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Show son was charged with perjury, which arose over testimony which he irave in a case of damages, in which the Salt Lake Railroad company was defendant and Alonzo Mattaw plaintiff. Judge O. W. Powers and Attor-n Attor-n y D. M. Straup appeared for the defense. Jackson is a tall, loose-jointed fellow, and combs his hair low dowu his forehead. In the trial of the case of Alonzo Mattaw against the Salt Lake Railroad company com-pany months ago, Jackson testified for the plaintiff that he was a passenger on the street car from which Mattaw was ejected by the conductor. The railroad company impeached the testimony of Jackson and be was arrested and held in bail beyond the reach of his purse-strings, so that he has languished in the pennitentiary ever since he testified in the case of Mattaw against the railroad company. The testimony was as to whether Jackson was on the car when MattaW was ejected by the conductor. The majority of the witnesses said they did not see him there. Jackson did not prove beyond be-yond his own evidence and a deposition of Mattaw, that he was a passenger. It lacked live minutes to 12 o'clock when Judge Zane charged the jury and it retired under charge of the officer. In ten minutes the jury returned re-turned to the court room with a verdict of not guilty. REDUCE!) THE BONDS. Judge Powers asked the court to place the bonds of O'Neill, who is under arrest on the charge of voluntary manslaughter committed commit-ted eariy in the year at Park City, at $1000. Assistant District Attorney Stephens said the case would be called for hearing this week. Attorney Powers replied that the defense would probably not be ready for trial so soon. The court placed the bonds of O'Neill at 1000. COZIER GETS A YEAR. The Motion for a New Trial Overruled Over-ruled and the Forfeiture of Bonds Set Aside. JUDGE ANDERSON'S LECTURE. . , Jackson Acquitted on the Charge of Perjury A Rap3 Case Police Court Proceedings Criminal Settings. George E. Cozier, who was returned to the city from Denver, Saturday night, and whose arrest was published in this paper fourteen hours in advance of any other newspaper in Salt Lake, was brought down , from the penitentiary this morning to the third district court for hearing. Cozier is J looking as though his Colorado trip had been ML agreeable to him. He was dressed iu a suit 1 of black and wore a neat-fitting prince Al- 7 bert. After asking the reporter for a c igar ette Cozier observed that he had found Colorado Colo-rado pretty dull and dead. "I left Salt Lake," said he referring to his bond-jumping, "over the Rio Grande Wes-tern Wes-tern ti Grand Junction. Then I took the Midland Road to Colorado Springs and then on to Denver." Before the case was called Cozier appeared ap-peared to be in the best of spirits and chatted With great nonchalance with his keepers. At 2 p. m. he was taken before Judge Anderson, and Mr. Varian opened th'' proceedings by saying that the defendant had previously been convicted con-victed of adultery, and on the day-set day-set for seutenee and for hearing amotion for a new trial the defendant was not present, lie therefore moved the termination of the motion. Mr. Tatlock said that the defendant's friends hud engaged an attorney, and in their behalf he asked for a stay of three or four days to enable the attorney employed to look into the matter and determine whether or not it had merit. Mr. Varian strenuously opposed this delay, end insisted that the motion be disposed of at once. Jiirlre Anderson I think this motion should be overruled. Ample time for the preparation prepara-tion has already been given. I have a very i tear recollection of all of the particulars of the case, and cannot see auy reason why a motion for a new trial should be granted, nor why action on the motion snumitted should be deferred. If he desires to appeal to the supreme court, he may do so. Mr. Varian I move for judgment, your honor. The court ordered Cozier to stand up, and after going over the case, asked if he had anything to say. Cotier Nothing. Judge And raw You are a young man in the prime ot life, and your wife appears to be a kind, intelligent woman. Against her and the laws of your country you have committed com-mitted one of the most flagrant offenses imaginable, except murder. You took Sk one of the vilest of prostitutes into your bouse, and it is a very serious matter in- deed. The sanctity of the home and of A the marriage relation is the bulwark of society. Since your conviction and escape. I have received a letter from your old father in the state from which I A came, and he says that both he and your H mother are heartbroken over the Kl I lie not know your father personally, but I I to of It;: character! It is, as I have said, a