The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-06

Court.
Round No / in the Kearns- Wray
case en0ed in a decided victory fol
Kearns, Hobbs, the alleged husband
OF the plaintiff in the case. being sent
10 Jail in default of bonds. his bal
being fixed at $500.
The hearing was had before Justice
wenger and eminent counsel were
present for all parties in The case
Hon. W. H. Dickson and Hon. c. S
Varian appeared for Mr.. Kearns, Hon
John NJ. Zane for Hobbs. being assisted
by w. r. Hutchinson, Morris Som
mer for Miss Wray or Mrs. Hobbs, as
the case may be- and County Attorney
Van Colt for the state.
1t was rather quiet and peaeeable for
a time. but a. the hearing progressed
it was livened up by a sharp colloquy
between Mr.. Zane and Detective
George Sheets lille the evidence given
by Mrs. Kilpack. the mother of the
girl, was something startling, if true,
TO quote an old saying.
MR.. KEARNS ON THE STAND.
The charge against Hobbs was con-
spring TO eXtort money and SIR
Kearns was the first witness who tes-
titled. He stated that in August last
he had received two letters from
Hobbs demanding money. The first
one came TO him while he was at the
Clilen, and the next while he was at
the Knutsford These letters were
produced and offered in evidence. The
substance CT the communications has
already been given in The Herald
Hobbs demanded large sum and
wanted it right away. These letters
were Objeeted~te by the defense, but
later were admitted
The cross examination elected very
little. the drift of the same being on
the subject Of the letters. Mr. Zane
evidently attempting to show they
We're not written by the same person.
but beyond getting an opinion from
the witness that he believed they were
pencilled by two varieties of pencil,
there was nothing of Importance.
OFFICER RALEIGH.
The evidence given by Officer Raleigh
was quite important He testified that
he was one OF the officers who arrest
ed Hobbs. When he was searched sew
eral letters of a doubtful character
were found upon him. Hobbs admitted
having written two of them and de-
clared he had gotten himself into
scrape.' He stated he had written
one in August and one recently with a
View to getting some money from
Kearns.
1t took some time to go over the
testimony OF this witness. but the
facts in the main are as stated
Mr.. Hutchinson conducted the cross
examination. and after some prelimi-
nary probing. said:
Isn't it a tact, Mr.. Raleigh, that you
said you (meaning the police officers)
had gotten Hobbs into a bad scrape?"
NO, sir; he admitted that himself"
But you have said you had him in
q bad scrape?"
No sir
Never"
Never to the best of my recollec-
tfon.
DETECTIVE SHEETS.
Raleigh got off easy as compared
with the ordeal which Sheets had TO I
His direct testimony was
similar in al respects to that of Raj T.
eigh- These two officers. it will be re- (
membered. made the arrest After /
having testified TO the main facts as +
set forth above. Sheets was cross /
examined by MIR Zane. who spared /
around for few questions and then
asked:
Have you seen anyone from the Of I
fee Of Dickson & Ellis in connection
with this matter2"
NO. sir. was the reply.
tTou re sure?"
Yes, sir
Row much did Kearns pay you?"
Pay meme, did you sav?" said
Sheets. as he looked at counsel in a
manner.
Yes, you"
Nothing at alp"
Nothing at ALL" repeated the wit
ness.
You are sure of that. are you?"
Yes. sir: ! am sure cf it,
And Mr.. Kearns didn't reward you
or all this work and trouble did he?" !
He did not.
And you ran all over the city. look
ng I'D this Meter and he didn't pay
-ou anything for the work you did ,"
Il worked on the case.
Under Tie direction Of this man
<earns2"
-T-naer whose direction did you
york;"
Under nv own"
Who was working or this case with
our
Mr. Raleigh.
.'{Ie IS one OF these so-called detec-
ives. too. is he not - ]
No, sir. J
What is he. them"
He is a poiiceman-a plain. ordinary {
4:
And you say you did not get any
ay from Kearns for the work you did
4 this matIer?"
That is what ] said. I did not get
ny pay. / work for the cit-. ] am ,
OF chea- man, taking pay from a
verybooy. S
oh, said Mr.. Zane. then I am to
Understand you gre dear man. / am !
cry, very glad to be informed that :
on are not a cheap man Te.fs was I
aid in that biting tone which has
lade Mr.. Zane so celebrated in all d
Durfs where he has tried cases. He I
ont:nued. Now. didn't lou and your \
artner. Raleigh, put up this JOB to ar /
sst Hobbs, and aidn't you get kilpack t