| Show PROVO PARAGRAPHS I lClAUDsmi RUB CASE CREATES CRE-ATES A SEXSATIOX Arrangements For the Fut rl of President smoot Completed Dramatic Dra-matic News and Court Kotos Two rccox of Guilty Provo March 8 1S9S Lust evening the trial of Jerry r Richardson was begun and was returned this morning rRfcharctson Is an trial for the crime of rape said to have been committed In TTasatcn county October 4 1894 on the person of Lucy J Seamon Judge Powers defended and Prosecuting Attorney At-torney Judd assisted by Sam A King prosecuted The trial was conducted behind closed doors The prosecuting witness Miss Sea non a girl of 1S testified that Richardson Rich-ardson gave her music lessons at kjlleber CSy andon one ocpasion asked 7Itness to accompany him to P tk 4 t Witness did BOand ty in a buggy Vlness so on the return trip Richardson gave her some drugged wine and accom Bore pushed his purpose in ruining hers her-s Dr Green testified to examining the sir after the alleged crime was committed Witness stated that she found the girl in a bad condition her body was black and blue from bvuises but bow inflicted the witness aid not Irnow J The defense attempted t prove that consent and therefore the ir gaYs the defendant could not be convicted tle the crime charged The wife of the defendant testified vthat she had dranK some of the wine spoken of and stated that it tasted the same as other wine Witness sae testified that she heart her husband tell Miss Seamon that If she went td tel Park City with him a virtuous ffirl fte came back a virtuous girl KIn opened for the prosecution and Juddclosed < j Much interest has been takenjln this case and the result is awaited with a great deal of Interest I The is jury now out v |
