Show TRIED FOR BATTERY II I ExPolicemen Xeni Pratt and J I B Cummock Acquitted DEFAULTING WITNESS APPEARS And the Older Forfeiting Bonds Set Aside Proceedings In Police and l Probate Courts The trial of Lcbi Pratt and J B Cum mock for battery was resumed in the Third II district court yesterday morning City Attorney I At-torney Mori itt and Judge Powers defending defend-ing and Mr Critchlow prosecuting The indictment alleged that the assault was committed upon Dr S B Newton in May 1S59 The evidence showed that the defendants de-fendants who were then police officers arrested ar-rested Newton for being drunk and as ho resisted and attacked the officers it became be-came necessary for them to use some force The jury did not think the defendants used unnecessary force and returned a verdict I of not guilty A MISSING WITNESS APPEALS When J E Taylor was tried unlawful i i cohabitation a few days ago Jane M Casper Cas-per an alleged plural wife of Sir Taylor and a witness for the prosecution failed tot to-t appear and her bond of 1000 was declared 11000 1 forfeited Yesterday the lady appeared in court and a motion was made to set the forfeiture aside It was shown by witnesses i wit-nesses that the lady had been informed by the officer that she would be notified when she would be needed that she heard tile case was going to be tried and prepared to come to Salt Lakes and that while she was j in readiness and was awaiting the promised prom-ised notice she received word that her bonds had been forfeited On this showing show-ing the court ordered that the forfeiture beset be-set aside Tho People vs J W Randall et aI grand larceny on motion of defense the case was continued for the term In the case of E Ayres et al vs Mary Jack the plaintiffs were allowed a stay often of-ten days to iilo notice and statement for now trial In the afternoon the case of James Gorman Gor-man indicted for burglary was taken up The defendant was represented by Mr I Peck and Mr Critchlow prosecuted The I indictment charged that the crime was I committed at Park City in April last and I that tho defendant burglarized Mrs Keet ings millinery store and carried away I some three hundred dollars worth of goods BLThe jury remained out until S oclocklast i i evening when they returned a verdict of guilty and sentence was set for tomorrow i In the Police Court John Ballard who was arrested on Saturday Sat-urday for drunkenness left 5 for his appearance ap-pearance on Monday Ho failed to appear and forfeited the V Edwin Welch drunk Pine 510 He will pay the same in labor One Williams in failing to appear and answer to the charge of drunkenness forfeited for-feited 55 Joe Kale another drunk was fined 55 which he will pay in labor Thomas Burnes and Charles Miller were arrested for delivering articles to prisoners prison-ers They plead guilty and will work ten days for the city Jack Smith drunk fine 85 cash Dick Lake drunk SlOlnbor A S Warden drunk plead not guilty case set John Doe drunk plead not guilty case setJohn John Rice drunk 5 labor Frank Pfeifer Frank Flogg N U Dawson Daw-son and James Burns were arrested for trespass Sentence was suspended in the cases of Pfeifer and Plogg while the other two got ten days each John Robson got drunk He pleaded guilty and was fined 5 which will be paid in labor William Kemp a drunk left So for his appearance He did not come back for his money J Russell admitted that he was drunk and tho judge imposed a fine of 85 John Daly for insulting ladies and disturbing dis-turbing tho peace was fined 25 Pat Ryan was arrested for robbery He plead not guilty and his case was set for 2 p m today James Riley tresspass So J H Green was arrested for using abusive abus-ive language He plead not guilty and the case was set for today In the Probate Court The only business transacted before Judge Bartch yesterday was in the matter I of the estate of Joseph Bircumshaw deceased de-ceased order made of publication of notice appraisers no-tice to creditors order made appointing |