The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-23
PERJURY CASE ON TRIAL.
0utgrowth of State VS.. Justesen
Heard During Former
Term at Manti

Manu, May 22-The May term Of the
district court has so far been consumed
in hearing the case of the state VS.. Alex
ander JusJesen on charge of perjury.
Ihls case is an OutgrOWth of the case
tried at the last term of court, known
as Alexander Justesen VS.. Niels Peter
Nielsen, involving some notes given by
the defendant for mining property. The
defendant was successful. Just before the
close of this case the attorneys for the
defendant drew the courts attention to
an important matter which had been dis
covered by the defense, which was in eff
feet that young man of Sterling, James
Larsen by name. had been offered $500
by Niels p. Nielsen, defendant in the
case 10 TESTIFY to certain untruths per-
tanning TO these notes. Larsen did tes-
tify and later pleaded guilty to perjury
and was sentenced to serve a term %
years in the penitentiary. Justesen is the
man charged with causing this man Lar
sen 10 perjure himself and the case has
been before jury of eight men the en-
tire week and a day or two of last week,
and viii likely be given to the jury some
time during the day. as District Attorney
Wood Is at this writing making his clos
ing argument for the state The former
trial mentioned above was given "A great
deal of consideration by the attorneys
Tor the prosecution, and eN-Judge Jacob
Johnson came in for a liberal share of
censure because of his connection with
the former case, to the extent of having
purchased some of the notes made by
Nielsen from Justesen at great dis
count The case has brought witnesses
from different parts of the state. and
several women were here from Salt Lake
who testified in behalf of both sides. Dis
trict Attorney Wood and County AttOr-
ney Lewis Larsen are the prosecutors
While Attorney @. A. IVersOn is assisting
Jacob Johnson in defending .Justesen.
Funeral services over the remains of
MAIDS p. Nielsen of this city were held in
the tabernacle today under the direction
of the South ward bishOpTiC. Deceased
was sOn-in-law of Rasmus Henningsen,
one of our respected tOwnsmen and was
born in Denmark July u 1861 He was
a labOrer, and a faithful one. and was
known as a good prOVider, faithful IA
Their and husband and an honest man. He
leaves wife and one son to mourn his
departure.
The Manti public schools expect to put
out fifty graduates this year. which is
the largest number known in the history
of our public schools.
Loretta Galloway of this CITY was
granted a divorce from Silas NJ. Gallo
way tins week by Judge Erickson. De-
sertlon and non-support were the COM
plant and the mother was given the Gus
today of her children.
Two of Mantis citizens are now owners
of automobiles For some time Stanley
Crawford has been operating a machine
here. and DR.. @. L. Sears has also lately
purchased machine.
The temple grounds here are rapidly
being prepared for planting Of lawns and
shrubs and at present an automatic SYs-
tenn of watetrWOrks in the shape of pipes
is being laid out by a Salt Lake plumber
A regular network of pipe is about to
cover the grounds surrounding the mag
nificent structure. Thousands of dollars
have been spent by the church for beau
ufying these surroundings and when
completed this spot will Je an attraction
which Will draw many people TO our city
Other Improvements are under way in
the city in the line Of cement paths for
part of our city and the work will I'M
doubtedly be completed during the sum
mer.