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swISoLED our OF MILLIONS.
New Yorker Dupes People Out of Vast
Sums OF Money.

New York. Nov. 2i.-WlllIam F, MIL
Ter. head Of the Franklin syndicate.
which has accepted the deposits OF
thousands Of persons In Brooklyn un-
der promise Of paying dividends Of 10
per cent a week. or $40 per cent per
annum, aud Cecil Leslie, his secr.tary.
were indicted by the Kings county
grand jury Bench warrants were is
sued for the arrest OF these two men,
but up 20 quite late hour tonight
neither had been found. the police say
ing that they had disappeared in the
afternoon.
Tonight the police ralded the prem
ises occupied by the franklin syndl-
cate on Floyd street There was a
great crowd Of people around the build
ing, and the police surrounded H. In
spector Brennan arrested Louis Miller.
brother OF the head Of the syndicate,
and the cashier OF the concern, and took
possession Of $4,000 IN cash, There
were forty employees engaged al work
ia the offices, and these We're allowed
to 60.
The charge upon which Miller was
indicted was that Of consplring 10 de-
fraud. The district attorneys Office
In Brooklyn has been at work on the
case for some weeks. 50 prominent have
become Miller's operations IN that line.
Miller had been engaged for the past
two years or SO In Offering his glitter
Ing inducements TO the people 20 In
vest their money for him TO make use
Of, but II has been only within the last
month that by extensive advertising IN
one way or another he has managed
20 attract to his Office hundreds Of peo-
pie daily who gathered In q long line or
fought with each other for the Opp0r-
tunlty 10 hand out their savings Even
when the place was raided tonight by
the police a number u those around
the Offices were waiting 20 deposit mon
ey with the Franklin syndicate.
The presence Of the police caused
great excitement When they entered
the Office they were informed that at Q
o'clock tonight the concern had made
an assignment IN the borough Of Man
haitian TO James Daily. eN-sherlh OK
Richmond. Chief Of Detectives Rey-
nolds said that the police were the as
sgnees now and put Daily OF the
premises Daily has been In the m
ploy OF Miller Tor some time past u
the $4,000 taken possession Of by Ne
police. something more than $500. m
cash was found In the syndicate Il
fees
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convened, his honor was given a sur
prise. Observing, says the record, that
the prisoner was not present he d.
rected that the man be brought In.
DEATH BEFORE IMPRISONMENT.
Then arose Mr.. Blair and informed
the court that his client could not at
tend the session, for the reason that
during the night he had taken poison,
which, he concluded. will probably
prove fatal
The court took a recess In order that
the officer who had charge OF the
prisoner and the physician attending
him, II any, might be called Perhaps
the court thought the prisoner might
be shamming but this was quickly dis
proven. The officer and physician were
called and testified.
IL would appear That their statements
strongly supported the theory that Hull
would die for II is noted that Mr. Blair
at once took the floor. and in view OF
the situation as disclosed by this testi-
mony. vigorously objected to proceed.
Ing further at the time, for the reason
that the defendant was not present as
contemplated by law, and further that
the issue OF his Illness might do away
with the necessity OF proceeding
Probably the tide was setting In
strongly against his client, and Mr..
Blair thought 10 do his best for him
By securing delay
But the court would not have Il so.
and ordered the trial to proceed.
The attorney then stated that the
court having ruled against him on
so vital point. he would have nothing
more to do with the case, unless posi-
lively ordered to by the court.
Which the court promptly did Mr.
Blair was Informed that his services
were required until the final issue OF
the case, and he resumed.
How long the prosecution talked Is
not recorded. But Mr.. Blair's record
Is given on the point The clerk re-
lglously sets out that the distinguished
attorney commenced his argument at 10
a. m, and never stopped talking until
p. m.
But It awaited nothing.
The jury found Hull guilty, fixing the
penalty In a fine Of 1000, six months
imprisonment and awarding McDonal
& Adams 5000 damages.
