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Show FIRST DISTRICT COURT. I'roceflia-si H-rora JbiIct iibck-burn iibck-burn oa Saturday. Court Provo n-tttmca son at 10 o cock onSaturday morning. Tho case of Charlotte Old Held vs. Alfred OldBtld, divorce, was called. A decree of divorce was granted without any order concerning He property. In the case of the People vs. Jas. Chadarlck and Kdward Whipple, grand larceny, a motion for a new trial was dtuled aud they wire sentenced to t o years' imprison-went imprison-went iu the penitentiary and to pay the costs of the prosecution. An application for a writ of Aaiem corjiut was made by Mr. Sutherland In behalf of Que Geo and FongChoy, two Chlntse women, who, it is a Urged, are retained at Park City by one Ah Kee, for purposes pur-poses of prostitution, the said Ah Kecclalnung to have purchased the two Chinese women in China Mr. S. P. Armstrong appeared for tho respondent aud demurred to the application. It had not been shown how or when the said Ah Kee had In any way retained the two women, or deprived them of their liberty. Tlie demurrer was overruled over-ruled and an exception taken. Deputy Marshall Diclmlan testified testi-fied that he had served the writ at Park City, but he cuuld not Hud the two women. Charley Oh Gee testified that he had come to Provo aud had takin l.ee Gim away because she owed him money. She had paid him the money and he had let her go. He did not now know wlure she was and ho was perfectly willing that Ah Wong should take I.ue Kim away. Jim I.Ing had seen Ah Wong married lo I.Ue Gim. Charley Ah Gee had been keeping the two women wo-men to inake money for htm and he woull not let them go although they both desired to get away. He wauted to marry i-ong Choy but Charley would not let him. He did not know Jim Wall. Jim Wah knew all of the patties but ho did not know where they were, nor did he know what the girls w ere kept fur. Men visited the place. Ah Kee did not kiep the girls there; tliey simply lived in his home. Ah Kee had taken l.ue Gee away from her husband b"cause she owed him rent. Couvnkliolier Hills testified tliat he was one of the witnesses of the marriage between Ah Wong aud and Mer Lee. The court ordered that the defendant de-fendant bring (ue Gee back to Provo or pay her expenses for ccm-ing ccm-ing here and that Feng Choy be released, re-leased, each party laying thtir on u costs. 1. . Jones was arraigned on a charge of embezzling $W) school funds. He pleaded not guilty and the case was continued for the term. , In the eae of Martin is. Martin, a decree of divorce was granted. Cour. took a recess until - o'clock. |