| Show BRAHMS W GUN He Made Matters Lively i the South PARTICULARS ARE CONFLICTING Rod Swazey Gets One Year In the Penitentiary His Attorney is Working Hard to Save 1m Business before Judge Blackburn at Provo yesterday was a little livelier than usual THE BRANNON SHOOTING SCRAPE The first case called was that of the People Peo-ple vs J D Brannon charged with assaulting as-saulting Officer Westwood near Green river last November Mr Johnson testified to the defendant laving shot at Officer Westwood at the time he was attempting to arrest him after which Brannon made a break for his freedom free-dom domThomas Thomas Farrer constable of Emery county testified to himself and Mr West wood starting out from Green River to arrest rest Brannon there were two others in company with them They came upon Brannon his wife and Brig Nay about three miles from Green River Westwood asked the defendant if his name was Bran non and he replied No you s of b sand s-and you had better stand back Brannon then fired a shot at Westwood who returned turned at him and there was an exchange of shots between hem In the meantime the defendant fled to the hills up a ravine The officers started in pusuit when Brig Nay said he would bring Brannon in and deliver him up which he did Westwood then attempted to handcuff the prisoner who said it was not necessary but the officer did not so look at the matter and put the fetters on Mr Westwood in his testimony stated that he was sheriff of Emery county and had a warrant for the arrest of Brannon He started out from Green River with Tarrer Johnson and Jorgenson Overtook Over-took Brannon and Nay and then asked the defendant i his name was Brannon to which answered No sir and you ss of bs had better stand back and then fired a shot which passed through the corner of the wagon box close to the officer After Westwood had fired tWice and some of the others had cross fred Brannon retreated into the his Nay went after him and brought him into camp and delivered him up Brannon expressed himself on his return that he expected ton to-n h nn nn ann na 1 uicuo luuiu tt 5e ILSLLY u auuu ua 110 had filled the t magazine of his gan The defendant de-fendant was taken to Moab ami tried on a charge of petty larceny and convicted The prosecution rested The defendant was sworn and took the stand He denied that Weatwood told him on his approach that he had a warrant of arrest for him and said the posse came upon up-on him and asked i his name was Bray nard and the defendant told them no whereupon Westwood said Throw up your hands Brannon threw up his hands and gun at the lame time and shot He claims to have given himself up after he found out the errand of this midnight party partOn crossexamination the prisoner was a trifle muddled about his past life and had forgotten exactly where he had lived in Colorado closed The case was in progress as the mail TH SWAZET CASE Arthur Brown came forward with a mo ton for a new trial in the case of the People Peo-ple vs Rodney Swazey charged with stealing threecalves and arguing a failure of the jury which convicted him to weigh the evidence according t the law Motion was overruled and the defendant came forward for-ward for sentence He was required to pay the costs of the prosecution and to be confined in the penitentiary for a term of one year the lowest sentence the law allows al-lows Twenty days was granted in which to file bill of exceptance Sentence will commence March 25 CONTINUED H V Jones vs J W Stewart et a1 continued for the term In the Police Court Joe Baren and John Williams came before be-fore Justice Noon for drunkenness Baren paid a 5 fine and was given five days in jaU Williams was let out on paying 5 General News The firemen gave a bal at tho West Coop building last evening which was well attended There will be a grand uniform ball given by the Provo Boat club at the opera house on Friday evening The coming dramatic attraction at the Provo opera house is A Social Session to be played March 24 They are accompanied accom-panied with the famous Black Hussar band The Opera House orchestra went to P V Junction last night to furnish music for St Patricks bal |