Mr. Blair was not at the end Of HIS
resources. He afterwards moved an
arrest Of judgment, but was overruled.
Poor Hull has not yet recovered,
whether he ever did or not. because the
record shows that the clerk went 20
his room TO read the verdict 20 the
prisoner who was unable 70 attend.
After the verdict the court ordered
the costs taxed against the prisoner,
and got around the prison problem
again by ordering the ball and chain
for the term
1t would be interesting TO know what
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rack Roundy. Samuel Moore. S. A.
knowlton. Charles Snow, y. V. Jones,
W. s. Wills. A. 7. lockwood, John
Lyle, j. b. Hardy. MILFORD Hodson,
j. b. Noble, Albert Darlington, Hiram
Cannon. Enoch Reese and A. .. Lamb
son.
The first criminal case OF Importance
was that Of Howard Egan, charged
with murder. The jury returned o
verdict Of not guilty on October 10.
1861.
A NATURALIZATION.
The same day the first naturalization
occurred. James Ferguson. a native
Of Ireland, being admitted TO citizen
ship. Thereupon he was also admitted
TO the bar Admission 10 practice were
numerous for the next few days, those
enjoying the privilege being Amos l.
Cuyers, Andrew Tyler. Daniel II.
Wells, William Pickett.
CONVICTION FOR MURDER.
The first conviction for murder. fol-
lowed by the death penalty, appearing
In the record Is in the case OK Jerome
owens charged with the murder OF
John Pugmlreon January 2, 1852. After
guilty Those who composed the jury
were Samuel Agar. T. NJ. Sanders.
Morgan Phelps, John Pray. Elijah
Sheets, James Barnes, ]. A. Thompson.
j. Y. Packer, a. p. Hardy, Lisbon
Lamb j. b Martin and Francis Un-
derwood. The prisoner when called
for sentence. made few remarks. the
tenor Of which was that the
killing was accidental He was SEN
fenced to be shot. hung or decapitated'
and when asked which nSthod he pre-
ferred. replied that he didn't know
which, The clerk remarks that the
prisoner was calm and collected AL
the while, shed no tears and manifested
an Indifference and hardih0od seldom
seen In any one Of ripper years,
When the prisoner was removed by
the marshal. continues the clerk he
manifested no feeling, contrton or ex-
element.
COPYRIGHTS.
The first copyright issued was In 1858,
the entry being as follows:
BE Is remembered that on the 10th
day OF Nov. 1858, willard Richards Of
the First judicial district, this Terri
tory, has deposited IN this Office the
! title Of book, the right whereof he
claims as author viz: "A few words in
the Utah and Sho.sho-ne Dialects.
alphabetically arranged" Collected by
| ID. b. Huntington
Afterwards q similar entry was made
with regard to "A Guide TO Carson Val.
ley from Great Salt Lake city. by the
| New Route, directly west ana south Of
Salt Lake, entirely avoiding the Hum
! boldt, by O. b. Huntington"
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Certificate. Of Merit to Soldiers

Washington, Nov, 24,-Certificates OF
merit for service during the Spanish
American war have been awarded by
the war department 10 the following
men:
Private Henry Tyler, company A,
Second infantry; Quartermaster-S ergt,
James H. Cook, company Il. Third in.
fantry; Private Alfred c. Patty, com.
pany II, Thirtieth infantry; Quarter
masters ergt Ozrow Gather troop Il,
Tenth cavalry.
Trumpeter James c. Mccarthy, COM
pany b, Private Louis A. Silleto. COM
pany G; Private George W. Garnsey,
company b. Private John NJ. ClaxtOn,
company b. Third volunteer infantry
Private Charles +. Mckinley. troop
T.; Private Edward j. Albertson. troop
+: Private Herbert p. McGregor. troop
r; First volunteer cavalry.
