The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-22
JENNINGS ON TRIAL
Charged With Completely in
Burning the Lehi
Creamery.

Provo April 21.-JudGe Marioneaux is
presiding in the Fourth district court.
hearing the case of the state W. Alex
Jennings charged with arson, burning the
LChi creamery Nov. 3, 1909. J. T.. otter
the lessee Of the creamery. J. H. Holman
and Frank Wilson were also charged with
the offeEse in connection with Jennings
Golfer was discharged on preliminary eN-
animation and Wilson pleaded guilty and
will be sentenced Saturday.
The following jury was tmpaneled; ,.
/. SwensOn. Gravel Slmons. Joseph W.
Nuttall. w. NJ. E,rcanbrack, John n
Beckstrom. John Clayton. r. ii. Thomas
and Robert W. Nickel
:. r. Thurman, Jacob Evans and J. r
Golfer were suopOenaed as witnesses for
the defense at the expense of the state.
The state is represented by District At
torney Hatch and Assistant County At
/ torney Anderson, and the defendant by
Warner. HoUtZ * Warner.
The theory Of the prosecution Is that
Golfer had hired Jennings TO fire the
building and that Jennings hired Wilson
and HOLMAN to do it, This was brought
out at the preliminary examination in
which Golfer was discharged. and the
other defendants held. The defendants
Hoffman and Wilson at that time tesu .
fled that they fired the building at the
instigation of Jennings. and hoffman
testified that his connection with the
burning while he was under fear Of
threats by Jennings. Quite a complete
account Of the evidence given at the time
Of the preliminary hearing was given in
The Herald. and the evidence Of HOlfI-
man and Wilson was practically the same
/ as given in the preliminary examination.
/ Hoffman. however. testified that Golfer
/ had given him Sl5 i'm American Fork,
! which he did not testify to in the prelim-
/ Ex-City Marshal Adams OF American
I Fork testified that he had seen Jennings
/ in American Fork between the lst and
the 18th Of November. 1903
Mrs. Albert Snyder of American Fork
testified that HOLMAN boarded at her
house in American Fork. and that she
g WrOte letters for HOLMAN to jennings IN
] which HOLMAN asked for money on a
/ wood contract" and Jennings wrote
/ back to Hoffman saying ne would pay
him when the money was received from
the wood contract HOLMAN claims
that the expression wood contract" aC-
cording to an understanding between Jen-
nings and himself. should nc used in writ
ing about the creamery fire. Jennings had
said IN one letter to Hoffman that As soon
/ as the insurance company paid Mr.. Col
! ter hoffman should get some money.
/ hoffman had told her. after she had at
I tenUded TO some of his correspondence
taht ne had burned the creamery ana
that Jennings had agreed to paw him for
II, IN one OF the letters Hoffman had
threatened Jennings that IL he did not
pay him (Holliman) he would report the
facts 70 the officers.
The letters from Jennings were burned
oy him or by witness. She denied keep
ing one Of the letters. as was testified
/ 10 that she did in the preliminary exam
/ nation a letter was shown To- witness
| by the 9ttOrnew for the defense and she
was asked whether her husband had writ
ten IL She stated that she could not
say; this was the letter which her hus.
band had testified in the preliminary ex,
animation that Jennings had written 4
Hoffman, and on the strength of which
her husband. Albert Snyder. who is now
in custody. had gone 10 Golfer and at
! tempted to eXtOrt money from him.
In answer to the court the witness said
that Hoffman had not in any of the let
ters said anything about burning the
! creamery, except in referring 10 tho
4 wood contract" which he had told Wit
ness meant the. burning of the creamery
Court Orders.
The following matters have been set FOL
! hearing April 50:
Petition Of William Devereaux for let
ters of administration in the estate Of
Joseph DeverauX, deceased. Estate anr
guardianship of Nora Adams0n ct al
minors; petition for letters of guardian.
ship. Estate OF James II Baum Thomas
deceased; final account aud petition fol
distribution. Estate of Standard Hold.
away. deceased$s petition for order ap-
proving sale of personal property.
State VS.. George Houtz: Continued FOL
/ the term on request Of defendant
Estate OF George a. Ffniayson de
| ceased; 4. $ Hush. W. c. Wightman ana
| Joseph 5. Bills appointed appraisers.