Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-06
A SINGULAR CASE.
Two Young Men Before Justice Wen
gsf iOf Ylsr1ley.
AN ALiDI APPARENTLY PROVED
nu, They Are sfnt 10 Jail All the Same
Looks vtry Much Like Mis-.
tsk.n idtnliiy.

Justice wenger today. The two were
arrested BY ofleor ssigius Lac, even
ing aud lhtown Into jail under a
charge Of vagfauoy, and upon afralgn.
msnt In court this morning both
pleaded not guilty and announcer
tneir readine Tor Trial.
The nfst witness placed on The
stand was onioof seigius. He testified
thst he arrested the pair between
and 4 O'clock Monday afternoon. He
had seen both Of them roaming about
town Tor several days pas, and had
been attracted loWaris them by thoif
peculiar and tuiplolous actions In
hsugiuE around stores, warehouses,
etc. They appeared to have no Visible
meaus VI support aud had been guilty
OF begging on the streets.
Tue above version OF the uate was
given ny bieRfuu and bis testimony
Was followed by tina, OF WIN. PARK.
This witness informed the court And
the Prosecution Ia geuefal that
he was aud had boon for sev.
eral dayt, engaged ~ q painter on
Banker stoui't building, corner VI
kaai Ienplo Ani Fun south streets.
Goa FTidaY last" said he, III went
over into the barn 10 get some phinls
anu noticed these two mon prowiing
about there. This WAS .in the after.
noon, aud ~ quitting Nne, whsn l
went 10 tho barn agaln, this time b.
get my coat ana vest preparatory O.
going home, found that tue articles
had DISAPPEARED, together with
q watch which was In my ytst
pocket, while tho men whom
had seen there earlier Ia the
Jay were bOwhsfo 10 be SEEN" The
witness further lss.ned NJ 10 the posi-.
tive identity OF tho mon, and stated
that he HAD not seen them from Ffidsy
until they were arrested.
While this tstiimony wa going on,
Tyler 80 elder OF the Two, was amll.
Ing rather derisively, aud whom asked
BY tho court ~ he wished 10 propound
any quCaiions 10 tho witaoss, he ia ali
realinsss replied ayes, your honor, l
do" aud further. said he, ~ would
like 10 know " eau have the priv.
lexs OF having BOTH Of th-ss witnesses
affus, ~ ana tried iof perjury"
The oouft &c fied the Idea OF the
latter proportion, but told Tyler TO 70
On with hia qut6ilona The young
mau's eyes elisIened with great hops
90 he con mruced a cross ne that
y ult 40 honor 10 a PbllAdelphin
lasjcf. His iuieItogaiions were snap
/ p1iniud snd very material In tho rau
tut TOT All that he did not succeed iu
getting thu witness 10 oontfudieI them.
sslves OF sven fsitsr In the statements
which they bad PREVIOUSLY m .de.
Nothing dauntsd, however, Tyler
iook the witness stand In hla own be.
hall, aud gave expression 10 state.
monta which, had snoy CONS from the
lips Of one other than a prisoner, wtuI
have been sufficient 10 secnfe = felassc
by proving an abb. Ho told the court
thai DO had vile Anu child In 0stal
Fallf, Mont; that TOT ZONE yoafs rAsi
he had been working mlning elaine
IN CHpplu Ctoes, tColo.i that u low
months hacs, however, he had tfsnr.
fsfEed hia claims " Mr.. q. w. Rith.
nrisoni now an enslneer Ia the
employ OF the CiilEen'a Elocir {
Ligh, Q mpany 10 this city. Ho was
OF good family with none of the
/ W FNAMA" hnI AMl
had money 10 All Of hlT puroefi alto ,
until several weeks sgo when be "gen
bioke' and had 10 beat hi sAy II, "a
diand Junction hvie. lie ntllJ
sprung q surprise by asspfling that tt
vea In Grand Junction on Ffllay
when the coat anu vest was allrgrI Il
have been stolen, and stated that %
Sunday he aud HE paTineg had bfgat
/ 40 ~ -
Provo, had TALKED politics with Lum
Lehman Atwood Of Murray early ysr
ttr4ay morning aud had reached thi
city tor The hfsi time IN hia carut
yelleTday forenoon about II o.
clock. He admitted having visit
ed several inc camille establish
mspis alter aFriving here, but state
that tho object OF his call 4 these place
was 10 secure employment whereby n
would be- enabled h earn q livelihOo
Tor himssl anu family. tho latter, III
vile nnd Guild, now living witt hi
wlis's parents At Greet Falls, Mont.
Young Davis also taoR the staud an
ooTfobofatsd the testimony % his pa
30 10 tho time when they reached TIL
city, which ne said was VoatefIa
morning between l0Anili o'clock.
l 4 NAH NNAAAhAN WI n AANA tAAh HINA N 7
casual observer 10 pt1va a
alibl In the case, but Juttlr
Mengof dij take Il that way, an
hnding both guilty Of vagfaury, fel
fenced tyivT /, Igsuiy lays IN iAli on
Davis, tue younger ~ ten days. m
court attached this pfovifO, h0wOvt
that n the young fellows could pfodur
reliable parties who would coirobofal
their testimony, then he would sign
petition fpr their pardon.
Air. Ricnardssn, the engineer u .h
CiuE,us' Electric Light con- any, II
l1fmsd tho NEWS by telephone TN
b the representa- OtH which Tyler hn
made were absolutely irus anu corfso
aud further that he was a good, II
sreciahlu young man aud wae lar ir0l
tVlug vagTnnt. In the Hight Of thel
circumstances u IL very probable TIL
/, n war a clear case Of mistaken identil
| nud that the two who were Jailed 4
, yagrauoy will uoublless be liberated
shOrt time,
~ thla a'lernoona session OF o0u
Air II uhar1aon appeared and vouch,
, fur the fetpeetaDlllty and gloi stan
ing OF tue hoys, wnereupon they We.
, discharged.
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