The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-30
At PROVO.
Trial of W. e. Rager, Charged With
Opening Letters.

Provo, May 29-W. II. Rager was
brought before Justice Booths court
this afternoon charged with the crime
of having opened letters not his own
and acting upon the contents.
Herman Snow OF Thistle testified that
he was a contractor and dealt in the
rock business: that RACER was an en-
ployee of his and had taken the lib
erty of opening his mail without au-
thority-notably two letters from
Mitchell Bros. of Ogden, which We're
addressed to the witness and came to
Thistle last September during his alb
sence. These communications con-
tanned an order for stone. Thev We're
objected to by Mr.. Carfman because of
not being properly identified and the
objection was sustained.
Two more were introduced, the sig
nature of which was identified by the
witness.
After proper Identification the letters
were admitted. and the defense then
attempted to show that RACER was
partner of Snow, and had authority to
attend to business connected with the
quarry. and had authority TO open let
tiers addressed to Snow. in which this
business was concerned.
Case still on trial.
Today the students of the B. Y.
academy whose homes are outside of
Provo pack their grips and leave FOR
their summer vacation, after an event.
full week of educational exercises and
amusement. Many remained to attend
the alumni ball. which took place at
the academy building last evening.
Provo society was out in full force and
many were decked out in full dress.
Music was furnished by the Opera
House orchestra. whose excellent rem
ditions were highly appreciated, par
ticularly the overture, "Tancrete,"
which was played during short in
Permission. The affair was conducted
by the executive committee of the
Alumni association the personnel of
which are Miss Mary Bell Thurman,
Professor n. L. Nelson. DR.. S. H. AL
len and Miss Aretta Young.
J. r. Cardell, the school master at
Castle Gate. came down from that
camp last evening on his wheel. 1t
was learned from him that since the
recent hold-uo there the P. V. Coal
company are paying off their men in
checks and that MIR. 5. F. Caffey, who
runs the saloon. brings in the money
with which to cash them. Several
thousand dollars come to Mr.. Caffey
by express for this purpose and he
meets the express train. accompanied
by three men armed with Winchesters
loaded with huckshot as a protection
against the Robbers Roost gang. who
are running the country with a holiness
scarcely parallel in the days when Ben
Tasker was in the heyday of his glory
as robber king of southern Utah. When
cashing the checks all doors are bolted
except the front door of the saloon. and
his armed guards stand ready to resist
any attacks.
The W. T. Sherman post of the G.
A r has arranged a programme for
Monday. Procession will be formed a
10 o'clock under the direction of A
Saxey. marshal of the doy. Order of
procession viii be as follows:
Provo drum corps.
Company NJ. n. G.. u.
Members of the ". T. Sherman post
No 6. G. A. R., mounted.
Children and teachers of Provo public
schools.
Ladies' Relief corps.
City and county officers.
Fraternal societies.
Sheriff George A. Storrs, Marshal
Sharp and aids
March will be made TO the cemetery.
where programme consisting of
carried out. after which the graves will
be decorated.
At o'clock ne following programme
will be carried out at the opera house:
Reading of orders and address by
Mayer Holbrook.
Music.
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg adj
dress by :. SaXey.
Music.
Address tv an orator to be named
later.
Singing by the choir and benediction. !
Provo and Eureka baseball teams
will cross bats on June II. Arrange
ments are being made to have the
game come off at the west square in !
Provo on the date named.
DR.. Christensen, the dentist, has /
again located in Provo.
Walter Southworth came down from |
Castillo today as a witness in the !
RACER case.
Sues Tooele County.
Tonele Trapecripf. MrS Sarah Ea-