Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-20
HAGUE SENTENCED.
Seven Years Punishment For En-.
btlllI1g Back Funds.
PETER BAua's uOSO rORFEgEp.
Az lmperitctly Drawn Indictment
Gives julius Jennings Ills
Liberty.

courts held busy session today, Judges
Mstshail and Adams sitting eide by side
on tue bench, consulting with etch
other The dispatch with which cases
were disposed Of was matter Of many
p)mmsndatofy remarks.
HAGUE GIFTS sEyEs YEARs,
Tho fret case VI general interest TO
receive attention was that ot Alma
Hague, found guilty on nine counts Tor
embeEIllng the funds OF tho Nephl
bank, OF which he was 60
long the trusted cashier. Hague
was commanded by the court to stand
ny hnG Judge Adams gradually led up
30 pfon0unCing the sentence which hu
thld would 10 seven ysnts, the lghtost
Uenally tuat lao could Impose under
tie circumstances. That would mske
Il pusslDle Tor Hague 70 regain his
liberty al the expiration VI four year,
anu four month, pfuviditg his 10.
havlOr was satisfactory 10 the ON ufs
~ charge Of the State prison where his
confinement will be- spent.
Judge Adams said II was n painful
thing Tor him % pronounce sen uuco
upon any man. Ia this g. stance IL WIS
uHubly ~, but he must IeIiOfm hIs
duty nevertheless. he majesty Of
Uuwct OF the law must DO uphUlu.
While this was true there were Gle.
lnents IN the c,sr that APP eAluI 10 ttu
sice OF mercy -auu thst would TO
shown In NJ lar a. Il would not inter.
ere with the operation OF Justice. It
was possible % pronounce sentence
uf ninety years Whicn would neon
hat the accused would never again
Tea free man ~ his life. hut tho
sentence on the 4 letrnt counts would
be- made TO run cuucufrcntly which
would give the prisoner his liberty
tgAin ~ indicated.
Hague's wife aud sister were In the
court room ana wupl bitterly, while
the prisoner him.elf was greatly affect.
I'd, anu when hu was turned over 10
The custody Of Mafshal Brigham 10
take W his abode NJ the 3 sto prsOn,
ire scene was very touching one.
ia lut's case n one that IA beyond tue
reach OF the Governor aud pardOuiug
board VI the STATE. Cismcucy, n cE.
ufclsed Vt hll Ia his behalf, must be
exercised by the President Of the
United states.
A WARRANT FOR ATTORNEY nAUai.
The name Of Attorney Peter NJ.
Baum whose southern ulah oscapaIts
with young lazy Of lion cosuty re-
suited In his arrest on charge Of
adultery, WAS called by the court cflpr,
tut there Was no response auu United
states Prosecuting Attorney judd
raidi l can hnd no authority Ia the
United States statutes which permits
Iuc putting Up Of cash bond but
uuiUr tho Territorial condition Ut al.
f,it- that was all0se lit was allowed
iu Baum's case and I now ash that his
h1ud OF $3.50 be forfeited anu that n
warrant ur issued Tor his arrest anu the
ease continued until the next term Of
court.
Judge Adams-Tho order Ia made.
Az mrEWECr INDICTMENT.
Personal liberty came quickly to
Julian jennings, charged with rob.
uiug the pOslutilcs at sigurd, SEWER
county. Tue cause was Au imI ufircily
drawn indictment which was carefully
tEGmlneu uy Judges Marshall aud
Adams during tue testimony OF one Of
the witnesses. Judge Adams suddenly
tail, "wu are not satisfied with this
Indictment. IL alleges that the d.
truuHnt broke into q uullel States
uuslOiilce when Ia fact The building
was a pTlyatc residence small pOf.
ton of which only wab used fof
uostoiiice putp0ftG IL may seem teut-
meal 10 falto thAt kind Of a point, Lul
the Constitution provides that man
charged with crime against the gov.
erumeut snail be- guaranteed every o.
p1f,uulty Tor defense. Indictments
should be 40 clean cut ana clear that
there will be no possibility Ut mile
take"
This announcement was received
with surprise on tue part OF the prose-
culiou, Whilc the defense, represented
by Attorney HoulE Of Provo, fairly
Chuckled.
Judge Judd then proceeded TO
infinitely examine the document and
faid: al luiu with your hOnOrs in tue
opinion that the Indictment IL not
sufficiently definite, but Il wss drawn
uy my assistant, Mf. Rlcharis."
so, well, but lac l. not here 10 defend
himself" SAID Judge Adams" sand
nothing need be- saiu on thht score. II
you see the iofcc Of our conclusions,
that II 10 necessary TO describe aud de.
fine these oiensro specifically, what
nave you 10 suy''
"That the defendant" responded
Judge Judd, "is entitled 10 a verdict VI
NOT guilty"
Judge Adams-We dislike very
much 60 pursue this coute but men
when punisnel must he pa lshel &C.
c,rdiug " law. The JUICY viii return
verdict o. not guilty.
And the Jury uld.
SHORT ORDERR
The court denied n motion to 70.
mand Tor trial 10 the district oluT,, the