Show SCANDAL AT NEPHI Justice of the Peace Charles Charl s Haynes Hayn s of Nephi has placed a new valuation r upon womans honor In a recent case he decided that 75 paid pad to the State by bya bya bya a a girls girl's irl betrayer should should ully fully absolve him from the consequences I of his crime That the people Ithe Little Chicago Chicag ol of the West Wesl should marvel at the squires squire's len leniency ency is not to be Wondered at particularly when it is known that the defendant d ferd nt offered no defense s m male male- k- k hg plea 1 sl simply py a plea lea of guilty 1 Hie he circumstances of the hearing at which this fine was imposed I are equally interesting with the narration of the romance that ended in the little Nephi Justice court last Saturday night J A. A Hy Hyde e Jr and Jiu i Ida Alee Mee Wright are the parties directly in interested Both are about 18 years of age the he girl a trifle over and the young youn min man m n a month or so sounder so sounder sounder under that age Hyde is the son of the well known merchant Miss fiss Wright is the stepdaughter of Zenas wh whIS who is mauled to the girls girl's mother Mi Miss s Wright who is know as Wright is one of the handsomest and most popular girls of the little town which has lias i teen been een her home all her lifer lafe WERE SWEETHEARTS The love story of the couple begins begins begins be be- gins with their childhood when littleboy little littleboy littleboy boy and little girl they joined in th the sp r i the i r s school h t As they grew older their m mutual affection to took uk on a rosier hue and for two years past the they has hai las been acknowledged lovers lover Their devotion to one has another been so unfailing as to ca cause se comment comment comment-by by the world which is reputed to love a lover Last August y young Hyde was his father to the Agricultural College at Logan Loan He spent the Christmas holidays holidays holidays holi holi- days at home but the usually cordial re- re between himself and the girl appeared strained Their mutual friends marveled much bui but held their peace In try iry the girl at last ast confided her story to her moth mother ef he the latter sought sought the father of her daughters daughter's betrayer She was not kindly kindy kind kind- ly y received it i is said Neither was Mr Hyde cordial later even evert after he had met methis his s son n in itt t this city ity whitner whittler h he came camen in n obedience to his fathers father's telegraphic command H He continua continually ly ed until last week warrant was was sworn worn out in S' S cou court t for t the e ey y young mans man's arrest The warrant was sent to Sheriff furner fur Tur- ner ier of f Cache county and the arre arrest t made on March larch Young Y Hyde was taken takeno tt tJ o Nephi t and r on bail His hearing tearing was set for Saturday last but when the day came Justice Haynes was missing Hissing It was reported he had gone I to o Eureka Attorney y yE E. E B. B of I this his city had been retained to assist in inthe inthe the lie the prosecution He was wired not to i come come e. e as the hearin hearing would not be held I that hat that day owing to the absence of and anc County Attorney Pike i TRIAL AT NIGHT But shortly bel before ore 9 cock o'clock at night Haynes b became c Jm visible and as the train W was vas ap approaching rod N Nephi ph the e j Justice slice u of the was busily at work lighting up p and d arranging his office on un tonight a passer by stopped slOpped to inquire The Hyde hearing healing Haynes replied ButI But been postponed owing to the absence a of varo s pe people le Oh Ob no nu It It was s set set for t for today Th The h hearing ri g assoun as the tram train comes in in- And nd s sure re enough no g it did t The train train reached Nephi at 9 15 o'clock and hal I an hour liter later young Hyde who iii 8 supposed to tu nave al lve JV Uv Sam king ing of Provo His lis attorney County Y YAu Au Attorney Pike and several ol ul Hyde were collected in Haynes Hayne's office a and aird d the hearing in progress the he gir girls girl's s 's had hau III in t te e e me metr n tune bee 11 the tine courtroom He rie was somewhat dazed by the rapid I change 01 ot scene but recovered in time timeto timeo to o secure H Haynes Hayne's ynes assurance it is stated that that hat nothing final would be Je done dune that night The hearing hearin was shunt short After the o m- m plaint had been read re-id young Hyde pleaded leaded guilty Then County Attorney Pike ike sp spoke kc briefly explaining to the Justice ustice that he need not hasten heisteD ins his de de- Attorney Attorney King ing followed asked for foran foran or oran an immediate sentence QUICKLY DISPOSED OF OP Then after saying sayin a few words word about the he gravity of the Justice Justic Haynes Hay I nes lies concluded The defendant is fined 75 U Until til it is paid he will remain rema in custody George C. C Whitmore was the next actor to take lake the boards He walked ov over r to Hayness Haynes's desk and oil on it deposited deposit deposit- ed 75 T heat Ehen hen Hyde was formally disch dis dis- ch charged Comparatively few lew people learned ed ol of the hearing until when became common C talk on 01 the streets and the the participators in it were the the subject subject of harsh larsh critiCism Meanwhile the young man mall has returned returned returned return return- ed to Logan to resume his education which was was interrupted b by His arrest while the girl he ice and sick at heart hearts is consequence of her foolish confidence nc in h her hi l lover ver in thi this city In young Hyde it maybe maybe may maybe be stated that stated that his tiis reputation in the past has been beep good His letters to the girl gill bear the imprint ot of a frank frink affectionate nature so that it is believed hi his course in in the matter just terminated was not such as he he would e dha have taken himself if it to do clo as he desired INSI TED ON MARRIAGE It is s said seid iid that before matters reached a climax several propositions propositions' were w re made madei the girls girl's mother r. She declined all as as as' they did dill not m include lude marriage as a part of the To this Mr Hyde the father refused to consent because as he said it destroy the cite educational educational educational had laid out to for oi I his sun SOD As Haynes is thought to have lave exceed exceed- exceeded ed his power in disposing fina finally ty of the case it it itIS is 35 more than thau likely tl that at the matter w will be brought to the attention of the district court Attorney Critchlow Critchlow Critch- Critch low ow was asked as asto to this phase phai of of the case last nig night t. t He declined however to make any statement saying that what future action was taken would depend depend depend de de- de- de pend entirely upon the wishes of Miss i iss ss Wrights Wright's friends Tribune |