The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-04-03
THIRD DISTRICT COURT.
The Calendar Cleared 20 Aprit 18th
The rroce edings.

The Calendar Cleared 90 April 18th
The Procs edings.
Judge Ogden Hiles arrived In Coalyillc
Monday morning at II O'Clock accom-.
panied by Z. L. williams and others
The train was one hour late IN arriving
at Echo, which was the cause Of the
delay in opening court.
Rasmussen and Neil. who pleaded
guilty to misdemeanor In driving stock
from the range at the February term.
and asked for suspension Of sentence
which the Judge had taken under al.
yisement, were ordered to appear At .
O'Clock for sentence, at which time Ills
Honor refused therequest aud sentenced
each Of them to pay fine Of as.
In the case Of Katherine KRAFT Va. J.
W. Kraft, divorce, taken under advise.
ment March 18th, the motion TO set
aside conclusions Of law by referee vas
overruled
The next csse was that OF Ellen
Wright Va. ]. McGregor. receiver ct al.
by consent the pleadings were amended.
A Jury was then dravnand the examina.
ton Of witnesses Tor plaintiff occupied
the balance Of the day. 4 motion Cor
non-suit bv defense was oyerruled.
Couit was then adjourned TO 10 O'Clock
Tuesday morning. Thi. j. a ct.c for
$50 600 damages claimed by plaintiff for
the death OF her little 10y 3 years old.
who was killed by a runaway car al
Park City last April. Judge Powers and
Henry Shields, attorneys for plaintiff:
r. L. Williams for defense.
TUESDAY, PROCEEDINGS.
Court convened at o:3O aud the ex.
animation Of witness for the defense in
the Wright vs.. McGregor damage suit
was proceeded with. At n O'Clock both
sides rested and 7. l.. Williams, for the
defense. asked the court to instruct the
jury TO lind for defendant, on the ground
Of no evidence having been submitted
establishing cause for action by plain.
tiH O. W. Powers, ior plaintiff. oh.
iected, and the two attorneys cited var
ious decisions in support Of their claims.
A recess Of fifteen minutes was taken,
after which Judge ilile- returned into
court and instructed the jury to dnd for
tne defendant, which the latter did
without leaving their seats. No nrgu.
ments were submitted to the jury bv the
attorneys. Plaintiff took an exception
90 the instructions OF the court and were
given until MAY LIST to prepare a state.
meni on motion Tor new trial
Az O'Clock the case Of Thomas Cupit
w. the Park City bank was called aud
the motion to dismiss the motion to dis
charge the attachment was taken under
adylsement, and the trial Of the case on
its merits postponed until April Goth.
Frank Durkin, boy from Park City,
was brought before the court for coni-
mitment to the Reform School tor IA.
biiual truancy. Judge lliles held that
without further evidence Of yiciou.nss-
he would not commit the boy 10 tie
Reform school, and ON motion Of the
prosecuting attorney the case was dis
missed
Court was then adjourned until
Wednesday morning, at which time q
jury was drawn under the now law.
yenire for thirty JUROR, retuinable April
18th. vas issued. April 10Th is the date
Get 'or the trial OF Clark. charged with
the murder OF Nugent, aud the case will
likely occupy several days. Judge
Powers and d. b. Tewkesbury ARE tn,
attorneys iut the defense and @. s
var.an aud II. ;. Townsend will pros
erut-.
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