The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05

Provo. Aug. 4-Joseph z. Crook OF
Payson has. through his attorneys. Thur
man & Wedgewood, made a hard fight 10
keep himself from being placed behind
the bars Some time ago he was before
the district court charged with the crime
of abortion. but It turned out that there
were some irregularities in the informa-
sion, and Crook was set at liberty. When
Mr. King became county prosecutor he
made an inves tigation into the case, and
cos,cludea that there was sufficient test4-
mony a hand 10 land the defendant n
the penitenuary, and has succeeded IN
getting the maeler before Judge Dusen-
berry.
The information charges that Crook ad-
nnfste-ed certain drugs and used Ger
tain instruments upon the person OF R9cn-
ael Davis Attorneys Tor the oeIehaaht
low come into court and demur to the
information on the grounds that the COM
plant does not charge public enense.
and that there are not facts suf1cient TO
constitute a cause Of action: also that
there is more than one charge SCI forth.
+. a. Wedgewood made q Strong plea Tor
his client in support of the demurrer put
the same was OVerruled after a short ar
gument by County Attorney King.
Crook then. by his attorney, Mr.. w edge
wood pleaded that he had been formerly
acquitted Of this charge. and also en-
tered g plea of not guilty. The prosecu-
ton was granted ten days N wh-ch to
answer the plea of former acquittal or
denlur to the pleas now entered. Further
hearing Of tho case will be subject 10
agreement of counsel.
COURT NOTES.
Judgment was taken by z. c. NJ. I.
s,ainst Mons Peterson ct al. for Si2..o3.
Estate of A. O. Gmoot. deceased: order
of sale Of real estate and personal prop
erty; order allowing final account.
Application was made for the disincor-
poratien of the Salem Cooperative in
SIitutiOn.
Petition for the probate of the viii of
John Crane. deceased, was filed today.
NON-PARTISAN ELECTION.
Several leading members OF the various
political parties have gotten their heads
together and resolved to keep the next
city election out of politics and assemble
as citizens 20 nominate men 80 fill che
several Offices irrespective OF parties.
During his recent visit to Provo. Su-
perintendent Weloy of the Rio Grande
Western railway. assured the people OF
Provo tlat the Park City extension via
Provo canyon would be a sure go, and
he gave Instructions to his subOrdinates
TO begin HE work al once of rearrangtng
the yards preoaratory 10 the contegn-
plated work 1t Was given OFT that men
and teams would be put 10 work an an
early date.
Marriage licenses were issued to the fol-
loving: y. H. Tanner, Payson, and Mary
Wilkins. F-Ovo: S. Z. Ware Silver City.
and Ada McBeth, Payson; Earl c.. Smith
and Lizzie NJ. Baxter, Pleasant Grove.
At an eleciiOn held by the board of di-
rectors of .le 3. Y. academy. George Q.
Cannon was made president. David John.
VICE president, and Wilson II. Dusenber-
~, secretary.
AN EXCITING FOOT RACE.
Twenty-seven hundred dollars changed
hands here today as the result of loot
race between Dick Schroeder of this place
and Charlie Whitlock. late of California, /
but formerly q Utah boy.
The sDrinters were started off by a
pistol shot. Schroeder gaining six feet in
The sendoft and coming out anead two and
half feet At the end of the 10G-foot
track. Some squabbling was INDUCED in
over the way the race was run. but the
decision was rendered in favor Of Schro- /
der. who was backed by Provo people.
Steve Chapman OF American Fork was
Whitlocks hacker, and ne is laboring /
under the impression that ne has been
jobbed.
Hoa. W. Il. King was in Provo today !
for the first time since his return from |
Washington. He was given d hearty re-
ceDtiOn by our people.
About $4,000 has been raised by subscrip- |
ton in Provo for the new addition TO the /
y. Y. academy. II is expected that S10,- /
Go viii be raised FOR this purpose.