Show PUT IT ON A BARREL I The Peculiar Ways of a Provo F Whisky Seller THE BOYS ALL DRANK BEER And as a Result the Jury Returns a Verdict of Guilty General News of Provo Pnovo Oct 22 1S90 Correspondence I of THE HEKALD The Firt district court I met at 10 oclock James M Allred was arraigned on a charge of adultery and pleaded not guilty The case of Richfield city vs William Clark appeal unlawfully selling liquor without a license was taken up and tried Thurman 8 King prosecuting Saxey Whitecotton ou the defense The complaint was sworn to by Leo A Bean who alleged that en the 13th day of July lbS9 J W Ross purchased two bottles bot-tles of beer from the defendant who was not licensed to cell liquor J W Ross testified that on the loth of July 1859 he entered the cellar of Clarks saloon in company with Mr Hanson and helped himself to two bottles of beer Clark came into ths collar afterwards The money for this beer was paid to Mr Hansen Han-sen H P Hansen assessor and collector of Sevier county stated that on July 15 ISSJ he had gone into Clarks cellar accompanied accom-panied by Ross and others They drank beer there One dollar had been paid by Mr Ross which was handed to Mr Clark Mr Clark was reluctant about taking the money and it was laid upon a barrel William Bean was in Clarks cellar on the occasion referred to and testified to money having been deposited on the barrel for the beer John P Baker had paid 30 cents on the same day and received intoxicating beverages bever-ages All those who bought liquors placed the money on the barrel George Bean testitled that Clark had told him he could not afford to take out a license I talked with the city council about the matter of ClarK selling liquor without a license and we investigated Clark told me he wanted a rebate on his license t The prosecution rested and Edward Clark testified to a dissolution of partnership partner-ship with the defendant in May 1SS9 and the liquors in the saloon fell into the hands of the witness He had taken S3 off the barrel but didnt know how they came there Mr Clark the defendant testifiedOn the day referred to I refused to sell anyone any-one beer and told Mr Baker so as I had gone out of business I allowed the key togo to-go out of my hands and some of the boys went into the callar and drank beer I took no money I had heard since that money had been left there but I did not get it as I had no interest in the liquor stock Cross examined by Thurman I gave Hansen the key and he took the boys into the cellar I took no interest in how much they drank The defense rested The arguments in the case consumed about two hours and tho jury retired returning re-turning a verdict of guilty The case of John Bomlner vs Provo was set for October 2 In tho case of Provo City vs J C York appealed sued for two dollars delinquent poll tax Attorney Milner filed a demurrer to the complaint that there were no facts to constitute a cause for action as York received re-ceived no benefit from the tax being assessed as-sessed The demurrer was overruled A jury was empanelled and the case tried SOME GENERAL NOTES The Utah Valley Gazette is no more The entire plant stock and fixtures passed into the hands of a party unknown to the reporter today Mr Hemnienvay was seen but refused to state to whom the transfer WES made He did assert how eccr that it was certain that a Liberal daily paper would be established He had received a check in part payment and the now comers would proceed at once to operate i oper-ate as soon as the Gasrttc could arrange matters satisfac to the subscribers We would pathtr from the fact of the check having been paid Mr Hemmeuway in Salt Lake city that the newspaper men are at the capital The Street Car company arc putting in a owitch at the bank corner and will extend the track up J street The Harmony club of Salt Lake has made application to Manager Graham for one nights engagement of the Opera house in every two weeks on which a ball will be given Prof F P Schoonover the popular terpsichorean will begin a series of balls and dancing lessons at Provo October 31 Prof Willard Youngdale will play first violin in tho ball Friaay evening that is S I being given for the benefit of the Opera House band The street concert tomorrow tomor-row evening will be rendered to assist the organization named Martin Crandall of Springville was brought before Commissioner Hills today charged with unlawful cohabitition His legal and alleged plural wife Harriet were examined but there was a lack of testimony testi-mony at hand and the examination was postponed until November 15 when the complainants will attempt to show that Harriet has lived as the wife of Crandall within two years past while working with the Crandall boys on the railroad where Harriet was cooking The de1endant and the witnesses examined state that there was an agreement entered into between Harriet and Crandall after his plea of guilty made by Crandall two years ago to the same charge that they would obey the law and have done so o |