The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-11-02
JOUFLAS GUILTY IS
VERDICT Of THE
JURORS
MOTION TOR \ NEw THAI ~
suEEP STEALING CNSE.
About Five bays Time ~ the District
Court Consumed ~ Evidence aud
Arguments of Nttorpcys---Criminai
Calendar For County Clcarci Up
For FIRST Time ~ Man, Wears.

couple ui evenings ui the time 81
district court at Price was taken up
last week IN the trial Ut the criminal
case of the state against Jim Iouflas
~ Helper. charged with stealing six
teen head of sheep from Noe aud Ern-
est Aubcrt. local riockmastcrs. The
Jury was rmpanclcd Tuesday and At
g:l5 u'clork Saturday evening retired
Tor u verdict after hearing the arKu-
mcnts that evening ct attorneys In the
case. Then Judge Grurgc Christensen.
court attaches and counsel remained
up until ~ o'clock In the hope 81 a
verdict hy that hour. but u was clos.
20 o'clock SUNDAY morning before
the jury had agreed, This was guilty
a. charged ana his honor was gotten
out uf bed a. hear THAI the eight
Jurors might not be- held over sunday
until Monday morning Motion for "a
new trial has been made by kim A
nraffct. attorneys Tor Joufias. In tho
meantime the defendant h. az large
under bonds of two thousand dollars.
District Attorney Knox Patterson
prosecuted Monday last motion
for new trial was filed aud viii b"
argued one day nest week Attorneys
for Jnufins have perfected their pa
perr Tor appeal aud the Ease viii FIN
ally land In the supreme court u u
the first conviction Tor sheep stealing
ever had In this county. WITH " out
81 the way the criminal calendar was
,b-nlutoly cleared. the nrst time iu
several Yeats Monday last the ci,ii
calendar was resumed.
Ciui suit Pending.
Tho ease nf the state vs. Joe Bon
arvi was dismissed IN district court
last wcck lionacci appealed from q
sentence aud fine imposed by the jus.
ticv of the peace 80 Suhnysidv for an
alleged resistance uf Deputy Sheriff
Tucker \ civil suit h pending be-
tween nonacci and Tucker wherein
the former claims damages In the
sum of rive thousand dollars for an
alleged heating ne the hands ~ Tucker
IN connection with u search made 81
the ionaccl homo hy some Officers
looking for arms n h alleged that
the iurticr ct the peace exceeded hts
Jurisdiction In imposing IN" penalty
IN tho criminal ease and District ~
torncy Patterson was IN consequence
required Co dismiss the action wnru ~
reached the higher court La the ciNii
suit IA ~ alclEcd that Deputy Sheriff
Tucker aud a small posse entered The
home of iionncci without court pro-
cess aud proceeded a. search the
premises FOR deadly weapons. a -
Volvcr found hanging upon thu wall
~ alleged a. have been HoiEed. After
soinE through the beds and drawers
ana other private property ct Bon
acct. u h. also alleged tnv officers let,
the premises. hut were oycrtnkrn 10y
the householder who protested loudly
with the result that he was beaten
over the head with d KUN. pa that pr.
A. ". Dowd found " necessary Ia
stitch his scalp In several places Thr
arrest of iionncci followed. IT. vase
was appealed.
Expensive "a County.
An apology n due from The sun tu
District Attorney Patterson because -.
AN erroneous statement contained In
the heading of an articl" IN our last
weeks Issue. The heading Imported
that criticism was intended Tor MS
trict Attorney Patterson by reason of
defective informati1ns being filed in
criminal carcn pending In the district
court IL IN learned that NO objections
were made Ia informations tiied 10y
the district attorney, hut that IN" de-
fects which necossitatod the dismis'
sails were contained In the complaints
filed IN the lower courts, The dismiss
aal OF criminal actions because Of In
sufficiency OF evidence imports "a lack
of preliminary Investigation ON the
part OF the county attorney. II the
facts DO not warrant the jailing Of per-
sons accused of crime, Il would seem
that the eases should not be- iicd or
sent into the higher court a. such
proceedings involve an injustice 60 the
accused VINO must remain In Jail ~
unable Co furnish bait pending the
district court session. and the rNpens"
90 the public Is also great " many un-
necessary criminal SuiU are brought
Ci,iI Gases Heard.
Monday ana Tuesday we've taken up
by court ana jury Ia the trial uf the
case of william Jensen against Thrrns
and John Iouflus. involving the al
legged trrspass of sncep across Hud
on range lands ni tho plaintiff The
jury brought In verdict In FAVOR Ut
the platinum tor two hundred ana fif-
% dollars ana costs ut suit The ease
was watched boy numerous owners of
sneep with much interest an through
the trial. King a iralfet represented
the plaintiff nnd l.. A. McGrc the de
PENDANTS
The last jur ease coming before
the court az the present term h that
of Tom Aygikos against Wallace 4.
Lowry The plaintiff sues o. recover
for wool sold the defendant while
the defendant counter charges breach
OF contract on the part of plaintiff IN
failing TO make full delivery ot az
wool contracted to be- sold
Judge Christensen VIII adjourn
court today until next "Wednesday. the
9Th. Ito ana Court Reporter Alder
win 40 ca AT Pleasant and Manti. re-
spectiyely, "a vote. "Wednesday tho
case Of George q. Whitmore against
A. ID. Van WaggOnor comes on. II in
wolves the ownership OF five thousand
bushels OF potatoes aud hundred
ana seyenty-five tons of hay az sun
nyside. raised By Peter q. Jones on the
formers land.