Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-27
VICTIM OF A BOLD ROBBERY
weber County AGsirs-ia Legal Cir
cIcs-uachiaery for Canning Pac-
tory-Junction City 1srics.

Last evening about 6i5 Jus, as It was
rettlng dark Robert Adams was robbed
by two men In the alley between tho
z. c. NJ. l. and Stratford's furniture
store. According to Adams story he
had been around the streets all day
with a man named James PETIT alias
pcarco. they had frcqucntcd the ga
looms during the day and at about the
time above mentioned the two of them
walked along Washington avopne to the
alley where PETIT grabbed Adams by the
arm and threw him into the alley on his
hack and another man jumped In be-
find them ana Kicked Adams In the
face and head and Petit robbed him OF
about $50 and then ran. Adams In a
an after one Of the fellows
Gown Twcnty-fourth street to the
alley going back Of Brewers Wholesale
store, where the man dartcd In and dis
appeared. Adams face was badly
bruised and covered with blood. lie
says that the man Pett. who robbed
him. lives at brigham city. The police
nfe on his trail a boy named Mortcn-
zen saw the mon knock Adams down
and rob him.
AFFAIRS OF WEBER COUNTY.
The county commissioners met In reg
uar session and disposed Of the follow
ms business:
II was ordered that redemption GER
tlncate be Issued to u. II, Finch ON GER
tain real estate on payment OF taxes ana
cost ~ redemption.
4 quit-clalm deed was ordered issued
80 y. W. GIL on the payment Of s22.
II was ordered that the petitioners
and school trustees OF Warren district
and all other residents OF Warren dis
trlct who are interested In the division
OF the Warren school district as well as
any others who may be opposed TO said
division. meet with the board on Janu-
AIRY 2. 1900. at . y. M, at county court
house. at which time the matter viii be
taken up.
The petition OF G. W. Newton. praying
for the clearance Of his property from
an erroneous sale to ]. s. Cnrman In
1882 was denied for the
reason that weber county received no
taxes from Albcrn Allen. then tax coli
lector, and IN therefore unable to take
any steps TO remedy the matter. MIR.
Allen being responsible for the error.
4 number OF minor claims were al
lowed and ordered paid. and the board
adjourned for one week.
FORECLOSURE SUITS.
Yesterday In the Second district court
Henry w. Brant. receiver OF the Ameri-
can Loan ana Investment eociety, filed
suit against Walter :. Cooper. a. l..
Cooper and NJ. V. Gilbert. for tho fore
closure OF n certain fiiortgnge. The
amount sued on IL ti.i0G.3i.
The same plaintiff filed similar suits
against the following; Henry c. John
con and W. Mead Hanson. for, si.eI5.sO.
Anna y. LOOMS and Judd H.i.oomis FOR
the sum OF 81 .2GG.0i. Enooh Farr, Jr..
and Mary FAIR. for the sum OF tga3AO.
Joseph q. Young. Alice V. Young, Thos.
~ fiaiiantync and Jonathan W. Wool
eton, for the sum OF N.ii3,s2.
WANTS DAMAGES.
a. ]. McNlsh filed suit against the
Oregon Short Line Railroad company
for damages In the amount 5000. The
complaint alleges that on May
~, 1899. the plaintiff bought
a ticket and got on one OF the defend
ants trains To ride from his home In
northern Idaho To Salt Lake city, but
at Montpelier Ida, the conductor OF
the train forcibly elected him from the
train and bruised and injured him
very much.
Thomas Edwards filed suit against
Ida NJ. and Louis J. Butcher. alleging
that defendants have Withheld from
plaintiff the possession Of certain prem
lses which belong TO him. He there
fore prnys Judgment In the sum OF 500
against the defendant.
SENT TO ASYLUM.
This afternoon at 1915 o'clock Sheriff
g. u. Layne. took William II. Ford, "A
young man. OF Ogden. to the State In
sane Asylum. lie was adJudgcd insane
yesterday by Drs. Condor and Dixon.
IN THE POLICE COURT.
Before Judge Huianisk In police
court Harry Wilson, the man arrested
few days ago for stealing clothing
ana other articles from various stores
around town, was sentenced 10 ninety
days imprisonment.
Frank Rhdh, the man arrested with
Wilson, was let on. providing he gets
out OF town within twenty-four hours.
Lilly white. n colored woman, was
arrested and given n nights lodging.
She also promised to get out OF town
and was released.
Jim Mack, II vag, was sent on his
way rejoicing.
MACHINERY FOR NEW CANNERY.
Mr. l.. u. Adams has returned from
his eastern business trip. While In the
east he bought the machinery for the
new canning factory to be built In
Ogden this spring. MIR. Adams says he
has bought all the latest improved ma
chlnery for the new factory. Ogden