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Show CRIMINAL MATTERS. The Jurors in the Fitzpatrick Rape Case Fail to Agree and are Discharged. JUDGE ZANE GIVES HIS VIEWS, McKee Given Two Years to Reflect In .Reuspeck Sentenced--At Variance O'Neal's Oase Police Court, David Fitzpatrick has been tried twice on the charge of assaulting Mrs. Anna Hanson with intent to commit rape, and still stands innocent before the law, although he isn't in Judge Zane's estimation. The second jury remained out all of last night and was discharged this morning ou stating to the court that it was impossible, for them to reach an agreement. It is understood under-stood that the jury stood nine to three iu favor of the defendant. Judge Powers, Fitzpatrick's attorney, asked the court that the defendant be released re-leased upon his own recognizance, pending; the third trial, but Judge Zane emphatically decliued to entertain the motion. "It seems to me," said his honor, "that a very plain caso was-made was-made out against this man, and it seems to me that jurors regard their oaths too lightly." "We might try it again on Friday as x special venire has been ordered in the Cornell Cor-nell case. In view of the remarks et the-, court the case could not be tried by the jur-' ors present." "I shall not try the case again," replied Judge Zane, severely, "jurors should have more regard for their oaths. I . will get Judge Anderson to try it." A LACK OF CONFIDENCE. In the case of O'Neal, the slayer; of young Roundy at Park ChtS Judge Powers asked that the defendant be? allowed to give bonds before a commissioner: at Park City. "Who are the commissioners there?" in-,' quired the court. 1 "There are some commissioners there who I wouldn't allow to approve a bond. You will name the commissioner before whom the bond is to be given. Commissioner Shields was named, and ho proved Acceptable to the court. KADDOX PLEAOS XOT Gl ILTT. Henry Raddon, the janiter who is charged with picking the pocket of Lucy Debenham was arranged and pleaded not guilty. AIDING PRISONERS TO ESCAPE, John Moore, a cripple who is charged with sending tools to the. prisoners in the county jail to assist them in escaping, pleaded not guilty. THE COON CASE DISMISSED. Prosecutor Stephens stated that Chas. S. Coon, the young man who was arrested some time ago on the charge of fornication committed with Matilda Peterson, had since married the woman, and he therefore asked that the case be dismissed. "Have you seen the parties?" inquired the court. "Yes," replied Mr. Stephens, "they are both out in the hall. I have seen their certificate cer-tificate of marriage, and also their baby which is now a month old." "That's pretty good evidence," remarked Judge Zane. "Let the ease be dismissed." A FORGER CASE. The case of Henry Smith, the colored cook who was formerly employed by Dr. Kendall, at Port Douglas, on the charge of forging the doctor's name to a check for $350, and attempting to pass the same at the Commercial National bank, was then taken up for trial. Mr. Stephens . prosecuting and Mr. Deuney defending. The testimony showed that while the defendant de-fendant attempted to utter the check, he did not actually pass it, and there being a variance var-iance between the evidence and the indictment, indict-ment, Mr. Stephens stopped the trial and was granted permission to resubmit it to the grand jury. A STRANGE CASE. Charles McKee, a good-natured look-, iug fellow who was arraigned on, Monday on the charge of forging the name-of name-of T. R. Jones and Parker or Depue to checks, then came forward and entered a1 plea of guilty. To the court the defendant stated that he WM druuk at the time he committed com-mitted the offenseVand didn't remerribcr any-thin any-thin g about it. V "Vell, you forged the name of T. Ik. Jones to a check, didh'd you?" asked Judge Zane. "It seems so," said the defendant. "And after doing that, you took the cheek" to T. R. Jones' bank and tried to cash it?" "Yes." "Well, you must have been either drunk or crazy. You don't look like a bad man, and I don't know just what to make of you." "I don't know what to make of myself." "Well, you need time for reflection. T will give you two years in the penitentiary, and I hope you will try to do better in the future." REUSPECK GETS TWO YEARS. Frank Reuspeck was next arraigned on tha charge of passing a check for $35 to which " the name of M. K. Parsons had been forged, on Mr. Desky. He pleaded guilty, but went on to state that he had bought the check from a man named Johnson. Hugh L. Glenn was then sworn, and he knocked the little tale into a cocked hat by testifying to admissions made by the defendant de-fendant to him, in which Reuspeck stated that he was guilty. Police Court. Justice Kesler's court was not the liveliest place in the city today business being light. Jack Brown, F. E. Stanley and N. 0. Lako plain drunks were taxed $5. George Hall and Al Tuse are twb young lads who were brought up for stealing a i quarter. As they are both boys the court I suspended sentence pending their good be- havior. Tom Matthews, not officer Tom, another (man, was air.iiguel on the charge of dia- charging fire arms in the city limirs. Tom pleaded in extenuation that he was shooting a cat. He was discharged. Criminal Notes. William Cornell, one of the three hack-man hack-man implicated iu the murderous assault upon Mr. Clark, the Big Cottonwood miner, will be tried next-Friday , and a special venire ven-ire has been ordered for this case. |