Show FIRST DISTRICT COURT constable powers of he acquitted SEVENTEEN MORE indictments UNDER TL S LAWS the present grand jury doirs some segregating work the jury in the case of jas gunderson jr tried for grand larceny lai ceny retired to consider their verdict at 4 0 p in tuesday THE YOUNG CASE the case of the people vs alma young was then called up it was found that the defendant wa not in attendance one of he witnesses present stated that he had not arrived mr A G sutherland counsel for defendant stated that he had written to fairview where young lives but had received no response and thought it probable that he would come in by the next train from the south the court took a brief recess segregated indictments after recess niels kielson came forward for arraignment on an indictment charging him with unlawful cohabitation lie was arraigned also on the charge of adultery with his wife in both cases he took until next morning to plead john F was arraigned on the charge of unlawful cohabitation he was also arraigned on the charge of adultery verith his wife defendant took until next morning to plead after alie reading of these two indictments the clerk said he had a third indictment to read to defendant which turned out to be another one charging him with the crime of adultery with his wife defendant took until next morning to plead to all three excused almon robinson juror was excused until oct SENTENCE SUSPENDED geo fenn who had plead not guilty to the charge of unlawful cohabitation now appeared to change hia plea to that of guilty to the court defendant said he lad married his plural wife 16 years ago he had arranged with bis family that he should hereafter obey the tj w he now promised to obey the law and the court would have no further trouble with him the court said he was pleased that defendant had arrived at such a conclusion and would therefore suspend sentence go home said his honor and tell all your people to do likewise it appearing that alma young had not arrived the court set his trial for the next morning segregation on wednesday morning john F dorias appeared to plead to three indictments one for unlawful cohabitation and two for adultery with his aves to the first named he plead guilty and to the other snot guilta sentence set for ov SET FOR TRIAL the cases against wm gilles and W H harrison were set for trial on oct SCOT GUILTY the jury in the case oflas gunderson jr on trial for grand larceny rendered a verdict of not guilty PLEAS U 8 CASKS ilithe case of the united states vs andrew peterson unlawful cohabitation defendant plead not cuilty F P christensen arraigned on the segregated cli arges of unlawful cohabitation and adultery entered a plea of guilty to and not guilty to the second elias A day plead guilty to an indictment charging him with unlawful and not guilty to adultery niels entered a plea of guilty to the indictment charging him with unlawful cohabitation sentence was set for oct jtb to another indictment charging him with adultery he plead not guilty naturalized joseph gledhill and andrew P were admitted to citizenship PLEAD NOT GUILTY samuel S cauff appeared for arraignment on the chaice of unlawful cohabitation and plead not guilty TAE POWERS ASSAULT CASE yesterday the court resumed at 9 a m the first case being called for trial being that of the people vs john powers defendant is charged in the indictment committing an as salton joseph bagley nearly a year ago near heber D evans prosecuted and Thu sutherland defended joseph bagley was the first witness A year ago last starch defendant was constable of charleston on the ath of the month powers came to my place with a warrant for my arrest lie arrested me on the charge of assault and battery we went to hanks who was chopping goodhe said you are in for it and that was all i got bonds went to the schoolhouse mot murdock and called him all alie names I 1 could lay my tongue to I 1 called him all the s of a b I 1 could think of we had words before that this witness was very pugnacious and ave the prosecuting attorney considerable trouble and at length alie court told witness that if lie did not behave himself testifying he would pend him to jail witness went on to say that alie difficulty biad originated in a dispute between him and bishop murdock when at alie justices court I 1 biad a pistol with me and shot it ott powers told me to throw up my hands and he fired at me to mr thurman hanka was justic justice e of alie peace and defendant way constable had been drinking that day went to the schoolhouse for trial went armed because others were armed I 1 shot twice into alie ground alie constable went off and brought a gun de fondant told me to throw up my hands dont know whether be lold mo three times or not to throw up my hands waa not trying to get behind a team P bloss saw the difficulty on march 9 I 1 passed balleys bagleys Bag leys aliouse he hailed me I 1 saw lie was drinking he told me about his trial and wanted me to go along libin we went along lie was very noisy somebody lie to be then bagley went to the store before powers went for his gun bagley ahot off his pistol into the ground As bagley was coming from the store powers came along and was about fifty yards from him he told bagley to throw up hia hands the sei cond time he was told to do BO lie said he and powers shot at him with buckshot he told him a third time to up his hands and that if he he would fire another load into him finally balleys bagleys Bag leys little boy went up to his fattier and took alie pistol away from him W testified peeking peeing the disturbance tur bance people said chev thought bagley ought to be arrested and the defendant said he was already under arrest bagley went to the store and powers went for his eun by and by powers came along after bagley left alie store and told him to throw up his arms cr be would fill him with buckshot bagley had shot off his pistol before that while be was standing in the door of the schoolhouse 1 to mr thurmanp Thurma ip abere was great excitement about the schoolhouse it was caused by balleys bagleys Bag leys threatening and noisy conduct wm buys am prosecuting attorney for wasatch county went to prosecute this case at the schoolhouse J after getting into the house I 1 asked for the constables returns but learned that the constable had not made his return yet witness th en proceeded to describe balleys bagleys Bag leys conduct his firing off his pistol etc and afterwards Bag leya defiance and threats saying to the constable you dare not try to arrest me no G d d d s of a b in wasatch can arrest roe bagley at the same time shaking his fist in liis face powers then described the scene of the shooting bagley was shot in the hand in answer to the prosecuting attorney the witness paid he did not think bagley could have been arrested in any other way the constable was compelled compel ped to adopt the measures he did in order to secure his prisoner prison br after this witness retired mr evans stated to the court that alie prosecution could not conscientiously ask for conviction vic tion the court thereupon instructed the jury which was accordingly done an the defendant was honorably discharged SENTENCE SET E poulsen arraigned for unlawful cohabitation plead guilty and sentence was set for monday nest BECH WARRANT ISSUED A bench warrant was ordered to be issued for alma young who had failed to appel ifor trial as set for tuesday last the trial was reset re set for monday next CASES SET ases were set as follows people vs wm daniels oct 13 people vs jas holly oct 13 spanish fork city vs morgan hughes oct 9 the two cases of provo city vs E S hinea and the ono against C E were set for nov 20 payson city vs john clayson oct 15 springville Spring ville city vs isaac fordunski oct 15 spanish fork city vs thomas jams oct 15 fillmore city vs james george oct 15 people vs ernest bullock oct 20 people vs gabriel huntsman oct 15 people vs john burrison oct 20 people VB joseph daly oct 11 american fork vs D H kelley oct people VB mrs A marks two cases oct 11 spanish fork city vs Samuel hansen oct 22 spanish fork city vs jas hutchinson oct 20 spanish fork city vs L 0 lawrence two cases oct 22 pleasant grove james whittaker oct 23 vs john doull two cases oct 23 people vs philip mark oct 19 john broadbent john dobinson Ko binson jas anderson lars larsen peter T petersen rasmus jensen john A chamberlain soren C Peters enand P C petersen allot sanpete county were admitted to citizenship andrew nielsen juror was excused for the term in the case of the people vs james fisher and henry arrowsmith demurrer was overruled and trial set for oct 13 the grand jury came into court and reported finding seventeen indictments under IT S laws court adjourned until monday morning next at 9 |