very flagrant case, but, under all the circum-stances, circum-stances, I will senteuee you to one year's imprisonment in the penitentiary. At the conclusion of the court's remarks. Cozier simply turned on his heel and left H tin- room in charge of Deputy Marshal Goodsell. W Mr. Tatloek then filed a motion in behalf r of B. W. 1". Cozier, the defendant's father and bondsman, asking that the forfeiture of the bond be set aside. Mr. Varian agreed that this might be done, except the costs of bringing Cozier back should be made good by the bondsmen. BEFORE Jt:i)GE ZANE. A hypodermic injection of bichloride of spring was inserted into the court proceedings proceed-ings this morning, and business began with a land office rush. The flowers that bloonaed early in the year were no more pleasant and sunny than the faces of the legal counsel w ho clustered around the judge's desk before be-fore the opening of court. Even the prisoners prison-ers looked as pleasant as prisoners could possibly pos-sibly appear. On the criminal bench were George McGee. charged with forgery; John Ciark, petit larceny ; John Harris, a brawny-Mack, brawny-Mack, under indictment for assault; David Eitzpatrick, awaiting trial for rape; George Jackson, charged with perjury, and Martin Harris for housebreaking. Among the crowd of court-hangers-on was Hebe Cooper, who is awaiting trial on the charge of adultery with Eliza Eoulks of Bountiful. BEFORE JUSTICE KESLER. Salt Lake's Poliee Magistrate in a Merciful Merci-ful Mood. The quality of mercy in Justice Kesler's court this morning was not in the least strained, and as to dropping like the gentle rain from heaven, the expression wasn't in it. There was a perfect shower, and mcrcy fell in bucketsful. F. W. Buckley was the first man that emerged from the pen when Officer Kaieigh let down the bars and turned the herd loose. He was charged with being drunk and disorderly, dis-orderly, but after listening to his promise to reform and go to work the court discharged him. Walter Porcher, a delegate from Sandy, who came here to be treated for rheumatism, w as then called. In response to the summons, sum-mons, a man with a face that looked as though its owner had been engaged in a conflict with a pile-driver ambled up. Walter's Wal-ter's eyes were black, his nose broken and his ear chewed. In fact, Walter's face would have stopped a Waterbury alarm watch. He pleaded not guilty to vagrancy, and said he had a job as soon as his face healed up. He got twenty days in which to doctor himself. Joe Murphy, a drunk who pleaded that he was 'worrukin' in a brick yaard", and Joe Burke, a soldier who got a discharge from the army Saturday and immediately filled up to celebrate, were then dismissed upon an agreement to go and sin no more. Then came six men, Messrs. Bernard, May, Freeman, Hale, Sterling and Mayhard, each of whom was charged with stealing rides from the Rio Grande Western. Some very elegant testimony relative to the methods of Kio Grande brakemen was developed in the evidence in this case. Freeman and Hale were en route from Creedc to Salt Lake to look for work. At Green River this morning about 2 a. m. they were approached ap-proached by one of the brakemen, who asked them where they were going. When told that Salt Lake was their" destination, that functionary said if they would pay him $2 each, he would tix them all right. They yieided up and he put them in a box car in which they rode and were arrested upon arrival. Thej- were discharged also. The Rio (iraude folks are very zealous in prosecuting box c.ar jinssengers and it s-ems as if tne-shouid tne-shouid hunt up collectors of boxar fares. Some man will evidently lose a job. The agent at Provo told Turner that he better mount a freight if he wanted to ride to Lehi, and he did so. The train didn't stop and Turner was carried to Salt Lake. He declared he wouldn't have got on the freight but for the agent's advice the later telling him he could not buy a ticket. The entire sextette were discharged. E. T. Willey is an old offender, a dead beat as far as paying attorneys goes and is in quad for larceny. It is alleged that on yesterday yes-terday he entered a bath room at tiie Hot Springs and relieved the pockets of WTilliam Price and R. P. Reid of $6 in coin of the realm. He pleaded not guilty when arraigned ar-raigned and his case was set for this afternoon after-noon . Sam Sandborn and Mike Brown were fined $5 for smashing the nose of Joe Burke at the L'nion Pacific depot. Robert McDonald, a 13-year-old lad, was held to the district court as an incorrigible. Robert is a wild, woolly boy, who fires stones through windows, steals fruit, etc. The court, after diccharging J. C. Smith for being drunk, adjourned. CRIMINAL CASES. Another Setting Made by the United States Attorney