Show TWO YEARS EST JAIL V + Judge Zane Sentences Richardson The Eyans Case Postponed1 YeSt rda I 1orning there was some disappointment experienced by those who out curiosity or interest in court affairs frequent the court room of the Third Judicial District a result of the postponement of the Joseph H Evans polygamy case At 10 oclock the court was duly opened wnen tjie judge announced an-nounced that the case named was the t only one set for hearing Attorney Dickson stated that as he thought the trial would be somewhat lengthy and would necessitate the1 jury being confined during Sunday and as he wished to obviate that he had another case which he thought could be disposed of that day The case was that of Edward J Richardson charged in the indictment with assault with intent in-tent to rob Zera Snow Esq for the prosecution intimated that the defendant defend-ant was not on hand but that he could be brought in by two oclock Further inquiry by Deputy Marshal Sprague elicited thc information that Richardson Richard-son would be on hand at 1 oclock The Court thereupon excused the jury tilL that time u Meanwhile the defendants in the case of Wooodinan vs the Tribunf Printing Print-ing and Publishing Company et al appeared and claimed a nonsuit the time allowed plaintiff to amend the complaint com-plaint having elapsed and no amendment amend-ment being recorded Judgment was rendered for defendants At 1 oclock the trial of young Richardson Rich-ardson was begun the complaining witness Henry Aldrous and Police Officer William Salmon were the only witnesses their testimony went to show that defendant about the 26th or 27th of June last with one Bell assaulted Aldrous with a billy knocked him down rolled him and searched his pockets when the latters cries for help attracted the attention of the officer who gave chase and arrested the prisoner After brief arguments by Mr Rawlins for the defense de-fense and Mr Zera Snow for the prosecution prose-cution Judge Zane instructed the jury 1 supplementing the charge by informing them that if they could not find the defendant de-fendant guilty as charged in the iidict nient of assault with intent to rob they could find him guilty of assault or assaultsand battery The tcle jurors retired at 250 and were out about fifteen or twenty minutes when they returned and delivered their verdict to the clerk It was that Edward J Richardson was guilty as charged in the indictment Judge chargcc afer discharging the jury from that case and requesting them to be on hand at 10 oclock on Monday morning called up the defendant and sentenced him to two years in the Penitentiary Peni-tentiary f V i |