Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-09
THE LEGAL ARENA.
Attorney n. Narc.lIus Nelson Is Dis.
barred.
COALrER REFUSED A RECEIVER.
Judge Merritt VIII TO 10 Nephi 10 Try
the Hague Cascs-General
Court liuSlt c,s.

Judge Merritt opouol the procsod.
ings In the Third dlatTiet court today
by rendering n decision In the li,igs.
ton OF Fergus Coal,or against the
Coalter d Snulfrove comgany. The
courts decision efieetuslly oisposes Of
the case IN its present form, inasmuoh
as II denies Mr.. Coaltet's application
for n receiver, on the ground that there
10 no occasion for such appointment.
Disbifnlont proceedings against
Mafoallus NJ. Nelson, an attorney
now under Indictment, were pressed
by District Attorney Judd. Objection
was made on bsbar OF sir. Nelson by
Judge Cherry, who wanted tue iitbar.
mSnt proceeding postponed I'LL after
Nelson's trial. which 10 set for mkt
week. The court thought this un.
necessary, ne tue matter had been iully
gone into, and entered an order dis
barring the attorney for unproiessional
conduct.
The al sorce case Of Mrs. Horrletts
Yeadon We Geo. Il. Yeadon then came
on before the court. Mrs. Yeadop
wanted to DO free from her husband,
alleging MS good groun1 for tue courts
action that Mr.. Yoaion had deserted
her and failed to provide for her. They
were married In Yorkshire, Eogland,
anu came to 5slt Lake twelve years
..n H.. a.aatt.a har N v.ar n On last
June, leaving her without cause. He
mad provided no support since then.
They had one child, thirteen years OF
age. Mrs. Yeadon's testimony regard.
ing the desertion and failure to support
was corrobo rated, aud tue divorce was
granted, the custody OF the child being
awarded to the mother.
The contempt case OF Charles Cooper,
who had been ordered 10 pay alimony 10
his wife Ellen ;. Cooper, who 10 suing
for divorce came up. Judge Merritt
suggested that as this Identical ques-
ton was before tho Supreme court,
which would psss on II December 9th,
the case might be deferred to that time.
by agreement u the attorneys the
hearing was postponed until Novem-
be l6tn. In tue meantime defendant
would pay costs, DOCTORS bill, and
other expenses, N his money was re-
| leased. Toe release was granted on
these conditions.
Nophi Matthews was brought up on
/ an Indictment charging him with
burglary aud grand larceny, In having
broken into the Anheusoher Il fewing
companys warehouse aud stolen case
OF beer. The defendant pleaded guilty
to tho larceny charge, and the other
court was dismissed. Attorney IL. T..
Booth then stated 10 Matthew'S behalf
that the latter was drunk when the
ofiense WAS committed, otherwise 10
would not have happened. The de-
eniAnl had borne a good character
heretofore, ami tue ononse VISA tho
result OF too much apteeing. j. IL.
Moyls also spoke Of ths former good
reputation Of the defendant, and As.
| sistAnt District Attorney Howat REQ.
| commended thst % fine only be Imposed.
Judge Merritt fined Matthew'S $50, and
gave bim III! Monday 10 pay u, or DO
commltt,d to all.
In tho case Of the People W. NJ. Hay
ken at al, indicted Ia connection with
the city and csunty building scandals,
n demurrer having been flied, the time
| for defendants arrangement was post
| poned III Monday VI 10 a.m.
In the progress OF business, Judge
| Merritt Informed the members OF the
| ia. that next week he would bs 10.
| qulrsd to 10 10 Nephi. while judy,
| King would hold court here. Judge
| Merit. l. 10 preside Ut the trial Of Mr..
Hague, who has charges OF smbszzle-
| mont against him. Ia the Hague
| matter, II 10 tho avowod intention OF
| the government that II q conviction "a
not had IN the opening Gaze either
| through q hung Jury Or Avstdi-t In
| 'sv.t OF the defendant, TO press each OF
Toe other cAtes Tor all there Is In them,
and IN that event Judge aerrt could
give no definite assurance when he
would be- back Tor business here.
Other otdeIs In court to;sy were ~
| follows;
In the case OF the Silt Lake Valley
Loan Il Trust Company vs. y. 4. Carl
son, foreclosure OF mortgage for balance
| Of q, 900 Indebtedness on which 49,
$40 had been paid. was entered aud 81 70
counsel fees SLOWED, with judgment
Tor S2,OIS,i0.
waruer Bushnell & Glessnsr Com
pany W. Charles Handley; motion for
appel stn,ent OF referee Cverruled.
John Il. Park Va II. NJ. wilkinson;
| application for writ Of assistance
| denied.
Remington, job nson & Go. VS. Josiah
| Barnett; m0liJn TO strike out amended
| answsr anc .Osi-ooml, aint allowed.
George. II. Smell VI Eliza Hhafer,
I a.a