Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-21
PROVO UTAH.


In the Fourth district court yssior.
day ihe case Of the state W Hyrum
Ha,,on was tried aud dispos ~ soon.
81 than expected by the uuiniuaied
Defondau was indicted by the grand
jury on a charge Of adultery. charged
60 have been committed wiki Mrs
Julia Felker u oEien. while both were
employed In the insane asylum In oe.
tober. 1891
The evidence Cor the prosecution waa
60 she eject that tho two people had
appeared very friendly and one nigh,.
october i0ih, 1897. evidence was intro
ducgd showing that they were together
In 4 dark room. The wi,ntts, MAIDS
JcrgCnsCn, Who testified 80 ghls. had
also been IN the room with one ~ the
woman employees. and had retired %
aun ihcr part Of the room with his
partner Then he had cflwisd back
O. whore llatiun ana Mfs, Ftlkcr were
ana tcEilned 70 some vgry suggestive
cuuvcrratlon. but h. could not see the
actions OF the parties. Ho had gone
20 The room % watch the actions % de.
fenlant and Mrs. Folkrr.
After che evidence was all In the de-
tendania attorneys, Mrasra Warner
ana HouiS. moved that the Jury be In
struetcd 20 return a verdict " not
guilty on she grounds that fhc evidence
would not justify verdict OF guilty.
Tue jury was 20 Instructed and such a
verdict was returned.
County Attorney King shon had che
.ndlctmspi against Mrs Feiker dis
Mr. Hagion. won Il an oii resldsus ~
Provo. has always borne q good repu.
ailon, and claims that TIE case was
liktn before che grand Jury from
iftlnEa ~ enmhy towards him by
some o. The employees Of the asylum.
Airs. Felksr L. very highly spoken OF
by lafEc circle of friendv and &C.
qualniances N ogden. and che many
% learn % The termination OF mo
charges brought againas thffn.
Zanes Partridge u paya1n was tried
on the charge u h5uAebreaklnr. can-
slailng of entering a house bei1nFine
Mr. dardncr Of Thistle Valley, In
May 1896, with che Intention OF steai.
,hk. ihere was no evidence 20 the cf-
zee. thaf ne hd entered the house.
AMI he was acquitted.
october atd has been fct for hearI,r
petition of John e, Holt and Samuel
Holt, asking ihat letters OF adninisfr,,
ton Dc issued Go them In IN, .state ~
William Holt. deceased.
j. " hlnEhufat was sworn a. a ia.
ror Tor the term, and John n. Strong
was excused from further Jury services
on account ~ being a city Official.
Thomas Ennis convicted OF house
brvlklng. was sentenced 10 ten months
In the state prison
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES.
Tho following delegates t. the Repub-
lienn county convention. which meets
mere on saturday were elected IN the
wards OF this city Members OF The
county central committee were aiso
elected.
First ward-peiogatca; T.. \. Jonel.
Peter slubhs. J. J Davis. W. n. Wilson,
9. v, Thomas, Miss Sarah Hrerotun.
:; X. klng, Miss Martha s,ubbs. Joseph
4. Farrer
Aliernaies-w. u, puaenberry. NJ. ".
Graham, W. X. Sparlrd. Mrs, 3. y,
Jones, Mrs. Joseph n. Farrer.
Members County Central Committee
J. ]. Davis. Miss Sarah Drercton,
fecond Ward-Members County CEN
tTal Committee; Chas. IL. Ward aud
Mrs, kitile a. Hines.
DcleRates-Frank Tucker. Alma n.
Daft, Mrs Hagar singleton. chaa. 10
Noisy 4. g, S0Tonaon. &. n. Ward,
John Peterson, Miss Sadie Graham,
Thos. ~, Vincent. W. II, Brereton.
Aliernates-llonry Vincent. walter
ftariup, l.. J. Miner. John AZ. Daley,
Mrs. John g, Graham.
Third ward-Membora County CEN
trail Committee. a. Il. BuokleT. Mrs,
Adelhert Roberts.
pelegates-Eph Homer. w X. Fag-
rer, y, c. llcrrIdesen, Mrs. William Hlll,
Jas. clyde, Mrs. W X. Farrrr Myron
Tanner, Lars j. Nelson. Alfred Hard
ing, W. J. Taylor Mrs. G. II. Biomstes-
berg. Wilfred Perry, u. o, waid. Mrs.