Sergt. Fred l.. Smith, company II,
Thirteenth infantry; Private James J,
Watkins. company ID, First California
infantry.
sergt. Henry I. clotworthy. company
/; Private Louis l. Blgelow. company
r; Private Samuel Hickman. company
+, First Colorado infantry.
Corp Joseph S. Oyiatt, company A;
Private Lawrence B. Connor. company
L, First Nebraska infantry.
Quartermaster. Sergt. John +. Went
Itch. company II, Tenth Pennsylvania
infantry; Corp W. Baker. Astor bat
terry; Corp. James y. Patterson, COM
pany X. First Tennessee infantry; Pn-
waite Charles dinner. company +, Nine
teenth Infantry.
AS the above named men are out OF
the service, these certificates cannot be
delivered Upon application TO the ad-
jutant general OF the army, Washing
ton, d. c.. they can be procured by the
persons 20 whom they have been
granted.
Certificates Of merit entitle the hold
ers thereof TO s. month additional
pay from tire date Of the action for
which they are given TO the date OF
discharge from the service.
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,Ae pioneers entered this valley
~ .',,amer Of lSi7, and for a year
" .,,,.atter. they were not trou-
w .,v matters Of litigation
\ -" ,,smselyes. Indeed, their time
y !. ,sa, period fully occupied in
80 themselves against Indians
Nm, = SeIldlng for their families some
3 = .belters to lake the place OF
',,.h,ft tina, had served them 80
/. M ola Fort square. And such
!, contention as did arise dur
1 4. p,rioa Of settlement were sa''s,
e., adjusted by the ecclesiastical
Rut al last, Of course the
4 '.,.,,,,lon Of Justice required courts
,,,,s and Jurisdiction, and with the
l.,suon OF the territory ana the
f.. COUNTIES, these were Instituted.
En-. miners courts administered
t. IN tn, camps Of california-and
|,Issl justice 1t was, no doubt for
.,r..-s,tention was given In utah
A. Establishment Of the JUDICIARY
k.ry ofsanlzed. -. =,
H srer 1850. the probate court oil
4 surty was instituted
THE FIRST RECORDS.
L. .orls are still preserved intact
4 esce Of the county clerk. And
k,l,rvl records they are, carefully
e. IN a hand as perfect as copper
n, s,d which ii would be hard to
[,sals today. Elias Smith was the
NJ md J. N. Cummings the first
Il succeeded later by John Il.
n iursdlctlon Of the probate court
\, vas vastly different from what
/ az IN later years. AZ that time
.sFilly all causes were tried before
I, tribunal All crimes, including
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.4s,esting Facts Concerning the First
l,diciary-A Cause CeIebre in Probate
Judge Smiths Court-FirSt Con-
yiCtiOn for Murder.

murder, civil actions regardless OF the
amount involved, cases In divorce ana
probate matters, were tried here.
The court, Il might be imagined,
would be behind With the calendar, when
today, with all the vast machinery Of
the law In operation here. five justices
Of the peace, police Judge commits
sloners. three branches Of the district
court aud Supreme court, the judiciary
struggles and works late at night 10
keep abreast Of the innumerable actions
on the dockets But Judge Smith had
a comparatively easy time OF II when
his court was Instituted. There was lit
tie to try, and perhaps that is one rea-
son why the records contain such vol
luminous accounts OF each action, no
matter how small. All these details,
however. with the names OF witnesses.
officers attorneys, "Travers' and grand
Jurors, are interesting. and the records
Will be OF Importance to the historian.
THE FIRST CASE TRIED.
On the fly leaf Of the first record,
beautifully engrossed, appears the title
"A. No. J. Record & G. Of the Probate
Court OF Grea, Salt Lake County, in the
Territory Of Utah.
The very first case recorded In the
book-and therefore the first case Of
record in Utah-etarts out very well.
II is apparently a criminal action, and
there Is an accessory as well as a
principal But In the language u The
critic, the interest is not sustained.
