Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-20
GRAND LARCENY TRIAL
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The trial OF David Ffaughton aud
WIN Bow iidgs on the charge OF grand
larceny was tesumod Ia the criminal
court this morning, tho latter being
the nrst witness examined. He !. =
smooin.lacec. snort, young fellow
OF about twenty. His testi.
mony Ia answer 10 the attorneys
for thu dcfen,e was TO the effect that
he was merely driving tho alleged
stolen ostils Tor y Mr.. Mitcbis, who
was tho PARTY DESTROYS OF selling the
SAME. Mr. Whiltemote conducted thu
efoss.ezaminaiion aud Judge Hilss put
somo question. 10 thu witness.
DAVID FtAughton, thu other defend-
aDt, testified Tor the deienss In . simi.
lar vein to that OF Bowdidge, saying
that he aud the latter were hired by
Mitchie 20 drive tue cattle TO town.
Fraughton IL 10 years old and gave his
teatiusAy In ~ apparently straight.
forward manner.
When cfoss-exsmined by Mr.. Whit
ttmOfo no said that hs anu Bowdidge
were about ~ take vacation and 70.
main away about four or i've weeks
aud was on tno way home TO
Ashley when he and bowdidge con-
ciudeu 10 turn back aud 20 60 Taylprs.
vile aud gct some more money ffom
B0wdidgs's iatnef. They wsnt To
Para CITY on tho way but the witness
was totally unable 10 remember bow
lie spent nis money there aud wAs dis
posed 10 BE- q little ugly, shying that he
didn't know Whistler OF not tho sui.
jeet matter OF some OF Mf. Whites
m1fe's questions was "anyDojy's Dusi.
nets." hut tue court Instructed him
TO answer the questions. IL was thon
that tho witness could not Remember
how bis money nai been laid out.
Fho witness Answofsd la . very shiny
manner the questions put 10 hun.
ffaugntOb, as dii Bowdidge, testi.
ned that they were both hired by
Miiohie 10 drive tho cattle 10 Salt Lake
for compensation VI 81 per day each.
Mtenie told tnem inOl no would meet
tho uuirnuants IA Emigration canyon,
Iut u he uiu not 10 90 they were 10
take tne cattle TO tho Church farm
slaughteriAg pen, where Mitohis was TO
sell them. Iney haI no Idea they
wsro sioivn osItie until alter their AT
Iesi.
Such Is the story told by both
FTAughlon anu Bowdidge 10 account
TOT haVi1g too cattle IN their pos
session.
Prosecutor whi.Iem,ro read the fol.
luWlng COPY o. a letter whion IL u
claimed by me Prosecution Fraughtou
wr1lu 10 BondiJgs white the burner
wa 10 tho county JAIL. The litter was
a. lolloNt;
SALT LAKE Co.,
salt Lake City, Utah.
Dear Friend Blll!
have got chance 10 give them tho
hot loot, want on 10 lot Ihs boaTer
have my outh, My cell mate IN going
with me aud ~ you can aparo your gun
10. tnom have II too. II / got away,
throw everything on mo and clear your
solf Tho follow thgt wall give this to
you wall explain things To Nuu more
mlly. Believe mo as over } our old II oad
Don't fail TO do this. Bill.
Fraughton dlheiAinled the author.
ship OF tue letter VI any other COO.
lAining slalonsnts OF ihAs nature.
After saou coniullativu botw.rn
the doiepdAnts anu lnslr attorneys,
Messfs. Hamilton aud Murphy, Roy
MAxnelu wAs recalled. Ine witness
had tgeI fed for tho State yesterday
ana 10 answer ~ Mr. Taunton said
this morning that ON tbs 18th or l6.h
VI August lnnI no saw Two men urIvIng
a bunch Of twenty-five or unity cattle
down Pofcupinp canyon. Tue men
didn't lock ike frAughlon anu bow.
Judge because they Tols different
horses,
In answer 10 Judge Hilss the wit.
meas stated that ho didL'l know wheth-