Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-01
THE DISTRICT COURT.
Three Very Bad Boys Who are B;Ild
for th8 Reform School.
BOTH JUDGES IN SESSION TO-DAY
The Dyer Claim Against the Govern.
inent-Ellctb'ck.Midglty Litiga.
tion-A Divorce, Etc.

This was bad boyS day in Judge
Barlch's branch Of the Third district
court. Three youthful incorriglblua
were brought up from tho police court
with the intention " having them sent
to the Reform school. Two Of them
were committed ami the prospeu, is
that the Third will fllow them to o..
den next Tuesday.
Tho fret Of tho trio dealt with was
Brig Chapman. whose parents reside
on West Third South street. Brig was
II years old latt August, though be
does not look u, and las % very hlfI-
cuod aud defiant manner His father
stated upon the wituess.stand that ne
wns one Il a family " seventeen chill.
drgn, only uiuo q whom, however, are
nov living; that his language to hls
mother, bimscli nnd his brothers aud
sisters was "intoleTable," and that ho
had been for n long time absolutely
beyond control. lie was before ihiB
court about q year ago on charge Of
being implicated in the stealing VI
some piocns Of machinery, anu witness
did his beet then 10 get him %; but
since his VI q inrgo then his behavior
had been even WORSE than before, anu
be- hnd been NJ nome but a low Gays
only In tho interval.
mrg. Chaymal stated that her sou
had taken advantage VI her lenionCJ
She hni uiiHiaGcnlv tried TO "scrrnu"
his faults f.om mis- f,laps, whom he mad
abused ihu more iu Consequence.
Attorney Elchn0r said no had r.
peRtedly prosecuted tho defendant Ia
the police eUur. for petty crimes.
Judge Barlch msdU the order com.
hitting him 10 the Reform school.
nuDs or a FEATHER.
Daniel DAnielson was tho next To
auswtr. lie u about fifteen years VI
sile Rnd a companion OF Brig Chapman.
hp also had been cent here from tho
police court, charge OF petit larceny
having been there preferred against
them. His parents are dead and thep-
fore the court appointed Judge Sawyer
TO confer with him. Counsel did 20; but
the case went over I'll next Friday TO
enable the prosecution 70 bring Ia cet-
tain witnesses.
THE SINS OF THE FATHERS.
John Wilkerson In another l5.year-
old incoIrIgible, aud he treated the
matter this morning M q huge Joke.
His mother rcsides on cas-, First South
aud sho told u very pititui ttoTy Ia
AuAWerto ATTORNEY Streets questions.
Some time ago, sue said, che obtained
divorce rom her husband. 3 Before
they parted no seemed TO delight Ia
"traiuing" the boy TO insult her, ami
Johnny was now wholly beyond her
control. His father had never con-
tflbuted five cents towards hissupp0tl,
aud she had now no means VI obtain.
ing livelihood, except what she and
hsg othur children earned. This boy
uad been arrested several tmca.
Attorney Street stid that 10 his per.
toual knowledge the defendant had
been a s0to trial 10 his mother for tue
pact three years or more aud it was DE.
Siraolo thar ne should be- placed under
tigid discipline.
The COu,, directed, as la tho case OF
Chapman, that the defendant be- sent
" the Il firm school until ho attAina
Tie ago ol Iwcniy'ono.
4 DIVORCE SUN.
On the ground VI dossrtion, Gerald
&c. 4. jackson was granted divorce
rom his wife, Helen H., 10 whom lac
was married Ia Now York on April
20, 1859. The parties came to salt
Lake subsequently,, but IN Septtm-
ber 1892, MIR. Jackson returned
~ Now York, anu positively
feiusos to return, although several
times solicited 10y her iuinaud 20 do
aC. Tho plaintiff stated on sne witueps.
slgud that he gave HE wife no cause
Whatever for leaving him. There are
NO children issue % tue marriage.
| MIS-. jackson was represented ~
! Judge Sawyer WHO offered no obleC-
ton 10 theaecreo being entered. Morris
5Ommer was BE. JaGksonb attorney.
MISCELLANEOUS.
In the case T the Davis a Rankin
Building company VI. Jed S,riugham
81 a., dismissal was entered upon
| stipulaiiOn,
Fraser 4 Chalmers W.. T.. C.. Trent.
Order granted upon bill iayit TO take
the deposition OF OTTO Sallman in this
case.
TIE SMITH DEMURRER.
Judge Ba. t,h today sustained tho
demurrer OF the deiendanps counsel to
the Indictment (argurd a couple VI
weeks ago. charging Johu w. Smith
with having unlawiully taken letter
from tho Salt Lake posloilioe.
Having disposed OF the days bust
ness Ia his division, Judge Bartoh
adjourned I'LL Monday morning at ten
O'Clock
noforo Judge Merritt
In the case OF Gilbert d, Amos Va the