Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-13
ABE MAJORS
CASE ONCE MORE
Supreme Court Opens the New
Term This Morning
THE SECOND APPEAL TODAY
October Session Bears Promise OF Bee
lug 81 Very Busy One for 'he
supreme Justices

The supreme court opened rs october
term this morning with Justices Bashln
and Bartch and Judges Charles II. Hart
Of the First district court on the
bench. This term will be a very busy
one as there are nearly 10 cases on the
calendar. The first case called was that
Of the state vs. James Morgan, COM
monty called Abe Majors, VINO Is
charged with the murder OF capt
Brown Of the ogden police force, In lSVO'
This is the second appeal Of the case
to the supreme court On the first trlai
he was convicted Of murder IN the ilrst
degree. The supreme court then grant
ed him a new trial. upon which he was
found guilty Of murder in the second
degree and sentenced to life imprson-
ment. The case was today continued
for the term upon the agreement OF the
attorneys
JUROR TO BLAME,
The case Of the state VS. Peter T.
Mlckle, Joseph Swasey and Lee Nc
Donald, who were convicted Of grand
larceny and sentenced by Judge john
son, IN Emery county, on FEB. %, 1901,
to three years In the state prison, was
argued by the attorneys and submitted
to the court. on July l6, 1901, the de.
PENDANTS appealed TO the supreme court
and the judgment of the lower court
was affirmed. They then moved the
lower court for a new trial on the
ground Of improper conduct Of one OF
the jurors on the former trial, whom
they alleged had expressed an opinion
as TO the guilt Of the defendants before
being summoned as II juror The mo-
tlon was oyerruled and 1t Is from that
decision that the second appeal TO the
supreme court was taken.
DIR. MoRREY's BONDsMEN.
The case Of the state VS. Webb Green
and w. u. Candland was also argued
and submitted. The action was brought
by the state to collect $1,000 on the
bond Of II. =. Morrey, who was convict
ed OF adultery in Sanpete county on
Jan. q, 1902 and who. upon the second
trial of the case which was granted him
by the supreme court, failed to appear
for trial and his bond was declared for
feited. In the court below the state
recovered judgment for the full amount
OF the bond against the bondsmen and
they appealed to the supreme court.
ADMITTED TO BAR.
Walter W. Little, Claudius L. King
and Frank Evans were admitted to
the bar Of the state by the court upon
the recommendatlon Of the committee
of bar examiners. which Is composed
OF Attys. Frank Pierce. George f.,
Goodwin and Dennis G. Eichnor. Atty.
Joseph G. Chez, formerly Of Indiana,
now of ogden, was admitted TO the
bar Of this state upon motion of Atty.
w. II. White John A. Largent, for
merly of Montana, now member Of
the firm of Nye a. Largent Of this
city, was admitted TO the bar upon
motion of Mr.. Nye.
WANTED A JURY,
The case Of the state ex rel Fred
Hansen ct al VS. Charles II. Hart,
Judge Of the First district court, was
submitted 10 the court. The action Is
a petition for q writ Of mandamus to
compel Judge Hart to grant plaintiffs
jury trial for case pending In his
court Judge Hart ruled that the case
was an equity case and should be tried
by the court and not by jury.
TEXTBOOK CASE.
In the textbook case, Stewart Il.
Tanner VS. A. G, Nelson, state superin-
tendent Of instruction, respondents at.
torneys presented a motion to strike
appellants brief from the files on the
ground that It was not filed within the
time allowed by the rules Of the su.
pieme court. The motion was sub.
mltted to the court,
OTHER CASES.
The case Of salt Lake City ct al VS.
the salt Lake City Water & Electrical
Power company ct al was set by the