Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-25
HELD ON CENTRAL BLOCK CASE
Judge Deh Says There Evidence Enough Against Brown
On That Charge Cullen Hotel Case, Like the DOoy
Block Case, Goes Oinmering

motion Of the states attorney aud Mr..
NesteVelt introduced Senator Browns
answer and cross-complaint IN the a..
yorce proceedings to prove the mar
riage relation.
Il am now ready to decide these
cases, said the court "and
think the defendant ought to
he here, ! want him here. Mr..
Christensen l viii give you until 30
10 get the defendant into court II you
think you can get him here by that
time without any other process. you
may do So Mr. Christensen thought
he could, and lost no time in telephon-
Ing for the ex-senator. 1t was learned.
however, that Mr. Brown Is IN, and
therefor could not appear n court this
afternoon. Judge Diehl then rendered
his decisions. The court took up the
cullen case" first. lie said:
Without commenting to any great
length, the court does not believe the
states witnesses for the prosecution
from the Cullen told all they know
about the case. And the court would
hesitate considerably In considering the
testimony Of the witness Tatlock IN
view of the witness Liyingston's testl-
mony. The court does not believe the
state produced sufficient evidence TO
show probable cause and the defendant
viii be found not guilty and dis
charged"
The court then took up the Central
Block case, He said,
This case is based almost entirely
upon the testimony Of Miss O'Connell.
The court does not believe counsel for
defense should have assailed the wit.
ness as they did in the arguments.
other witnesses saw the defendant ana
the Bradley woman there together. Miss
O'Connell testified she heard them In
the room at night and saw them the
next morning. / do not take any stock
in the explanation Of the defense that
she heard Mr. Brown talking TO hlmsolf
/ think there IS sufficient evidence 10
show probable cause that the offense Of
adultery was committed and that no
VIII be held TO answer TO the Third
judicial district court, his bonds re.
manning at $780,"
The defense appeared 10 be highly
elated over the decision In the Cullen
case, as they claim that was the
strongest case
County Attorney Westeryelt takas
Just the opposite view OF tho matter
and believes the Central block case ths
stronger Of the two.
CASE DISMISSED.
Judge Hall his morning dismissed the
order 10 show cause in he case OF Isa-
belle Cameron Brown VS. Sheriff @
Frank Emery upon the showing made
by the sheriff In his answer. Mrs
Brown asked that q restraining order
De issued TO prevent the sheriff from
levylng upon and selling part OF sem
ator Browns South Temple street prop-
erty pursuant 10 an execution issued IN
satisfy q judgment Of 5000 obtained
by Alice Brown against her father
The sheriff, IN his answer stated that
ne had been instructed by the plaintif
IN me above mentioned case 10 dismiss
the levy on the premises and return tbe
execution as unsatisfed, which In
struotion he has followed, and he there.
fore disclalms any interest In the IRON.
erty or any portion thereof by reason
OF said levy The court therefore de
missed the order 10 show cause ana
Mrs. Brown will be allowed 10 oceupv
The premises without fear OF heinz
ousied by the sheriff selling the pron.
erty under an execution 10 satisfy n
judgment against her husband.
SUED BY MCCORMICK.
Arthur Brown was made defendant
IN another civil action filed against him