Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-31
NORRIS BRIBERY CASE.
DIRECTED AGAINST DISTRICT JUDGE HART
same order In the Railroad Taxation Mat
ter-wtit Of Iiabeas Corpus Allowed
state Convict.

The supreme cour. met rurTiln, 90
adjournment today with Chlcf Justice
zine and Justice Miner on The bench.
After hearing number VI mn;ions anil
ihe admission Of several applicants 70
fhc bar. the court adjourned sine die.
The mex. Germ begins Monday. Janunfy
t.h. u. y. Baskln. she newly elected
Justice, will hc sworn IN on monday.
THE NORRIS BRIBERY CASE
County Attorney waldemar Van Cot
prtstniod to the cour, an nildavit Tor
writ NJ mandate directed agiins. chas
H. Han. rs ac.iug judEe NJ rhe criminal
division of the Thlrd dia.riut court. 30
compel him 90 cmpanel q jury Of twelve
IN the case of the People ~ the Tcrr-
tory " riah nEalns. Joseph ". Morris.
accused % agreeing 30 receive bride
while acting Ne srieCimin VI saf Lake
county IN August. 1895. and % proceed
with she iriai.
The amdavit fst forth she lndiclmep.
" Morris hyrha grand jury In September
1885; his arraignmert and plea 81 not
guilty. The two lrihla mat followed and
the dlslgI fu ~. ~ thU Jury iu each
Instance. II j. thcn 81 out shns ;hi
case was 80 Tor .rlal 1u She i2'h ms.
and ihit the regular iulEc. a. y. Nor
roll. bong disqualified 90 Try me ease.
requested Judge ltir TO act In his
siDad. The objection w The defense
90 NE omp1nsiing u jury Of twelve
men. for The reason that under shs Law
Tho cpug had no right or authority 10
do sn. u ;ltan O., uut. a. also l. tn ac-
ZION " Judge Hart In grin.lng defend.
ans motion.
An alternative writ was granted. and
made rc.uruable Monday. January ..
1899.
RAILROAD TAXATION.
Deputy Attorney O. y. Putnam. In
bahllf ~ Sait Lake coun.y. preHcnsed
an afidavl., signed by Commissioner T..
J., Han. asking that a writ ~ manda.o
isrue against H. G, fuud. J. ]. Thomas.
y. y. b10,h ana Thomas u. Dee. COM
ffuiluT ihs S.ate beard VI equal.
taaon. commanding the dsfcndania 90
feennNfne ana make nav appog.lou-
tnent or the atsissmcre u the rollins
t,lek OF TIE Oregon Shuig Line. Ril
ufinde Wcstoru. RIO uranda Wsatsrn
Utah Central division ANA tho aait Lake
pEi1n Railroad companies in accord.
Hncr wlih the recVnt Supreme court de-
cision. by allOiing 60 each county sac
aasessed value 81 The rolling sock used
aud found there on main tracks. switch
yarhF SIDE tracks, round houses. ST.
p1lt shops and dcpo.A
The decision and Judgment of the gu.
prcme Court II set out In the affidavit
and she allegation N made that tho de-
PENDANTS IN making the ro-hpportlun-
mcnt failed Ia take Into confederation
the situS ~ rolling stock In any coun-
~ except when passing shfQuS the
Same on trains along the main track.
The FIRST and second apporilonment
nj h. ali.
ton II made that the "purpnricd" r..
npportlnnment IL a. unfair and unjust
TO salt Lake county az was the appnr-
llonmcn, set aside by shc suprcme
An alternative writ was granted. re-.
iurnable Monday. Jan. ..
ADMISSIONS TO THE BAR.
The committee appointed to examine
candidates Tor admission q the bar
" the supreme Court recommended the
following applicants: cyrus n. uatrell.
n. T. Johnson. Fred W. Chappeli. The
report was adopted aud the gentlemen
were admitted.
on motion Of Attorney ]. W. Thomp.
son. George J. Gibson, Of the Supreme
Court ~ New York. vas admitted 10
practice at ihs bar. uf the Utah su-
promo Court.
WRIT or fIABEAs CORPUS ISSUES,
The petition ~ James T. Mckee. q
State prison convict, Tor a writ ~ ha-
beaH corpus. was allowed by Justice
Miner today and Warden Dow was d.
rccted o. have the body OF the appll-
cant before the supreme Court On
| Monday. Ian. .. as 10 o'clock.
Mckee was convicted Of grand lar
ceny before Judge puacnberry last
Angus, and sentenced % i've years In
| the state prison.
In his petition h. sets forth tina, ths
law compelling him 30 be- tried by u
| Jury ~ cleht persons u In c1ntrayentlor
NJ section I ~ article 10 of the amend
| merits tn tho Constitution O. the Unit
"a States, In that Il deprlven citlSens Of
their rights without due prOtcsa ul
law. and ~ also IN violation of article
~ the same amendment.
TAKEN UNDER ACHIEVEMENT,
A motion made by Attorney riley II
| Jones 10 dlfnilfH the case On appeal 0l
| John Il. ll1llny " James II. Crawford
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