Neither Is the charge, apparently, and
so the defendants are allowed to 60
their way. The record itself is as fol-
lows.
Territory Of Utah, Great Salt Lake
County, Probate Court, Hon. Elias
Smith, judge.
The people Of the Territory Of Utah
vs. VIM. Morse, principal aud James
Neale, accessory
April p. An affidavit filed in the
court by VIM. NJ. Wall and John r.
Stoddard against William Morse as
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became OF Hull, the man who pro-
ferred death by his own hanl and i'm
ferred death by his own hand 10 i'm
prlsonment, but the record traces him
no further.
a REQUEST FROM THE BAR.
The bar at that time was an exceed
ingly small one and owing 10 the CON-
paratlvely slight amount OF litigation
was OF very slow growth A few years
later the following petition was pre-
sented 10 the court:
The undersigned members OF the bar
Of Utah respectfully represent TO the
court that this morning at 6 O'Clock Dr.
William France. an honorable and we'll
known citizen Of this Territory, died He
died suddenly and 10 the surprise Of his
friends. The deceased was an honest
man and a phllanthropist as well as a
dutiful citizen, The Undersigned re-.
specfully ask that an adjournment OF
the court may be ordered till the 22nd
Instant, that a decent opportunity may
be given TO inter the remains OF our de-
ceased friend.
James Ferguson, s. NJ Blair, Hosea
Stout, w. @. Mills. A. Miner
DISTRICT COURT RECORD.
The record Of the First district court
commences with Oct 6, 1851. the origin
al entry being as follows
Court convened according TO law,
passed by the legislative assembly Of
said Territory, IN the court house In
Great Salt Lake City, at 10 a. m. Pres
ent, His Honor, Judge z. Snow, Seth NJ.
Blair Esq. district attorney OF the U.
s.; Jos. l.. Haywood. Esq. marshal for
the said Territory and W l. Appleby,
Esq. clerk u the Supreme and First
Judicial District courts of the L. s. Of
said Territory. No business being pre-
sented before the court. boy proclamation
OF the marshal. adjourned until Tues
dny morning, the eth, az 10 o'clock.
For several days thereafter there ap-
pears 10 have been no business. and af-
ter short deliberations, the court adj
journed.
Afterwards. the court admitted Geo.
A. Smith w. w. Phelps and Hosea
Stout 20 practice.
on October 10th the court gave an
opinion OF some Importance. II was
10 the effect that the laws OF the
provisional government OF Deseret and
also relating to the judiciary Of the
Territory and the official acts Of the
Legislative Assembly and Of Governor
Young were strictly legal according to
the organic act
FIRST GRAND JURY.
The fret grand jury ever called con-
sted Of Daniel Spencer. William G.
Perkins, HG. Sherwood, L. ID. Woolley,
Orson Spencer. William NJ. Andrews,
Samuel Merrill, John Nebeker. Shad-
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'tsh IsII:HOw They Oyercame
The Beers at Belmont.
lGHIIyG NEAR ESTC0URT.
Fiiiih are Beaten and Compelled 10
Retire Lieut.. Churchill
Talks.

Ldatoa, Nov 25.-Thus far the spe-
dispatches describing the battle
Slnoni bear a stereotyped charac-
R"lAg that the hands Of the CEN
lN oeen at work upon them. They
70 ihcoAerent to enable the reader
IN an accurate idea Of the event
Face a proper estimate upon the
= q the victory.
TIE accounts agree respecting the
SiA lighting qualities exhibited on
nsA Nothing could have ex-
~ TIE steady courage and pluck Of
slaA Infantry in the face Of the
'as TIE; while the Boer guns were
80. .,.y served, the gunners standing
~ WIN dogged determination, ex-
asnselyes until the very last
- and only becoming wild and
1sAst N their aim during the final
~ snifge Of the British infantry.
