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Show CASS KITE'S FATE ? EXCITING INTEREST MANIFESTED IN THE FINAL DECISION. At the Last Bullotiu (ho Jury StcocI Ten for Acquitral Judge Zana Reads the Riot Act The Ie-lays Ie-lays Exasperate Him. All day Ion? news centers have been be . sieged by restless inquiries of tlie fate ot Cass Hite, who aits in the sheriff's oltice at Provo as calm as a man could be when the stakes are his own life, awaiting the return of the jury, to whom the ease was given at noon yesterday. There has been an almost unbroken tinkling at the the telephone bell in Judge Powers' office for information, and the preat pleader himself has been constantly con-stantly on his nerves. A ease of so grave a nature is never ended with Judge Powers until the last nail is driven, and today he is as restless as a sun-burned swain on his wedding day. Among the friends of the accused ac-cused in the city speculation on the results bus been fierce, while the same nervous condition con-dition of affairs is reported from Provo. At 11:30 o'clock this morning the first news was received through the telephone. It bore the announcement that the jury had come from its chamber looking fresh and having partaken of breakfast again sought their rooms without communicating with the court. This was looked upon as an indication that a verdict was in sight. At 1 1 .lib o'clock the rumor was freely circulated that the jury stood ten for a verdict of not guilty, while the remaining two oppose it. The Court Warms Up. The irrepressible motion for a "continuance" "continu-ance" again blocked tho heels of justp this morning. For several days during the present jru on the criminal calendar these annoyance have been getting in the way, obstructin the judicial highway and demoralizing th calendar, and when the court learned tbii morning that there was nothing to do but to adjourn its patience was exhausted. Volume III., Zane on the riot act, was referred re-ferred to and the court began to read from it. "This won't do, gentlemen," exclaimed the court with a frown; "it won't do. Here are two judges lying idle, witli 900 cases on the docket, and with hundreds of litigants waiting on them. The attorneys must learn to come here prepared for some definite order or-der iu their cases. I don't want it to occur again." Goes Over the Term. In the case of the People against Steven and Thomas Daniels, I). C. Johnson and Edward Ed-ward Popkee, charged with grand larceny, a motion to continue for the term was allowed. al-lowed. Judge Powers stated that while he could go to trial it would be with some embarrassment embarrass-ment to Thomas Daniels whoso wife was in a very critical condition and who expected an arrival any day at his house. He did not appear for Popkee, whom, ho slated, had been arrested for stealing w ater tnd who hud abandoned the country, pending trial, on big bail. The witnesses for the prosecution not being be-ing present the ease went over for the term. Probate Court. Estate of Rebecca AVyncoop, ieceased; hearing of probate of will came on as per continuance of March 8. Edwin Gilmer, B. F. Brown and Dr. Albert B. Duuford sworn and examined. Caso continued until March IS. Estate of Oliver L. Baikln, deciased; petition pe-tition for probate of will came on as per continuance of February L.'. Pro.if of publication pub-lication approved. A'. L. Vat Horne, Henry H. Walker and Samuel Wa.ker sworn and examined. Order made admitting will to probate and appointing R. N. Baskin administrator, ad-ministrator, with will annexed, on tiling bond in the sum of 1300 aud taking the oath prescribed by law. Estate of Sarah Vurncy. deceised; final account and distribution came in as per continuance of March '3, lsit'.'; moved that the answer of administrator to tht petition, and the answer of Margaret Parke- ct al., bo stricken out; ruied the .1. G. Sutherland, attorney at-torney tor John AVclls and A. Wills, verify answer; moved that the allegation in the answer to the petition, aud tlie answer of Margaret Parker et al., that deds were given by Samuel Varncy, when an imbecile, tnd Were Obtained by fraud and indue influence, in-fluence, overruled. The matter wis continued contin-ued till 'J p.m. and was under achisemcnt at the time of going to press. Court Notes. The case of the people against John Doe Fisher, charged with stealing a lorse, was taken up belore Judge Zaue at 2 oclock this afternoon. Howard E. King, w ho was arres.cd for undertaking un-dertaking to vote another man's nunc with the consent of Hie "other man" who was down with la grippe, was titled $!." fur liU folly. He settled the bill and departed. The jury last evening returned i verdict of guilty in the case or tbe people against Albert Al-bert Kcrm, charged with robbery. The defendant de-fendant made a powerful tight but Mr. Stephens finally got there. |