Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-21
l,,ry ii Justice Hanks Court Re.
turns Verdict After Short
Deliberatlon. rs
SENTENCE SET FOR MONDAY.
At That Time Her Counsel Will
File Notice Of Ap-
peal.
First OF stoclsadc Cases is Prosecuted
With vlgor BY County Attor-
ney job u. Lyon.

TIE Jury OF three in the case against
Margaret Smith. charged with soliciting
for immoral purposes, at noon today
returned a verdict In Justice Hanks :1li,s'
court Of guilty as charged in the COM
plant.
At l1:1O the case had been argued
ana was submitted to the jury with
few instructions from Justice Hanks,
together with form for a verdict. The
Jurors, consisting OF WI. $. Mccormick,
j. Sproles and a. o. Miller, retired
To an adjoining room under the care
OF Deputy Sheriff Andrew Smith. a TT
ar delbera ting for 20 minutes the jury
agreed upon a verdict and filed back
into the courtroom, when the verdict
OF guilty was announced The Jury:
Was discharged, and Justice Hanks set
4 10 o,clocll Monday morning as the time
for passing sentence. At that time mo-
tice of appeal will be filed by the at
torneys for the defense.
The first witness on the stand this
morning was George G. Morris, the
complaining witness. He testified that
on the evening Of May IA. within the
district known as the "stockade,' he
had been solicited for immoral pnr-
4 poses by a woman giving the name Of
Margaret Smith. Witness stated that
he had again seen the woman at
The time of her arrest the day follow
ing, and at the county Jail in the even
ing when she again gave the ma me OF
Margaret Smith.
EXAMINATION WAS SEARCHING.
The witness was taken through q
searching cross examination by the az
z torreys for the defense, every detail
of the conversation, on the evening IN
question being repeated time and time
again, and particulars as to what ithe
S woman wore at the time the offense
charged was alleged to have taken
place, as to whether her dress W;l;
white or black. brown or blue, the
color Of her eyes and especially the
colol, OF her hair. While on this point
the testimony of the witness given yes s
terday. when he stated that the woman
+ brought into court was not Margaret
Smith, the attorney for the defense
asked witness TO describe the color Of
> hair OF the woman produced. II don't
that it was q broWn;t3but the hair on
the woman brought into court was
matched up pretty well to look like.
Margaret Smith #
A litter Went round the court room
at this unexpected contribution to the
testimony, which the court did not sup
press.
ecclesiastical position by the defend
ants attorney. and as to whether as a
minister Of the gospel he Went to the
"stockade" to preach repentance to Sill
ners. Witness admitted that he had
gone there with others to find
out Just what the conditions
/. were, and said that he went as n
member of5thc Bettelment league. and,
If he found that conditions Justified,
he intended to file complaint against
breakers OF the law.
THE OTHER TESTIMONY e
Guardello Brown. chief probat ton off
Ger of the Juvenile court, was the third
and ast5witness examined infthe case,
the first witness. Elias Woodruff, hay
ing given his testimony to the same
general effect at the continued session
5cI the case last evening. Mr.. Brown
related practically the same story as
that told by Mr.. Morris. He stated
1t
Woodruff, Mr. HaddocS, and Mr.. Eard-E
icy, he had gone to the "stockade'' on
The night Of May IA to secure evidence
that the law was. being broken in that
place. with the intention of swearing
out complaints gainst violators OF tie
law whom they might find. He told
IN detail of entering the "stockade,H of
RAISING along the platforms in front
of the houses and Of being solicited,
oa,r n n a
the solicitation OF MIR. Morris by the
woman giving the name OF Margaret
smith. and described her appearance at
The time. The description given by MI
5EroWn tailed in most points with those
given by, Mr.. Morris and Mr.. Woodruff,
and IN particular was to the effect that
4 Inc woman was about 20 years old, Of
y slender figure, With light brown hair,
hair flufffd in front tied with two blue
wore a sort Of pale blue dress.
witness stated, but in reply to
questions BY counsel for defense. stat
ed that he did not remember whether
The dress had light polka dots in the
sligere, or whether the woman wore
5ilngs or carvings. or as to the exact
color Of her eyes, although he beliep-.
ed them to be either blue or gray
NO WITNESS FOR Defense.
Upon the conclusion Of the testiony
! q Nh, Brown the state rested its
tase. a recess of five minutes was
1aken to permit the defense to decide
upon its line of procedure, and upon
;lhe Spiration OF the time, the defense
stated STA, that it would also rest, without
placing any witnesses on the stand.
"A brief statement was made. to the
jury by County Attorney Job Lyon,
is condrcted the case for the state.
+ N which he said the case had been
7 e c,s rly proven and that the woman
should be found guilty as charged.
For the defense, Attorney King called
a,ltentien to the fact that the case
mad been arranged by generalization,
ana that the parties who made tho
5e 70 iplaint did so after having goiie TO
me .stockadep with the intention to
sset some Of these unfortunate wo-
4 mem = 70 solicit them. FOL. the purpose
occurring evidence upon which to
: ohyict them of breaking the law. He