This Morning. The United States Attorney this morning handed in the following settings of criminal cases: may 24. The People vs. Frank Reupsch; forgery. The People vs. Henry Smith; forgery. m v 25. The People vs. Wm. Randall; burglary. The People vs. Frank Robinson; housebreaking. house-breaking. may 2T. The People vs. William Cornell; robbery. The People vs. Nicholas Beuhler; assault with intent to commit rape. MAY 31. The People vs. Jacob Johnson, grand larceny. The People vs. Henry Raddon, grand larceny. JUNE 1. The People vs. George McKee. JUNE 2. The People vs. Salt Lake City Brewing company, maintaining a nuisance. What's tho Matter With Lynching. There is one brute who will adorn a Cottonwood Cot-tonwood tree if he doesn't take care of himself. him-self. On Saturday night while Mrs. J. A. Fryer was wheeling her baby carriage on Second South near sixth East, a short, thick set young man seized her and attempted to throw her to the ground. She screamed and struggled but would undoubt dly have been outraged but for the timely arrival of two young men. Her assailant fled. He was weli dressed, dark eomplexioned and wore a small moustache. Captured a Convict. John Voages a Fort Douglas soldier was sentenced to three years at Fort Leavenworth about ten days ago but escaped. Saturday night Sergeant Greeley found him in the alley next Martin Lannon's and captured him by holding him up with a gun. Voages is due to serve his term. Criminal Notes. There are no criminal cases set on the docket for tomorrow. "I will hardly be able to try all the cases of the people in jail," said Assistant District Dis-trict Attorney Stephens this morning, "by the time your honor desires to close court, unless the defendants make better preparations prepara-tions for hearing. Otherwise they must go over this term." Several little civil suits were hurried over and the criminal end of the legal beam swung around and struck Martin Harris amidships and landed him in the county jail for three months. PLEADED GUILTY OF PETIT LARCENY. The attorney for Martin Harris came forward and asked to withdraw the former plea of not guilty to the charge pending against his client and enter one of guiltj . The lawyer stated that Harris had a mother in Missouri who was dependent upon the son for existence. In his own behalf Harris saik that he was a victim of no work and hard drink. Judge Zane senteuced him to ifcree months in the county jail. THE LAW'S DELAY. The old case of the People vs. David Fitzpatrick was called up and Attorney Stephens asked for a continuance on the ground that one of the material witnesses was absent. This case was tried before a jury last term which was unable to agree. Judge Powers for tie defendant objected to a continuance. He cited that the defendant had been in jail since the 19th day of February, Feb-ruary, 1891, owing to the fact that Police Justice Laney had held him in $10,000 bonds. Twice the defendants have been ready for trial, but each time the prosecution prosecu-tion was not ready. Judge Powers asked that the case be dismissed. Prosecutor Btephens objected. The court said the case ji-ou!d be considered later ou. t It will be remembered that Fitzpatrick Vas accused of committing a criminal assault as-sault upon an aged and decrepit female by the name of Annie Hansen. The alleged offense took place in the Cactus saloon on West South Temple street. Just before the judicial gong sounded the hour for lunch Attorney O. W. Powers arose and asked the court to take up Fitzpatrick's case at once. He cited the fact that his client had suffered months incarceration already awaiting trial: that a continuance meant many more weeks in durance vile and struck a pile-driver blow by showing that when this case was tried before the jury-Stood jury-Stood for acquittal by a Tammany majority. Prosecutor Stephens said that it was impossible im-possible to have the all-important witness present today. Three witnesses were among j the missing; one was in Oklahoma, another in Oregon and th2 third well, nobody knew where. Mr. Stephens urged a continuance. Mr. Powers objected. The merits of the controversy were argued. Judge Zanc said I the case would be tried or the prisoner re- j leased upon his own recognizance. Attorney Stephens said they would try the case. The case v.ill go to the jury this afternoon. after-noon. A KEG UO RELEASED. John Harris, who lias been confined in the county jail under charge of assault, was brought forward for trial. Harris is as black as the ace of spades and considerably larger. lar-ger. The witnesses for the prosecution ; were out of feight and beyond reach of the j Insidious subuoena. The case against Harris ml c'Ismisscd, NOT GUILTY OF PERJURY. The case of j The People vs. George H. ojju.'iV" e -Li.v. iff lac. J-'k- ' J |