Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-09
SUPREME COURT,
JANUARY TERM.
Number Of Matters Disposed Of at
Opening Session.
JUSTICE BABTCII PRESIDES.
Justices Miner aud BaskIp on the
Bench Dismissal ct the Monk
tases Othcr Matters.

The January term of the state gu
prone Court commenced today with
chief Justice uartch and justices
Miner and Baskin on the bench There
we're also present Attorney General
bishop, Court Reporter Nyc. clerk Pal
mer. Deputy clerk Grimth and large
number Of leading Attorney
REsETrINg or CASES.
The ease Of A. Buitsrhold. appellant.
W Gleason :. kinney. set Tor the 9Th
was continued for the term by agree
mont q the parties.
In the matter 81 the state * rel
Jennings brothers Investment company
W Francis Armstrong ct al. board OF
equalization set Tor today. a contlnu-
ancc was granted until the 9th inst
GOOD REASON GIVEN.
The two cases 81 the State against
James r. Monk. on appeal. were dis.
missed. Defendant was convicted OF
secrcting and altering mining records
nnd sentenced by Judgc Norrcli 10 six
monthH imprisonment IN the county
JAIL Attorney \. A.. Armstrong. who
ANN"AAfA ~ MUM ANANNNNNNNA Nflf
curt that his client had about served
hia term and that therefore there was
no necessity for any further proceed
inEa.
The ease Of the State against Irving
tollett aud Charles n. Rock we're con.
iinued FOR the term by stipulation.
The case 0f Eliza Warren IT al. appel
lantr, W Theodore Robinson 1T al. set
for the 18th. was on motion reset for
II. IaN
amended abstract and supplemental
brief may BE- filed
The ease 81 the First National Hank
~ Ncphl, appellant. Va Walter l.
brown ct al, continued Tor the term.
dismissal vas, on motion. ordered
In the case u Henry sudwccka " The
Oregon Short Line Railway company
appellant.
The cases Of Fred stott W The Daily
Mining company aud Harvey N. nn-
con, appellant. W Hamilton al Park
II AL sct for the 18th and .ith instr..
We're called up by tho respective attor-
noyr and II was agreed that motion
10 dismiss each case would be- present.
ed on the dates named.
A continuance FOR tho term was
granted In tho case ~ charles I.ango.
appellant. w Morris Sommcr.
CONVICT IN COURT.
In the matter NJ the application OF
James Mckee. state convict for u
writ 81 haheaH corpus. II was agreed
between the attorneys 10 submit briefs
In the cnrc, the same 10 b. hird Feb
runry 18th. The question Involved II
the trial by a Jury Of twelve. since
Statehood. The matter VIII be sub
mlttcd to the United states supreme
Court. uron u writ ~ error. regar,iiena
~ the state supreme Courts decision.
Mckee was IN court having been
brought down from the state prison
this morning 10y Warden Dow.
THE MORRIS CASE.
Arguments on the application N the
state Tor y writ NJ mandate directed
against Judge Hart. 10 compel him To
proceed with "a trial ~ the Murri.
bribery case by cmpnnolinR Jury OF
twelve. was set for February 5th.
RAILROAD TAXATION MATTER
Tho application Of Salt Lake county
for u writ ~ mandate directed against
the state board NJ equalization To com
pei II to re-upportinn the rolling stock
~ the several railroads In Salt Lake
county. In accordance with decision
of the supreme Court VIII be- argued
Friday ~ this week. Defendants iled
an answer today denying the county'a
allegations. ny way Of an affirmative
defense u IN alleged that the defend.
ant board sought 10 comply with the
supreme Courts decision. by bnHlng
the rcapporilonment upon information
furnished Il hy the railway aud rail.
Rad companies. aud that n there arr.
~. alleged b. pinintin. large quantities
10 rolling stock 81 the Rio Grnndr
Western company or tho oregon short
l.ine Railroad company that nru owned
and controlled by them. exclusive N
that represented by tho whcoinge or
mileage adopted by the board as a