Show THE CLUTCHES OF THE LAW The Conk CaseProbate BusinessThe Pat node Case and Other Provo Business The habeas corpus case of young Ernest Conk came up before Judge Sandford yesterday yes-terday morning when arguments were made by Messrs Valcott and Lochrie in behalf of the petitioner and Messrs Richards Rich-ards and Moylo against the granting of the writ The arguments were very brief the attorneys for Conk alleging that the provisions provi-sions in the charter of Salt Lake making aldermen exofficio justices of the peace were invalid for the reason that the legislature legisla-ture was not authorized to grant them such powers and that the provision was not at all consistent with other territorial statutes on the subject On the other hand the arguments of Messrs Richards and Moyle were to the effect that the provisions objected ob-jected to were within the power of the legislature to make and they saw nothing inconsistent in the case The matter was taken under advisement Faut vs the Old Channel Placer Mining company reserved generally Margaret Hamilton vs Emma Fulton trial before a jury suit for 1000 jury gave a verdict for 100 for plaintiff J H Thorn vs N B Booth and E E Brim judgment for the plaintiffs stay fifteen days Thurston vs Hill plaintiffs allowed time to prepare notice of motion for new trial Thurston vs Symons same order E E Brim vs Samuel Paul case on trial IX THE PROBATB COURT In tho matter of the estate of Edwin Middlemiss deceased petition for confirmation confirm-ation of the sale of real estate came on for hearing as per adjournment proof of posting post-ing notices made order made confirming sale of real estate Estate of Hosea Stout deceased order made appointing time and place to hear petition for admission to probate of a document docu-ment purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased BBFORn JUDGE JUDD AT PROVO In the case of William Grant in which the defendant was charged with adultery a plea of not guilty was entered Rose Grant was arraigned charged wit fornication and pleaded not guilty United States vs John Hostler unlawful cohabitation the defendaut pleaded not guilty United States vs James Mellor the defendant de-fendant pleaded not guilty to a charge of adultery People vs Pardon Dodds the defendant is charged with murder trial set for September Sep-tember 23 1889 United States vs Hans Nielsen the defendant de-fendant had been tried on a charge of adultery adult-ery after having served a term of imprisonment imprison-ment for unlawful cohabitation and had been found guilty Ho was sentenced to 125 days in the penitentiary United States vs Theodore Dedricksen unlawful cohabitation the defendant came forward for sentence having pleaded guilt to the charge sentence sixtyfive days and costs of court United States vs Charles Hampshire the case of this defendant was resubmitted to the present grand jury Jerry Patnode Treffies Dutrie and Alex Dutrie were placed on trial charged with murdering Thomson Noakes on July 20 18SS in Millard county Considerable difficulty dif-ficulty was experienced in getting a jury William H King is associated with coupsel for the prosecution Dickson and Powers defending The killing was the result of some laud difficulties Almost the entire day was occupied with this case It will probably last a couple of days more |