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Show LA GRIPPEDID IT. The Average Crop of Court News Badly Demoralized by the Prevailing Prevail-ing Malady. THE ALLEN BOND FORFEITED. The Grand Jury Report Another Batch of True Bills Fornication and Adultory. It was lurking la grippe and defaulting default-ing witnesses that knocked the bottom out of court news this morning and throw the reporters adrift on otnor seas. The outlook for a big catch was never more flattering at the opening. A typical February day, with a crisp morning air and a blazing suu struggling for supremacy, put judge aud juror, lawyer aud client on their metal. Mr. Critchlow, chief adjutant of the United States district attorney's staff, was Loaded Inr th Malefaotor and the day's ruu was opened with the case of tho People vs. Joseph Curtis, charged with stealing waier. The loss of the papers add the l'ailoro of a diligent dili-gent search to restore them was cited. It was also submitted that the prosecuting witness himself was in considerable doubt as to tho fate of the indictment and on tho motion of the council for the people tho case was dismissed, dis-missed, j John Yates and John Berry were next in the judicial pan. They aro principals in an unsavory meeting in A Win Room into which they are said to have lured tho unwary prosecutrix, prosecu-trix, Mrs. Annie Brown, nee Annie Boorg. Annie came tripping up from a seat iu the rear of the auditorium at the call of her name and seated herself in tho shadow of the jury box. Her blonde hair was done up in acrytoknot that protruded coo.uetti.shly from the renr of a poke bonnet of pea green that was decidedly suggestive sug-gestive of the first sorouts of spring. Annie, in her original story staled that she had been drugged and then relieved of a silk handkerchief and a small amount of silver, The roll call of witnesses revealed tbe absence of several of them aud Att hineuti Were Imued. A telegram from Ogden Hot Springs announced the fact that Jim Donaldson the most important of the prosecution's prosecu-tion's troop was held iu the grasp of la grippe at that place aud that it would be folly for him to undertake under-take to travel in his present condition. Ollicer Hilton and witness Buttcrwood who were among the defaulters were dragged into the chamber at this juncture. The former had two miles to spare after being iu harness all night at police headquarters, while the latter was a passenger iu a delayed street car. The court accepting the excuse as valid cause for their dereliction, derelic-tion, the witnesses were i'ermittett to Depart. In the meantime it was agreed between Mr. Critchlow and Judge Sam Mc-Donnall, Mc-Donnall, counsel for the defense, that tho case might go over to tho April term that opens the second Monday iu April. Tho case of the people vs. W. J. AUeu, charged with depositing illegal ballots, was then re-opened. The issue already shows signs of decrepitude and premature greyuess. The name of the defendant was thrico sounded, each time Clerk McMillan's stentorio voice rising an octave, and the defendant failing to materialize, Judge Powers rose and said the regular alternative would be the Forreitn-e of the Bond. In this Mr. Critchlow acquiesced and tne instrument was proaue.ea. jt noro the signatures of W. J. Allen and two prominent citizens. Judge McDowell, counsel for the defendant de-fendant in some business matters, volunteered vol-unteered the statemeut that Allen was probably on an errand in Washington where he had a number of investments. Kecord was made of this fact and it was understood that 1 he forfeiture would be set aside in the event that Allen was heard from in a reasonable time. 'The grand jury then filed into court aud submitted the following Batch of True Blll: The people rs Abraham Hunter; assault as-sault with a deadly weapon. The case comes up from Summit county aud reopens re-opens the assault upon Thomas Wos-tenholm Wos-tenholm on November 7, with a six-shooter. six-shooter. The people vs Abraham Hunter; grand larceny in the alleged stealing of a heifer. The United States vs. Sim Duggins; adultery. Jane D. Oldfind is named as the co-respondent. The United States vs. Daniel Raleigh; fornication. Matilda Hirschvogel is cited as the co-respondent. The United States vs. Charles Handle); Hand-le); fornication. Fannie M. Gam Defllgnated an Co-respondent. Upon tho reading of theso indiet-monts indiet-monts and there being no further business busi-ness before the court the petit jury was excused and an adjournment ordered unlil 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at which time the court will take up the nntt.inrr. People vs. S. J. Barrett, assault with intent to rape. People vs. Frank A. Miller; impersonating imper-sonating an officer. This is the case in which Deputy United States Marshal Joe Bush was selected by Miller as his prototype aud on whose credit and standing as an officer he undertook to open accounts in a number of places. Miller is also the imaginary chief of the Snarler's imaginary detective agency. People vs. George Stringham, malicious mali-cious mischief. |