Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-20
TGGINTON ARRAICNED.
SIX OTHERS BEFORE JUDGE NoRRELL.


Benjamin Egginton was arraigned
before Judge Norrel this morning on
the charge Of killing Martin Mock near
Sandy on the 21st of last September,
to which he pleaded not guilty The
defendant and his victim had some
dispute over certain water that flowed
through "a ditch. both claiming the
right to use it. on the day named
Mock went to Egginton's place to
demonstrate with him for turning the
water of. a quarrel ensued, during
which Egginton pulled a guu and shot
Mock through the back, from the eff
fects Of which he died eight days
later.
The defendant was represented today
by Attorney Daniel Harrington. He
listened to the reading of the Informs
ton by Clerk r. w. Little, displaying
considerable nervousness and other
wise showing that he felt his position
keenly. The clek handed the defend
ant copy of the information, which
he took and then resumed his seat.
CRITCHFIELD GOES FREE.
Henry Critchheid, an elderly man.
was in court to plead to the charge of
burglary. but on motion Of Assistant
County Attorney Putnam he was dis
charged Mr. Putnam expressing
doubts about the State being able to
secure conviction. The defendant is
the man arrested last August caught
in the act OF entering the house of VIII
lard Carter. ut 1923 west, Fourth South
street, this city. He has been confined
in jail ever since his arrest, but II was
at his own request that the case went
over the September term. The prose
cutting officer said he thought the old
man had been punished enough, view
shared in by Attorney EchnOr who APP
peared in the Defendants behalf.
TAKES TIME TO PLEAD.
Il. +. Walker, the nightwatchman,
was next called and arriugned on the
charge of burglarizing the warehouse
of the Denhalter Bottling company on
State street, on the night Of the 9TH
inst, and getting away with 42j cigars
valued at $40. The defendant was rep
resented by Attorney d. c. Eichnor
who asked till Monday, the 10Th, to
plead. The request was granted and
Walker was taken back to the county
jail.
THIS ONE PLEADS GUILTY.
William Malloy was next called and
pleaded guilty TO breaking into the
barn of the Pioneer Nurseries com
pany on State and Twelfth South
streets last October, and getting away
with a harness valued at Sl5, thS prop
erty of the Pioneer company. Judge
Norrell set Monday, Nov. 10Th, as the
date for Malloy's sentence.
PEPPER PLEADED NOT GUILTY.
j. NJ. Pepper was arraigned on the
charge of burglary, to which he plead
ed not guilty. His otfense consists OF
the alleged breaking into and entering
the house of L, II. Arnold, on Vernon
avenue, and stealing watch valued
at sl5, the property OF Mary Arnold
The defendant was represented by At
torney n. j. SheckeL
ANOTHER NOT GUILTY.
Andrew Bell next came forward ana
TO the charge of attempting to commit
grand larceny, pleaded not guilty
Bell is the man accused of attempting
10 pick the pocket Of Mrs Clara Riches
outside of the hall OF relics during last
Conference. He was represented by
Attorney j. NJ Hamilton.
PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY
oliver Hunter was arraigned on the
charge of passing counterfeit money In
this city on the 10th Of last September
and pleaded not guilty. The complain
ing witness Is tomato vendor named
Mike Chaves, who alleges that the de-
PENDANT attempted tn palm of on him
a spurious dollar piece, which he had