The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-14

Inc state supreme court met yester-
day morning in the new court room
in the city and county building. with
Chief Justice Zane and Associate
Justices Bartch and Miner on the
bench and transacted business as fol-
lows:
THoMPsON's QUO wARRANTo.
Information in quo warranto pro
ceedtngs were yesterday fled in the
supreme court on behalf Of 3. D.
X. thompson against Judge LIE Grand
Young The relator sets out that on
january he applied to the attorney
general OF the state ID bring and pro
secute this action to establish the re-
lator'S right to the office of district
judge of the Third judicial DISTRICT
ana the Attorney general refused so
to do, but consented to this action be-
ing brought in the name and on behalf
OF the state of Utah upon the reIator
giving bond in the sum of $500 to in
demnify the state and such bond has
been given.
The fact Of the election is then set
out and the candidacy Of the relation
=. D. r. Thompson. md the defendant
Judge Young, for tie position of dis
tr1ct judge 1t is then set out in terms
similar to those used in the action
brought in the territorial district court
in this case and dismissed, that young
received 6,4S1 and Thompson 1855. but
that 157 votes were counted for Young
which rtghtfully belonged to Thomp-
son on account of ballots at various
precincts being put into the wrong
box. Judge Young it is then said.
wronsfuiIy assumed the office and on
January 6 took the oath of Office and
entered upon and Isurped the duties
thereof
Wherefore the rehtor prays that the
defendant be declared not entitled to
the office. and that he be ousted there
from. and that the relator be declared
entitled to such ofice. and that the
defendant be required to make an
swer to this court
Summons was Issued and the hear =
ing set for Januar- 90.
CLERK AND REPORTER.
The apoptntmer. of L. p. Palmer
as clerk Of the supreme 'ourt ami J.
NJ Tanner as re)ortar OF decisions
were officially announced.
ADMISSIONS TO THE BAR.
H. G. Twomey of North Dakota.
Hugh 0. TAFT OF Nevada. John ".
Wright and A. 3. Hayes of Ogden
were admitted TO the bar of the su-
preme court
sHOR" ORDERS.
1t was ordered that the rules of the
old territorial supreme court be adop-
ted by the state supreme court, as
far as applicable, until the same shall
be revised
Commercial National bank of Ogden
vs.. the United Savings, Building and
Loan association; hearing set for
Tuesday, Jan. 1.
W. H. Hall VS.. the Ogden City Street
Railway company: ten days additional
time granted to file reply briefs
J. D. Gill VS.. Charles Hecht; same
order.
Joseph Jenkins appellant, VS.. Ralph.
Hunt ct al: sane order.
G. C. Wilson VS.. the Southern Pacific
Railway compan7, appellant; same or
der.
R. T. Watson rs. Rio Grande West
ern Railway company; appeal dis
missed.
Court adjourned until Jan. 20.
FYLER-NKONE CASE.
The Fyler- Mcxone adultery case
was called in Justice HaTveys court
at 2 pm. yesterday. The defendants
attorneys were on hand, but the pros
ecution was not. Justice Harvey. how
ever. declined to hear the case and
said he would send it to some other
justice. The prosecution want it sent
to Justice Wenger. The hearing on the
bribery charges against Silk. Fraser
and Geary for alleged bribery Of the
witness Adams in the Fyler adultery
case, is set for 10 o'clock this morning
before Justice Harvey.
TWO ARRESTS.
George Teadon was arrested on a.
warrant issued from Justice Harvey's
court charging him with grand lar
ceny. 1t is a peculiar case. The war
rant was issued on the complaint Of
N. T. Johnson and it is charged that
the original owner of the buggy owed
Yeadon a sum for rent He gave the
buggy in discharge of the debt and
also gave Yeadon a bill of sale for If.
Yeadon sold it and now, he is charged
with grand larceny.
James Dillon, who yesterday com
pleted a sentence Of sixty days in the
county jail for larceny, was arrested
on an Indictment by the grand jurT
charging him with burglary and is
held for trial.