The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
American Fork Scandal to
Be Aired In Court.
A WARRANT FOR ADAMSON
A FEMALE FAYIR WORKS THE
GREAsE-SPoT GRAFT.
Verdicts Against the Mckee Boys In
Damage Suits at Vernal-Boy
Kicked to Death-Scrap at Coal
ville-Huntington's Prosperity -
Masons at the Park.

Provo. Sept. S.-A complaint has been
fled IN Justice Booths court charging
Peter Adamson. jr-, with felony, lit be-
ing alleged that on the 10th day of jan
nary. 1896. he had criminal knowledge of
Katie Armstrong at American Fork.
This case was brought under the law
making it a felony, where the above
named crime is committed upon the per-
son Of a female over the age of Is and
under the age Of is years.
The girl came in and s.S5ore 70 the COM
plant, whereupon g warrant was Issued
Tor the arrest of Adamson and placed IN
the hands OF Deputy Sheriff Henry, VINO
has gone TO Mammoth, where the de-
PENDANT is working, TO make the arrest.
These young people are residents OF
american Fork. The complaining witness,
Miss Armstrong, has been expecting for
a long time that the defendant would
fulfill his promises TO marry her, but she
tnds that ne has no intention 81 doing so.
therefore she appeals TO the law.
YFCTIMIzED BY A WOMAN,
an oily tongued little woman came to
Provo today and Immediately set 70 WORK
selling 4 receipt for taking grease spots
from clothing and cleaning gloves. she
first called upon Boray & Woods, 10
whom she SOLD the receipt for IS, 81 OF
which was paid down, WITH tne under
standing ana agreement THAT she. sell to
no other dealer in the city and that she
would canvass for sales OF the prepare
ton for one week, this firm TO get a per-
eentage of the receipts. AS soon as she
mad finished this little stroke OF business
Albert Singleton was aecoSted by the HI
tie woman with The same proposition,
which ne snapped at and was soon wrap
ping IN her grease spot" receipt, alter
paying her the amount required in adj
vance. Other merchants ana also private
persons were visited by the woman. 2nd
she Was making money hand over hSt
until Woods got wind OF her scheme.
when he went TO the officers and de-
manded her arrest for obtaining money
uey took the matter in yand, but found
that she had covered her trail 50 well
that is would be difficult TO SECURE a con-
Yiction. She made a hasty exit as soon
ds stc discovered that the officers hai
been informed of her methods.
Henry Boley, one OF The boys who took
away the horses belonging 70 others al
Geneva some time ago and nearly run
Judge Booth today and paid a fine Of
DIVORCE SUITS.
Divorce proceedings were f1stituted to-
day by Annie May Burnley against An
drew BurkIey. This m1ss-nated pair inter-
married az SpsdnSville on Jan. II, lS9S. II
is CHARGED that on June q 1891 the de
fcnda1lt deserted plaintiff and has con-
tjnUed TO live apart from her, at the same
time refusing to provide for fer the
necessaries Of life. There is a house and
lot owned Jointly between them. This
che wife prays for, together with the
custody of the two minor children, WIZ
FRED and Leona; also S25 per month ali
n1cny. attorneys fees and costs.
ElYa Cox has filed an answer to the
complaint of his wife. Alfredo Cox. who
has instituted proceedings for divorce, in
which he denies ali the charges chat he
has failed 70 render his wife the SUP
port necessary On the part of a husband,
and also denies that he had led life Of
profigacy and drunkenness and used bad
language towards. his spouse.
COURT ORDERS.
IN the matter of the estate Of Gustave
Gustaveson, deceased; hearing IN petition
70 sell real estate SET for Sept Is.
Case Of Lyman Ripple, on petition &c
sell real estate; set for Oct. l6.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The Andrews Bridge company has beer
awarded the contract for building Uhe
bridgA across Provo river at the mouth 81
Provo canyon.
An improvement of the county jail has
been ordered. Harry plagg was awarded
the contract for putting IN steel shutters
on a hid of s206.
J. s. Chalwln was appointed constable
at Santaquin.
The clerks report shows annual re-
ceipts. SIS, $685. and disbursements, $780,
The Utah County Savings bank has be
gun forecA are proceedings on the Rob.
erts hotel property
a. D. Cash, grand master Of the L o
Q. T.. is paying a fraternal visit 10 tbs
Mrs. Annie j. Atkins left today fol
Sah Lake. where she will accept d p05:-
ton with Simon Brothers,