Show PROVOo SUNDAY March 2J 189J FIRST DISTRICT COURT Cases of Human Depravity Tried Other Matters Mat-ters of Interest A R Strang charged with stealing a i cal was acquitted Archibald Oldroid entered aplea of guilty to the chargo of adultery and sentence was suspended until the next term of court William Pearson come to trial for selling liquor to a minor named James F Quinn a t Ephiaim Sanpetecounty on the 1st day o f January last A large number of witnesses wit-nesses were brought forward to show that l iquor had been dispensed not only to this youth but to other who were only under the necessity of representing that they were twentyone in order to get what they anted to drink The defense made a denial de-nial of these statements and attempted to show that Doc Quinn the comp ainiug witness wit-ness was not to no believed under oath Deputy Marshal Clawson said that Quinn had no reputation for truth and veracity and an exsaloonkeeper made a like statement AFTEl OOV The jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged Until Monday morning was ai owed to prepare a motion for a now trial At that time sentence will be passed L M Smith next came to trial on a barge of adultery which is alleged to have been committed with a young girl from ounl Springvlllo by the name of Mildred Alexander Alex-ander and is said to have occurred about lho20th of March ISO Smith is a young man well known in Provo aud has acquired a largo degree of popularity in the past in this section In personal apprarance bo is comely and has a very handsome face The girl is well known in Spragville JUdge A G Sutherland said tnt he was authorized author-ized by the defendant to state that Mr Smith would withdraw his plea of not guilty and enter one of guIlty guity luHty Sentence I will bo passed on tho first Monday in May From rumors which aro afloat it is evident that Mr Smith intends to make Miss Alox under his wire The next case for tyal is one in which Miss Rosa Sidoforthan is tho defendant find is said to have committed the crime of fornication with James D Lull about the 17th cf October last The woman 13 I I probably fifty years od judging from 1 pearances Testimony was given by E E Massey Mary Itiassey and Harry Htovvnnll for the prosecution Tho jury will return L a sealed verdict Monday morning OTIIEH IIVTTEUS A meeting was held at tho court room yesterday afternoon which was attended I by the members of the several irrigating i I companies interested in the water ot j Provo river and which was Tor the pur I poso of determining the advisability of making canals on each side of the river 10 save a waste of water during the dry sea I J E Booth son presided Adjournment was taken after debate of onsideraue 1 length until the latter part of < the v eok when the matter will be I muter wi again taken up The Rev Earl D Simmons of Kansas City dropped off at Provo loi rest on his way to tho coast and will preach at the I Baptist servicas today Cohen K Cross and Heeu Clungquist cvcro married yesterday by Judge J D Jones On Friday morning P J Stewart of I Benjamin lost Ls stock of merchandise valued at 10000 by lire The insuranc 5 liS 0000 j I The concert spoken of in yesterday 31 I HLIELD is to be given April 1 instead of June as it appeared I The Rio Grande people have purchased a t tract of land near Pusou vvhichU as set the tanev citizens of that tovn wid with expect |