.-nll' however, that the victory
\" y properly followed up and
~ vslns 70 the want Of sufii-
sNslrS The pursuit OF the de-
= sasny by the fifth lancers
"s.ssnuy not very effective and,
-! enough, while the CORE
80 report the capture OF Boer
.on Aethuen's own report omits
!. . 49,. Of such an achievement
b. pet'tineiil says. THE remnant
n ~ ~ q army sought to escape to-
M orange Free State territory"
a.. -s evidence tends TO show that
'-''ys refinement was orderly,
:, '0uo'less be heard Of else
~. .,'I1respondent Of the Times at
=, sa's' After the battle the
49,. s3 burned and the ammuni-
h., -suoyed, Cavalry and mounted
=. VI both fields pursued the en-
49," we're unable TO overtake the
y DOTS who got away with
b. SPOT The Boer rout was
mi and their losses are believed
ls, ouFs. They used some dunn
b. Everything was in their
y ,,,.s n !. rumofed that there have
t,,, ,' mreais 10 assassinate recall
oss-,'sners, who are tired OF war
" ~ On the whole II al
n IN. a SAFE TO assume that the
D. r,a, we're not captured.
|Al.s, . Hg proof accorded 10 the
49, vtrlal Cen. Methuen has in
IA ,s,I. s IS however. a matter Of
4 rsS',.sscuon IN London. There
I,,Js-s.nA'lned rumor that the cor
.t,s 49, seized in the Boer camp
a,s,la,' ' Sehce Of reasonable COM
b Co.,, Sslwten the Beers and the
ara, Mall publishes the follow
k,lIs IRON Belmont, describing
~ ,,oa, held a position which
y m, VS , would hold avalns, al"
isls We v The British victory is
\ IA NY estimate OF the Boer
lsl,ss's Killed and 40 wounded.
IoriIes.e correspondent OF the Lon
, Drs,.sP Post was wounded. The
Va 'n. n are ignorant. dirty and
.st5 The, They say that half their
"a sr, usd Of the war, will refuse
sarrs s,. force Of the fearful ,rht
=. q % e " The Infantry. who were s.
rss| s, elno 20, feet. straigS, into
~ p s,'esi9 q missiles. The The ninth nth
d, S' ne Boer,. We'll mo unit s, ans
PossIs,,uA NE hills, melted before
hs,s however. our victory
po s,9IlsIsss'ea more cavalry rs''''''
. y q Msfeldns l. begin.
Pa. =, tesarded with anxiety in
'aPOssIbIli,y Of i Lord Mem.
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500 Cases OF SMALLPOX.

Bowling Green. KY, Nov. a.-The
State board Of health announces that
In a population Of l.SO0 there are fully
900 cases IN various stages OF smallpox
at Uniontown. There are many cases
In the adjacent country. The dis
ease has been conveyed from Union
town TO Cnttenden. Hopkins, Muhlen-
berg and Henderson counties The local
authorities had concealed the facts
and denied the extent OF the disease.
The state board Of health has placed
the town In absolute quarantine.
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principal and James Neale as accessory
before the fact Of shooting one Joseph
Wathon at Provo city, Utah County,
Utah Territory.
Same day clerk issued a writ for the
arrest OF William Morse and James
Neal, directed to Rodney Badger. con-
stable Of Great Salt Lake county.
Same time issued subpoenas for Hugh
Neale and wife, JAMIE Neale John
Neale, directed to Rodney Badger
April Is: Writ returned endorsed:
Il have served the same by arrestIng
the persons and have them in court.
RODNEY BADGER, Constable.
Same day subpoenas were returned
endorsed.
Court called, prisoners In court.
william NJ. Wall, John II. Stoddard
and Hugh Neale We're duly sworn and
testified on the part Of the people,
VIM. w Casper was duly sworn and
testified on the part Of the prisoner,
The court, after hearing the allega-
lions Of the parties and the testimony
OF the witnesses. ordered the following
judgment to be entered.
