Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-09
The Grand Jury submits It's Final
RspOri-EdWard Booth Sentenced.

Last Saturday tho case oiths United
states Va Bonjamin Ralphs was tried
In the First district. Defendant IL a
young mHn OF American Fork, 81
years Of age, and was accused Of
adultery comm ittod with Miss Teonio
Duke OF Luhi last December.
The case occupied all day aud oven.
Ing; the Jury went out nt II O'Clock
3. IN. ana came 10 Mt 1880 with q
verdict OF guilty. Sentence was set
Tor Dec. 2lsL
In the afternoon the grand Jury re-
ported One indictment under the laws
VI tho United States, and presented
the following fnal report, which was
received by Judge King;
sin the Dlstrlct court OF the Flfst
Judicial district Of Uiah Territory.
10 the Honorable VIM. H.. King,
Judge Of Said Courts
The grand jury respectfully report
that they have FULLY Investigated the
following cases since their last report
aud nave ignored tue same.
Tho People vs. Henry Tanner,
charged With the crime OF gtanu
larceny; the People We Whillock and
Lundholm, charged with grand lar
oeny; the People VI John Doe, charged
with arson; tue People VI Ransll
Rodgers, charged with grant larceny;
the reOple We Newell West charged
with grand larcuny; the United y atos
Va May Honey, charged with adultsti T;
tue United States VS. Caroline jacob.
son, charged with adultery; the
United slater vs. Caroline smith,
charged with iornloatiOn; tue Uniioi
States VI Jefferson Garter, unlawiully
selling liquor tho United states ".
Ellie Shaw, charged with adultery;
the United States Va y. II. Warner,
obstruolirg L. :. mails.
by way OF further and nnal report We
state that we iirst convened on the Oh
Of September, 1895, AMI were Ia sas-
sion ten days, anu thereupon took an
adjournment, reoonyeuing ON the lin
day Of November, 1895, anu have
siuoo been in session twsniy-lhreo
days.
That during our sessions We have
considered seYonty-siX cases, nineteen
United States and iifty.sevsu refH.
torial, anu m connection herewith
have examined g67 witnesses; we have
returned indictments In thitty.siE
cases, ignored twouty.nine caaes, anu
fesubmilgul two TO the next granI Jury.
We have visited the Territorial M.
sane Asyium, aud tue county lAil 10
Utah oOuuIy,and found nothing what
ever ia tho management OF either iu-
utitution 10 criticize.
While there 10 yot some buslnsss be.
fore ne, tue crowded condition OF the
trial court calender renders Il adylga.
bic that We now adjourn.
Respectfully NJ 0mittsd,
j. w, OvARD.
Foreman OF GTAnI Jury.
Judge King thanked the grand Juror
| for their jealous laO1rs tor tue psop.e o.
the Territ.ty and OF this United 5tais
! aud disohargeI them. This will mob
ably he the last grand Jury called %
the Territory, anu under the provision
| OF the COnstituti0n OF the Slate ia,
| duties dovulviug upon the grand iu,
under Territorial laws Will to d me.
extent be- reformed ny the county OF
| United States attorney,
OTHER BUSINESS.
Edward Booth, convicted Of ran.
Friday, ana whose TINS OF sentBuct
was SET Tor Saturday, the l4th, oanlo ~
/ Saturday afternoon, anu announce,
through his attorney, Mt. Knight,tha
| he WAS ready f0t Hentouce. Juug
Rolapp sentenced him TO seven year
In the penllentiary.
The petit Jurors were discharge
those living Ia the cJunty ,ubjeu. 1.
be called together again Il occasi.t
requires; those outside OF the COUNTY
permanently,
Court adjourned til wsdnssIa u