Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-20

The In,pselioB Of the U. I. district
,iierDry. .,
uniop thsfeupoa obeyed me oidet ~
h.nding over the telegfams 10 Deputy
Clsrt lfaomis.
chafge OF assault TO murder Charles A.
Mttchsll, was taken up this afternoon
Rsid 10 the man arrested Tor sho0tnH
Mitchell on Nov. l. In an attempt TO
rob him. The wound did not prove
fatal, Mitchsli was going along the
street after dark, and wss ordered u
throw his hands up by q hignwaymAu.
failing IL do 30, his assailant shot AZ
him, the bullet entering the left cheek
and oaming out OF his neck. Later
IN the evening another man was held
ND, and Reid was arrested for having
reformed both Jobs. on n former Oc-
oasion the court appointed Z. w.
Morse and Morris sommer TO defend
Raid. Today J. II. Murphy was sui.
stllutcd for Judge Sommef. rs the
latter had some cases that were noces.
saty 10 be heard. The defendant
claims that he 10 the wrong man, anu
sAyshe was not near the place whore the
crime was committed At the time. The
witnesses for the prosecution identified
Reid az being the man who made the
assault.
Reid testified that ho was IN the
Grand opera houte the evening the
assault was committed. lie said he
had tssn 10 Salt Lake three yeafs; had
worked ON the city and county BALD
Ing, anu ON Capitol hill; also 10 the
wssatob gambling hall Last Christ
mas he was arrested In this city on
charge OF highway robbery; and In
May last for vagfancy. The last date
he was given twsnly.fourh oufs TO leave
town, and returned Oct. 81, the Day
besors Mitchell was assaulted. lie was
known rs "Scotty," ana was 10 the
opera house with "Tommy the Shoe
black" This individual, whose name
IL Thomas a. Johnson, oorroboraied
Reids testimony as TO attending tue
opera house on the night the assault
was committed. The case was given
10 the Jury this afternoon.
NOTES.
The Territorial Supreme Court holds
its next session on December oh.
II. j. Richards has begun attach
msnt proceedings against Little,
Roundy 4 Go. for s., 800 due a. rent.
IL IL expected that the Hague csss
at Provo will be closed today and that
Judge Merritt will DO back In Salt
Lake tomorrow.
Judge Dsy this morning referred 10
the characteristics arrogance Of
Brother Judd"--mesning the district
attorney.
Assistant District Attorney HowAt
expresses . feeling OF satisfaction that
he will leave very little criminal busi-
ness 10 be attended 10 by his successor.
The Crescent.Silver King case Ia the
most stubbornly contested In argument,
mining litigation that has held the
attention OF the Third district court for
\ long time.
The adultery case OF George q.
Israel and Mis-. Belle Dieter has been
set TO come up after the disposal OF the
assault 10 murder case against James
A. Reid.
In the case OF the Peoples Savings
bank Va Robert Il. Price ct nj; In tho
district court today default anu dsoree
OF foreclosure OF mortgage, with A,tor.
nsy's fec OF $50, was entered.
Eliza Hume has instituted divorces
proceedings against John w. Hume.
she says they were married In Dan
Francisco In 1881, and her husband do
serted her In this city In 1890.
Aleck Radsksr, accused Of assault
ing Mrs. Margaret Harrison by slap
ping her 10 the face has been sequiItsd
In u. 4. Commissioner Sommsr's
court The evidence showed the
whole trouble to be general family
quarrel.