Salt Lake Herald | 1900-10-18 | Page 5 | Place to Try Case

PlACE PUCE TO JT W TRY CASE j If Judge Norrell Rules Eules That That fel fells Js Is In III Wrong Court I b WILLS TO BE PROBATED REPROBATED e ESTATE FIVE ENTERED At the opening ope of ot court yesterday morning Judge Norrell Norren sustained the motion of D S Truman and A C CT Hatch defendants attorneys for the dismissal of the charge of or grand lar larceny larceny larcenY ceny against John It was contended by attorneys that the court in this county Is Js without jurisdiction to try him on the charge of stealing ton ten head of ot cattle two years Ago last June from Andrew McDonalds slaughtering pen located in Ih Wasatch Va atch county although the beeves were driven into this county and sold here The prosecution held that the alleged act Rt of larceny was a continuous of ot offen fen fene e and that the criminal court in Suit Salt Lake county has ha jurisdiction con concurrent concurrent concurrent current with the court of the county w where when lit re the offense originated After ruling upon the question As Assistant Assistant Assistant County Attorney Van ran Cott urged that the jury be instructed to render a verdict of acquittal from the box but the th court refused r to do t so soOn soOn o oOn On the contrary Juge Norrell Norren ordered that be held heid under a bond of or su SUi for ten days 10 ro give opportunity to the prosecuting officers of Wasatch county to determine whether they tIley want to press the charge against defendant father and brother other br were ac accepted accepted I as surety on the bond and he ho was released from custody I