Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-15

present, and organized by elecling G. b
| BlHkely clerk,
We have been in continuous session
| from the Bird inst. until the present time
and have considered IL cases offense'
| against the UDited States statutes. We
| have examined 80 Witnesses, have found
returned 0 indictments and ignored
| cases. The United States attorney hav'
ing informed the grand jury that there
| Is no fur her business to come before II,
Mt this term Of court, and as we know oil
no ofien -es against the United SAFES
that have not been investigated, we
respec fully ask your honor that we now
be discharged.
". S. MoCoRNICK, foreman.
q. u, BLAKELY, Clerk.
Egan win U- ufraignsi dn Mon iaJ
m rnIns, Mcbride, Cabeil aud CuU'
nington on Iutst y.
KLEOvE PLEADS Guilty..
Daniel Kieove was the bis called
up 10 plead to toe iuuictmtni cuarging
MN with having ON the h Jay o.
De ,ember. 1895, broseD iiio the post
ilice al American + rk and carrying
sw 81 In money and SO IN stamps.
X eove pleaded guilty. His attorney,
q. NJ. Nielsen, asked for the lenienoy
u tnt v VII, ~ ~
ton to the TACT that It was the defend
anita first ofiense ami he TAD only
stolen a small amount, besides had
saved the government the expense OF
trial.
District Attorney Judd said 1t was
true tho defendant had put the prose.
cution to little expense and OF bis own
Tree will had gone before the grand
iurv ,,i rnalp "a rnnfR4hiOn.
Judge Marshall Ito defendsnO-
Where were you born?
Defendant-In Canton, Ohio.
Court--How long have you oeen In
Utah?
Delendant-Ab1uts ak weeks before
1 was arrested.
Court-How old are you?
Defendant - Twenty.sevsn, your
honor.
Court-Were yon ever arrested or
charged with any Fence before this
Ont?
observation-disclosures your honor, anu
hope never 10 be again.
Court-rhe crime Tor which you
have been convicted Is punishable
according to the statutes of Utah, by
fine not exceeding 81, OOp aud I'm
prisonmebt net to exceed hve years.
The sentence OF the court is that you
pay a fine OF 500, anu imprisoned in
The State prison Tor the term OF two
yeaIe. anu thst you stand committed
until the fine is paid.
TRUE IN COURT.
Thl indlclmeut charges Jsmes
True with having on toe night o.
October IA 1896, made an assault
on post, fl 80 clerk named Pat Nc
Evoy end stealing United States mail.
Attorney StIaup who appeIred for
True asked Tor further time to see II
there was any technical o. sections In
the Indictment. Monday was Get as
the time when objections, II any, wi II
he heard.
JOE SAYS HE'S NOT GUILTY.
Joseph Rpbinson,a Swapping eolored
nan, was then told to stand up and h
listened 10 the indictment charging
him with having, on the Gath OF April
last. sold Intoxicating liquors to III.
diane. When asked Tor nis plea, he
said:
~ am guilty OF being with the other
man (BickeI) who had the whisky but
didn't sell any.
Court-Have you any attorney?
Robinson-No, cir; L uou's think ii
! would be any good, anyhow.
| Courl-l mink you should be- prop.
erIy represented anu (glanoing around
| the court his honor caught sight Of
Attorney Sam Lewis, sitting in the
Jury box) Will appoint Attorney Lewis
| to defenu you.
I Attorney Lewis nodded in assem-
auu Robinson consulted with him,
ais case going over until Monday.