That there Is no cause Of action and
that the prisoners be discharged.
Immediately after this, the time Of
the court was taken up in trying a
number Of civil actions against Bridge
& Yasque, involving from $4,000 down
A DIVORCE CASE.
Then comes the first divorce case
that Of Ashton VI Ashton The parties
were apparently transients and the
husband had deserted the wife and gone
on to California. The decree was grant
ed as prayed.
IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT A
PRISON.
The first judgment entered In which
Imprisonment was ordered was In the
case Of Fred Schaller and Phil Waters.
These worthless were charged with horse
stealing, species Of crime always
abhOrrent 10 the pioneers in any coun-
try, and not infrequently, In those days,
calling for swift punishment The
prisoners In Utah however, We're given
justice tempered with mercy. Both men
pleaded guilty and threw themselves on
the mercy OF the court, relating the
circumstances that had impelled them
to the act
The court, however, would not accept
the plea without consideration on their
part and appointed Hosea Stout to de-
fend them. He promptly objected TO
the proceeding, holding that the court
was without jurisdiction, and that be-
ing oyerruled, asked for leniency. The
court gave them a year each but here
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A Too PrevIou. Congressman.

La Crosse. Wis, Nov 2i.--congress-
man ]. J. Esch Of this city has declared
himself opposed TO seating Congressman
Roberts " Utah.
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Russia Getting Ready.

Odessa. Nov, I.--It Ia reported that
i4vo troops will soon leave to rein
force Russian garrlsons In the eas
East.
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BID UTAH COURT RECORDS

arose another obstacle. II was the first
conviction in a criminal case, aud there
was no prison In Utah. The court over
came this however, as the Judgment,
reading as follows, shows
THE court thereupon sentenced then
to wear the ball and chain for one
year"
This was the penalty carried out and
the Judgment inflicted even though
there was no prison In Utah.
FIRST GRAND JURY.
The first grand jury called so far as
Book A" records, was In the case Of z.
II. Ellsworth, charged with resisting an
officer The venire was served by X. 7.
Burton. deputy sherln, who secured
the services Of John Van Colt Mn. G..
Perkins. Chas Westover, Bnant
Stringham. Benz. Mitchell, !. Hotchkiss,
Chas. u. Barnham. y. NJ Lyle John
Pea, Elijah Warn, Lisbon Lamb. SAM
uel Bringhurst, John Nebeker Reynolds
Cayhoon (Cahoon) and Abel b. Crit
fiths.
The record shows that these gentle
men were duly sworn and charged
by the court, and at p. IN. returned
an indictment.
The prisoner then pleaded guilty and
asked for mercy. He got of with a
fine OF 500 and $5525 costs.
A CAUSE cELEBRE.
What was doubtless a cause celebre
in those days was the case OF man go
ing under the alias OF David Hull who,
Il would seem, was charged with steal
ing cattle and other property belonging
to McDonal & Adams.
Usually James Ferguson represented
the people alone, but on this occasion
be was assisted by J. c. Little. An ele-
ment that doubtless added to the inter-
est was the able conduct Of the case
for the defense by Seth NJ Blair, who
fought stubbornly for his client
For this action a "traveTs' jury was
summoned. comprising Silas Richards,
j. H. Bankhead J. I. Packer, John
Lyle. John Pulsipher George Brlm-
hall. Hosea Cushing, Milo Andrus, b.
r. Pendeton Sylyanus Hick. p. II.
Alfred and VIM. NJ Alfred
Mr. Blair, being appointed TO defend,
promptly secured a rule excluding all
witnesses except the one testifying
He called for its enforcement too, later
on, when Christopher Merkley was
called TO the stand. and carried his
point
The trial was a rather protracted one
and one fine morning, when the court
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became OF Hull, the man who pre-
ferred death BY his own hanl and i'm
ferred death by his own hand 10 i'm
prlsonment, but the record traces him
no further