Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-24
us Persistenoy Secures a Speedy
Hearing Of His Case,
PROSECUTIONS TESTING ny
o.. %. Holt, Jr.. sal. Defendant Game
and Got n Team from Him and
Did No, ucmrn t.

Herr Weber who has been In the
county JAIN for the past three or four
months. awaiting trial on the charge
Of cmbezzlcmeni. claims 10 b. "a DER
man. but IN hls make up dcfnonsiritcs
the fact that he l. pcaEessrd of that
material knswn AL over the world ne
American push"
on account, % the dimculiy expert
enccd In getting an attorney 90 de-
fend him. his case has been continued
time and time again. II was only yes
terday afternoon that wcbcrs trial
was continued until the week after
next. for the reason that the courts
latest appointcc. Attorney ~. e. Ed
wards. was too busy with other mat
tiers TO fiyc the German any attention.
Now. Weber Il at present a poor man,
but IL a. proud AZ a King. lie comes
from an aristocratic family and does
not care who knows u. lie understands
full well the true value OF gold and all-
VIZ. even though be has none, The
only Kind OF currency that he has been
known 10 handle for some time past
10 thanks" and much obliged.
Lawyers. like all other men, do not
take very kindly 10 this class OF pAy
snd for that reason have given Herr
Weber the frozen heart" Weber
lrcw what was the matter and 20 IN.
formed Judge Norrcll. lie further
said that lac was able N conduct HE
own case and had prepared a brief,
while confined In jail. When he learned
that hia case hal gone over Tot nn-
other week or tci days, hlH wrath be-
came terrible. nt Said he would be
tried riFht away ~ not AT al. Ed-
wards wan sent TOT 70 tho jail and the
result Of the Intcryi'v was that Weber
wa put on trial ~ noon. II didn't
take but few minutes 10 get jury
and then tho complaining witness. u.
u. Holt jE. was called to the stand.
Tho Witness testified that on sunday,
December eth. iNas. the defendant
came 10 his place of business ana hlrcd
team for tho next day. Weber told
witness that he wanted the team for
the purpnse ~ driving around the city
and soliciting bids for tailor made
clothing. 10 also told witness that he
Was about 10 open cutting and tail.
ofinr establishment In the basement
OF the Hampton house. He came and
got the team Monday morning and
that was the last witness saw ~ n un-
~ the following Thursday when he
found u with Doctor Parker Ia ogden.
With whom the defendant had left H.
Prosecutor HAY Van colt said h.
had only one more witness 10 examine
and that was c,.sherin Lewis, who
had sent word TO say he was too ~
TO attend. The prosecution expected a.
prove by this witness that he arreftrd
Weber In Eiko. Nevada, and on Mr.
would 80 testify. Mr. Van Colt an.
nounced. I'VE rest"
WEBER on THE STAND.
Weber was then called by Mr. IA.
wards and ientinci that he had hired
the team of Mr.. Holt IN good faith ana
With no intention % stealing u, elise
Parker, lie started out for the purpose
OF soliciting orders Tor tnilur-nnda
clothes. for both ladies and gentlemen,
In this city aud outer villages. lie was
told 10 go north ana followed the dlrro'
tons given him lic reached iipunti-
fui and Pennington IN due Time, ana
finding those places too small, pushed
ahead for ogden. AZ the Junction Guy
he found many tailoring establishments
and concluded that place was too large.
Then some one persuaded him 10 ~
Nevada ana on TurHday nlEnt pccOm-
Der 9th. he took train Tor that state,
before he had reached his destination,
an ofiicer stepped ON the train ANA ar
rested him. This was at Elku, This
next day sheriff Lewis came along aud
brought him back 10 Salt i.ns..
cRoss-ENAMINEp.
Under cross examination Weber said
whrn he started out he only intended
o. be- gone frpm ogden one day. ~
had not thought ~ covering the state
IN one day, but believed he could have
done the principal cities In that time
lie admitted that he was under the IN
fnence ~ liquor when he loft ogden
which might have had something 90 IA
with his actions IN going Go Nevada,
Tha ease reached the jury at O'Clock
this afternoon, but up Ia the hour ui
going 10 press - verdict had not berr
returned.
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