The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-07
STRAUSS GOES FREE.

The grand jury ignored the complaint
brought against j. H. Strauss, who was
alleged to have passed counterfeit
coin upon Albert Larson, July 8, 1898
The trial of George F. Coward was
commenced at p. m. the following
jurors being examined and retained to
hear the case:
Bull, jr., J. H. Bailey, v. p Hiskey, j.
H. Murdoch, Robert IRE, o. C. Beebe,
Charles Cottrel, jr., Amos Cook, E. K.
Bassett and Edward Anderson.
Willard Pace was called as the first
witness in the case, and testified to the
fact that defendant was engaged in
carrying the mail between Loa and
Burrville during and at the time at
which the letters alleged to have been
distracted from the mail bags were
supposed to have been taken by Glow
ard. The examination of the witness by
District Attorney Whittemore was here
interrupted by an objection from A. Il.
Schroeder, esq, attorney for the de-
PENDANT, who protested that the an
SwerS of the witness should be stricken
out, for the reason that the testimony
was incompetent to show the fact al
legged in the Indictment that Coward
was an employee of the government.
Mr.. Schroeder claimed that there
should be testimony to show that Glow
ard received pay from the government
for his services, and that this testimony
should come from some person who
participated in the employment or pay
ment of the defendant.
Judge Marshall overruled the defend
ants motion to strike out, on the
strength of the ruling of the supreme
court in the New York letter carriers
cases, which admitted the competency
of testimony which would lead the
jury to infer the alleged fact of en-
ployment.
The first check in question was pre-
sented to the witness and identified by
him as a check issued to him by F. L.
Tilton, and which he endorsed and
placed in a letter for transmission TO
another. party, at Koosharem, and
which is the one alleged to have been
taken from the mail pouch by the de-
fendant
The check was admitted in evidence,
under a protest from Mr. Schroeder thai
a sufficient foundation for it's intro
duction had not as yet been establish
ed.
Judge Marshall allowed the temper
airy admission of the check pending a
connection between it and other tes.i-
mony to come hereafter, in the absence
of which connection the PAR would
The witness recited the story of the
Interview had by the government mail
inspector with the defendant regarding
the check in question and the circum-
stances in the case uD to that time.
w. E. Robinson and M. L. Sheffield
postmaster at Floy, testified as to a
conversation regarding the notes held
at Mr.. RobinSon's home.
John King testified that he was the
drawer of the note, and that he mailed
it in the postoffice directed to Willard
Snow who, when placed on the stand
said he had seen his name on the back
of the check, but it was not his en-
dorsement.
Della Taylor testified that she cashed
the check for Coward in August, 1897,
in a store where she was clerking, but
that it was returned by the State Bank
of Utah. She told Coward that it had
been returned, and he agreed to make
it right. and made several payments.
The examination of witnesses for the
prosecution was concluded yesterday.
In the case of Leon B. Goldberg ct
al VS.. Nathan Tanner, jr., ct al, Judge
Marshall confirmed the report of B. f.
Adams, receiver, and accepted his res