The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-13
A GRAND JURY FOR SEWER
FIRST EVER ORDERED UNDER
THE STATE LAWS.
Prosecutor Claims There Are Several
Matters Needing Investigation
Venire Returnable May 8.

Richfield, April 1.-THE Sixth judi
cial district, comprising Sewer, Wayne,
Piute. Garfield and Kane counties, was
organized when Utah became a state,
and since then grand jury has never
been called in Sewer. The record is
about to be broken. At the last sitting
of court in Richfield Prosecutor Z. w.
Mcdaniel informed the judge that there
We're several matters needing investi-
cation and to that end he believed his
office entitled to assistance. Judge
William NJ. AfcCarty concurred in the
opinion that the neral atmosphere
needs clearing, and therefore ordered
the attorney, clerk and treasurer to
draw venire of twelve. to be return
able on May 8, at 10 a. m. From these
VIII be chosen the grand jury of seven.
The court also ordered a venire of
twenty from which to select a petit
jury for the May term, and instructed
the clerk to issue subpoenaes for wit
nesses in criminal cases pending. To-
day Judge McCarty, Stenographer John
s. Rollo and several Richfield lawyers
left for Panguitch, where Garfield coun-
tvs first 1898 term opens on April Il.
From there they go to Kanab. where
ZANE county's first term is billed TO
open on April Is. Before their depart
ure this business was transacted in
Richfield:
Mary I. Jones VS.. George w. Long
ct al. Defendants motion to retax costs
allowed as to the single item of fees
and expenses of one witness, Raleigh
Jones
Lorenzo Lisonbee VS.. the Monroe Ir-
riSation company. Motion for new trial
overruled and plaintiff took exception.
The court ruled that a substitute COM
plant may be filed, the original having
been lost.
The Haney- Campbell company vs. the
Sewer Creamery company. Judgment
entered for S1,115.33 upon defendants
default.
Bend Irrigation company. Demurrer to
last amended complaint overruied, de-
PENDANTS excepting.
George DimmicA VS.. Willes Rouff and
Jacob Hess. Motion to strike out de-
murrer overruled and demurrer taken
under advisement.
Estate of Ralph McFadyen. deceased.
Petition of Sarah e. McFadyen, admin
istratrix, for summary administration
granted. After payment of expenses of
administration and last sickness and
funeral of deceased, one-half the estate
is awarded to the widow and the resi-
due to her children.
Estate of Frederick jacobson. deceas-
ed. Court granted petition of Eliza
bSiii ceNpDSOll5 lOI Sulil-
mary administration, and awarded es-
tate to the widow after the payment
of legal expenses, an itemized and veri-
fled statement of which must be filed
by May 8.
Estate af Amos Ivie, deceased. Court
examined report of partition commits
Sioner, c. N. Rasmussen, and signed or
der for partition.
Estate of Claus Rasmussen, deceased.
Cleo Petro Clawson protests against
the appointment of P. F. Peterson as
administrator, and asks that ]. P. Jen-
sen be appointed. Both petitions will
be heard on May 9.
Estate of Lillian Abigail Gauchat, de-
ceased. Court approved final account
of Adelman Nebeker. administrator. ac-
cepted report of J. w. Fairbanks. par
tition commissioner, and ordered distri-
button and partition.
= Estate of Philip L. Gauchat, deceas-
ed. Court approved final account of
Adelman Nebeker, administrator, ac-
cepted report of ]. W. Fairbanks, parti-
ton commissioner, and ordered distri-
button and partition.
Estate of Nelson Brown, deceased.
Shortly before his death the deceased
won in a lawsuit against Thomas Pitts,
securing judgment for $500 Recently
Pitts offered $500 as a compromise. L
J. Stewart and J. w. Jennings, Browns
e~llOAitS SAdAllitO dudll IllGlGSl III
this amount, but the court ordered ac-
ceptance of the compromise, and Stew
art and Jennings took exception.
Estate of Johanna Rasmussen, de-
ceased. Order for private sale of per-
sonal property.
Estate of Niels Madsen, deceased
Court granted Gustaf Madsen's motion
to require Joseph Smith, executor, to
execute and file a new bond by the 9Th
of May.
COURT CALENDAR
Adjourned until 10 a m, May 9. the |
opening day of the second term. The |,
calendar for this term shows the fol-
lowing settings of cases for trial:
May 12-State VS.. Peter Hansen, |
grand larceny; state VS.. Martin Mad
sen and Charles Nay, burglary.
May Estate VS.. Clarence Carter. as !
sault with deadly weapon with intent |
to do bodily harm.
May Estate VS.. Salina Roller Mill !
company, befouling water.
May 16-State VS.. Joseph A. Brown |
and other officers of the Marysvale Re
servoir company, obstructing highway. |
Rio Grande Western Railway company |
VS.. jeff Carter. Thomas w. Ross VS..
Thomas a. Hunt