The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-17
KANE COUNTY COURT CLOSES.
Grand Jury, After -Four Days ses-
sion, Fails to Find Indictments.

Kanab. Dec. 12-The last term of the
district court for Kane county, and the
last term for the entire Sixth judicial
district for the year 1903. has just closed.
A grand jury has been in session four
days, but their report as presented and
read in open court today reveals the fact
that no indictments were found. The
grand jury was principally called for the
purpose of again submitting the case
ecutOr OF the John G. Kitchen estate,
who has been accused of embeZZling sew
eral thousand dollars from the estate. In
asmuCh as his case has now been lg-
nOred. this ends all criminal proceedings
against the man. A civil suit has now
been instituted against him by II. S.
Cutler Of kanab, who was appointed eX-
ecutor especially for the purpose of doing
so in behalf Of the heirs, Gevisees and
legatees. Judge Chidester. in his IN
StruCttOnS to the grand jury. as well as
referring to the Emmett case, called at
tentiOn TO the numerous charges that had
reached him OF cattle ''rustlers' taking
allllldls lIOIu tIle IaAsS III lnlS $3.50
and then getting over the line into Ar
iona and thus preventing prosecutions,
and suggested that II sufficient evidence
to warrant convictions could be procured
against the alleged offenders indictments
should be found upon which eXtTaditi0n
papers could be secured and the thieves
brought to justice. The grand jury IN
vestigated two Of these charges, but re-
ported that sufficient evidence was not
al hand to warrant their Indictment
James Clark of Glendale was tried be-
fore a petit jury on the charge Of steal
ing a horse from the range. The evidence
against the young man was very strong.
but there was some question as TO Wheth-
er or not the horse taken really belonged
TO the person named as the owner IN the
information when taken and the jury
gave the defendant the benetit OF the
doubt and acquitted him. The horse, per-
haps. was really what is called here
abouUs a long ear and the sentiment
Of the majority seems to be rather IN
favor OF Kidding the range OF these wild
horses than Furnishing persons for TAX
ing them. even when it is well known
they do not belong 70 said takeT-
Ern Duffin OF Fahreah was up on q
charge of grand larceny-the killing Of "A
heifer for beef that did not belong TO him.
ago, when the law Of our state was such
that in order to make the taking of an
animal grand larceny its value had TO be
$50 or more; hence District Attorney Err
iCksOn amended the Information so as to
charge the Offense Of petit larceny. The
young man pleaded guilty and Judge
Chichester imposed a fine of SO
The usual large batch of probate orders
were made.
Judge Chidester appointed jury com
missiOners for the district as follows
Kane COunty-JOhn w. SeamOn (Rep.),
Fuller BrOadbent DEM.
Garfield COuntyJBen Cameron (Rep ,,
John Houston DEM, both of Panguitch.
Piute COuuty-John Morril tRep.),
George Hales ODem.). both of Junction
Sewer COunty-JOhn kirkman (Rep.), of
GlenwOod; Peter Christensen DEM, OF
ElsinOre.
Wayne County-G A. Grundy (RepD
Joseph EckersIev CDem.). both of Loa.
Terms of court for the district for the
year 1894 were also fixed by Judge Chides-
ter as follows.
Sewer County-First term begins Jan
| u second term begins May 81, third term
begins Sept. p
Piute County-First term begins Feb
Is. second term begins june IA, third term
Wayne County-First term begins
March H. second term begins June o.
third term begins Nov. IL.
Garfield County-First term begins
April IS. second term begins July a. third
term begins Nov. o.
Kane COunty-First term begins May .
/ second term begins Sept. Z. third term
begins Dec. Z.