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Show j Tlinil) D1STKICT COURT, i M. i;'A' . T. -5.. .u.idiiig. .M 1 .y. I c. Ith, 171. Mr. C. U:iio:i presented his coiuiui.'-ii'iM n"- I1. S. Attorney for the Territory ' l'l th, ai:d loo!: the oath pre.-enWil by tho Matu;e. In the Q-jL-r. nl'tln Pooph: r,. Rrig-ham Rrig-ham Vou:i :, em moun of Mr. Rates, the dell ii !.:!it v,";n cilled, and not ap-pi'aiii:;-', a inution w;n made to- forfeit his reen'Mii-aih:?. Mr. Ilempitoad for the defu:!- i c j coittiily i.r.tc-red his prn(e.-t a:iiii:t lv: l:!u.ure. Hefcr-ing Hefcr-ing to hi: .-btemcnt Vihcn the ea?e was previoiv 'y 1 N'tc il-e court, that it wouM ho a !iy ie:.l Imo.-ili'i'y for j the ddluduiit to he here this ; mf'n.in;, h 2: a:n takd that the d'Jlii'IjiiL would ho here wluTitjVi-r the cfo v;; tct down fur liial rind a V'.;uoit:ihlc time allowed for counsel to prepare. In reply to a quc-Uon, Mr. II tup t'.-ad assured the prooceutiun, en his prof.'ionat honor, that tiie defend tiit would be here on any future duy ;nt duwu tor his trial, which w-jn'.d ;iu: bh.i -ufiioitii time to rcafli ti; r.ify. The pro-te'-ii:,;;:itlorn;y th-,-n called .-:overcl of ihi criminal indictments. 1110 iiarrmj-'ion murucr cae reits upon iho decision of the court on tho motion to quash the indictment made- in thu oi' W'iliiam 11. Kim-hall. Kim-hall. The cj-i; uf Uickman, for killing a Spaniatd, v.n.-i c-ritiGUcd, and Mr. MuiW.il (-taiinij that tho pro3ecu!toh did not wUh to -jy Iiow I'.ir it might he co:ir.cct'"l v,"iih I ' ir other ca.-es in ' which IJkikiuan a-'PL-ared ns a witne.-s for the p:"!p:L',ii.o:i:;!i Mr. Hempstead, who prcc:;i'c.l :i;o indictment, said this case cat no figure "111 the other cases. It was i-tied by (he pro.-ccution that they were ready to try the ciac of Andrew Sicveus, Ihr assault with (lie intent to murder. Thcjud;-? .-aid ihat it was now nearly three months since tliij term of court commenced, and a great many papers had bceu handud to him by counsel for opinions. Owing to his arduous labors and sickness in his family, he felt it necessary to tnkc if not a rest, at least a change in the character of his labor. Although lie would now try any case that was ready, he would prefer to adjourn ad-journ the court for a few weeks. Mr. Rates coincided with the court in this idea. He said ho had been huriicd here by a dispatch from tho attorney general, and desired a sufficient time ibr preparation for this;; important import-ant trials. The court fixed tho bail in the case of Thomas Hawkins, pending tho appeal to the supreme court, at $20,0UO, with two sufficient sureties, and ordered a mittimus, committing him to thcjieni-Lcntiary, thcjieni-Lcntiary, to U-uc in default of bail. In reference to the bill of exceptions in this c:tsc the court said, in reply to Miner, (hat (ho paper was not properly proper-ly prepared; it comprised the entire record of tho care; the court could not do I lie bmiuc3 of counsel- The court enquired of Mr. Hempstead Hemp-stead when in his opinion Rrigham Younrc could he here for (rial. The couiirjl replied tint he could not definitely defi-nitely stuio this morning; but ho bought that he would ho here, and hiscuuiiscl ready lor trial in January or February, though he would prefer that the trial should be postponed till the March term. Tho protccuiing attorney paid that these trials would be perhaps the most 1 important that had ever occurred in this country, important not only in their effects upon iho country at large, but to the delendnnij, and while he would be opposed entirely to postponing postpon-ing them till the March term, and would be ready for their trial at the convenience of tho court, after having had a suQicicnt time for preparation, he would suggest that as the court desired a recess for rest, that these trials he set ibr tho sib. or 15th of January, Jan-uary, with the understanding that all theso cases be ready on that dny, and that the term bo devoted mainly to the clearing the docket of all thu criminal I cases. i Mr. Uei. instead said that, while he asked a 3 luueh time as the district attorney and tho court could give, yet the counsel andthc defendants would be ready for trial at any time (hat might; bo fixed. Some of the counsel suggc.-ted that judge Strickland will hold 1111 adjourned term of the third district court on tho lid of January Janu-ary and judge Ilaw'cy a term on the I lib of January, at which criminal! CLk-'C:! were pending. The pioscculing attorney said that so fur as he was concerned everything ' else should be subservient (0 these cases, llo had been instructed by the Attorney (lencral to push them to trial with due regard to (ho rights of tho itcfemhinls; but ho must insist that they could riot be postponed buyond the 15th of January. Tho judge reviewed the proceedings in tho case of Rrigham Young, stating that the counsel have had ample time to mako preparation; that the defendant defend-ant lias disappeared beyond the juris diction or tho court; sldl tho court would not now grant tho motion to ! forfeit the ro cognizance of tho defend- ! ant; but would havo tho counsel understand under-stand without setting down any particular par-ticular ca.;o, that tho prosecuting attorney at-torney can at any timo call up any of tho criminal cases and that counsel for tho defense must be prepared for trial. The grand jury had adjourned to the 9th day of January, to which day tho marshal would adjourn tho court. Mr. Rates stated that he would give notice that on the Oth day of January i ho would call up tho ease of tho People i vs. Rrigham Young and press it for j trial. 1 'jheciuni w.i.T th'-ii adjourned till 1 the Oih d.iy of January, 1372, at 10 1 o'clock a.m. |