " 5000 ia all. ruu
clmmis-iOntr INSISTS that comm 10
rights OF travellers on the streets nist
be respected by tho railways, which he
thinks WAS not dnns in this instance.
The case will be appealed q tho higher
courts.
AFTER THE Nj a.
l.. II. wrish,, OF North Jordan,
SAT- Lake couuty, mAde complaint VA
u. D. Commissioner S,mmrf's court
today, charging perjury against James
A. Luke, VINO dos tho serving Of
papers Tor tho Mtfcifnts' Protective
association. rhg cUmplaia' male by
Mr.. WFight rsuilss nat ~ .mss a.
Luke, OF salt Lake CITY, la ,ne county
o! Salt La6r, aud rrruioty IT Utsh,
on the 21lh day Of Ju.y, 4. ~. 1895, AZ
Salt Lake City, In tho cYdsty 90 SAT
Lake aud Territory aforesaid, toiotc
one w. II. Seli0, qusiinei ant duly
commissionvI Justice OF tno peace VI
sad city, and July AuthJuLo! 10 al.
min.ster uAthH, did unlawfully,
iulon ously ami falsely sweat,
rndsr unth, that on the 20lh
day Of July, 1895. he, SAID Luke,
persOnally scfvei u eummOns on our
Il. Il. Wright ani Mrs. l.. Is. Wright,
by delivering a certified copy OF sum.
mons TO y suitable person over the age
OF IL years, nj said Wrights usual
place Of abode In Sal. Lake county,
Utah, on said 20th day OF July, 1895,
Va u certain case wherein one John 4.
Edwards was plaintiff, and said l.. II.
Wright aud Mrs. Il. B. Wright were
defendants, pen ling Ia hatd Justice
5ells's court. when Ia truth ami In
fact said Luke did not Hervs or deliver
saii or any summons or any cory on
said l.. Is. Wright or Mrs. l.. Is.
Wright, OF leave the sauna or any
copy vita any person Whatever
AZ said Wrighps usual place OF
abode, or Any place, or make any
service VI saiu or any summons upon
said Wright VI Mira. Wrght In any
manner whatever; all of which was
tnon and there well known 90 aAid
Luke 10 be false ami untrue, and that
said affidavit anu oath OF said LuKr,
and the said facts. are competent,
necessary and material, and the said
Luke then aud there did commit this
crime Of perjury"
Mr.. Luke was arrested by the
sheriff this morning and gave bond In
the sum VI $500, 10 appear for pre-
liminary bearing nj 2 O'Clock next
Friday afternoon.
DISTRICT COURT.
The Marion.Geyser mining contest
was on again today, before Judge
Merritt. An unusual Interest in til,
proceedings Ia taLen In mining cirsles,
and me c,se draws large number OF
sps ctaters Ut each session OF the court.
Other orders In tho Third district
court today were ns follow:
In the matter Of the eslat- OF Millen
Atwood, \ stay Of sixty days was
granted 81 prepare and serve Statement
on motion Tor new trial.
John II. Park Va robert Morris
Wilkerson; motion for writ OF assist
ance set inr Fridsy, Oct. 20.
Mason & 20. vs. Bait Lake Board OF
Trade; order OF dismisssl al cost VI
plsinIlfi.
The divorce suit OF Amanda W.
Anderson vs. Andrew T.. Ander.
son was diamisssd without pie.
Iudico this afternoon, upon TO.
luost Of PLAINTIFF attorney. In this
case the plaintiff sought for . divorce
on tho grounds OF cruelty and dessr-
ton. She asserted that hor husband
had brought isio tho house another
woman, with whom no lived, and IN
whose company no subsequently
elopsd, going nrst TO California and
then 10 Sweden. Tho husband re.
turned recently, and MIS-. Anderson
will institute new SUIT sgainst him
at an early date.
INSTITUTED SUIT.
Axel Olsen, as guardian ad Item foi
Diedrich Olesn, filed n suit In the
Third district court last evening
AgaiG,t the receivers OF the Union
Pacific Railway, asking $4,000 dam
ages. Dledrlch IA the ID
boy who was struck by freight train
ut Ninth North street, anu had hi,
right foot No badly crushed that 10 had
10 DO amputaled. The railway com
pany 10 charged with being respond,
bic for the accident, because OF negll'
gencs In running tue train faster than
the law allows AT ths point named, and
plso In failing TO ring tue engine bell
at the street crossing where the child
was caught.
William Kahn began suit In the
Third district court this AFTERNOON
against s. WoOlf ana j. Woolt, on a
promissory note Tor SiO, given Feb. 8,
1895, payable Angus l, 1873. Eight
Dor cent iuleTe,t aad s25 atIorney's foe
liz asked In addition 10 the face OF the
note. The suit has been contested IN
u. 3, Commissioner WIN. q. Jsn'
nipga's court, where judgment wGs
given tue plainuh. Inc latter Iow