Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-06
AFTER THU CRIMINALS
indictments Brought Into lhe Federal Couri by
the Grand Jury This afternoon.
CHARGES AGAINST WEST AND Provost,


In the federal court this afternoon
che grand jury reported 10 Judge Mar
shall three Indictments. under which an
order was made requiring the defend
ants TO appear In court al 10 O'Clock to-
morrow morning for arraignment.
The nrst case coming 10 trial was
that u the Cnltcd states against Geo.
y. Coward. charged with robblnE he
United states mails. The indictment
charges that the defendant, during the
year 1897. On July 5th. while In the cm-
pioy Of the government o. mail carrier
between Burrviile and fsoa. this State.
sole from the mails pouch letter con-
tainlng a check In the sum of sii4i.
which the defendant presented at the
bank FOR payment and cnshed. Another
check. Tor ti2s0. Il IL also charged. was
appropriated 10 his own use by Cio-
ward.
Tho following Jurors were called
/ and examined and retained 90 try the
case. y. a. brown. Hans HaHsell. JOG.
Hull. Jr. J. ~. bailey. v. y. Hiskcy. j.
] H. Murdoch. Robert TIRE. .. e. Beebc.
I Chaa. Cottrel. Jr.. Amos Cook. y. X.
/ nasseti ana Edward Anderson.
/ Wizard Pace was called a. the hrst
]
| fau shat dcfndant was engaged In car
I fyinE the mail between LO1 and BUR.
| VILE during ana at thc time at which
] thr Letters alleged to have been alb
straciel from the mail bags were sup
posed 60 have been taken by Coward.
The examination Of the witness by Dis
grioi Attorney Whiftemore was here
interrupted by an objection nom A. II.
! Schroeder. ESD. attorney for the de-
! fsnauni. who protested thai The an
AwsTa ~ the witness should be stricken
| nu for The reason that the testimony
/ was Incompetent 10 show the faN vi.
legged IN che indictmert thar clowatd
WAS an en,plUyc Of the government Mr..
Schroeder claimed that there should he
lcrilmony 20 show THAI Coward re-
/ rsiVed ray from the government for
hls services. ana chat ghis testimony
shouh come from some person Nho par
tripFed IN the employment or payment
nf the defendant. IH.l
judge Marshall ovcrrtled the defend
ants motion 60 strike out. on the
strength % ruling ~ the supreme
Court In the New York letter carriers
eases. which admitted the competency
of testimony which Would lead the
jury 10 infer the alleged fact ot cm-
piuyment. fU
The nrst check In question was pres.
cnted 10 the wituesn ana identinei by
Tiitun aud which he endorsed and
placed In letter Tor transmission q
another party. at kuoaharcm. mud
which H. the one alleged 10 have iTef
taken from the mall pouch by the De
PENDANT.
under a protest from Mt, Shredder hal
q sufficient foundation for It's lutro'
duction had not ~ yet been establish
ed. i
Judge Marshall allowed she tempo
fary admission OF The check pending .
connection between u and other t,sii
; muny to come hereafter, In the absence
3 " which connection the paper woul'
b. Withdrawn.
The winners reclied the Story q ,h
Z Interview had by the Eovsnfmsnt MAJ
. Inspector with tho defendant 'fesardlnl
the check In question aud the clreum
: stances In the case M 90 shat time.
, Mt. Schroeder completed the cfoss.ex
animation OF the witness when this ~
port closed. Nothing new was ellcitet
A. there are half dozen other Wit
nesHcs TO testify in the ease II u proba
4 bic that u win last a day or two iongui
THE INDICTMENTS
% The subject 81 tho Indictment
brought In this nfternaon.' and "a
names OF the persnns against WHOM
: they were brought could. ~ coml'
: not b. learned this afternoon until "a
b arrests were made In about ~
hours after their presentation IN cour
however, two OF the indictments wsr
given out
The FIRST was against Lee West. vii
two counts. charging him with htvin
on October "a. 1858, robbed ihe malls 4
e Milford. usah. lie was already uEd'
urTfaf,
4 The second indictment charge
(. Maurice Provost with having, On HeI
70 temher ~. 1873. robbed the pos,0ifir
II az Eureka. There ware swo court
IL che HscoUl one charging she dsfeudaI
wlfh HAVING broken irto che puri onig
D.. building. Provost was also undr- 81