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Show IN ALL THE COUETS. Arraignments in the Third District Court Today. LIST OF INDICTMENTS FOUND. Defendants Ordered to Appear and riead Xext Week The Ice Men Indicted 31 rs. Wheatly Oets Her lilvoree The Smith Case Up wee More Connor xiven a Verdict Against the Oregon Short Line. Albert Jones, a mild mannered young man, was arraigned before Judge Zane this morning on the charge of assaulting James "Williams -with a razor. A ploa of not guilty was entered. Frank Barratt and T. E. B'.ake, two tough-looking tough-looking youths, were next arraigned on the charge of burglarizing the store of F. Green-berg Green-berg on West "Temple street on the 5th of the month and stealing eight overcoats and thirteen suits of clothes. The defendants pleaded not guilty aud Attorney Morse was appointed to defend them. To an indictment charging them with stealing a lot of wearing apparel and linen belonging to Isabella Clark, the same parties pleaded not guilty, and Attorney Cannon wca appointed" to defend them. THIS TAX CASUS. The seven cases of the banks against Collector Col-lector Hardy, in which the plaintiffs sue to have the defendant restrained from collecting collect-ing taxes in excess of a certain amount, were next called up, but as County Attorney-Murphy Attorney-Murphy wished to" try the cases on their merits, they were contined for two wesks. Similar cases ngainst City Collector .Leonard went over until 1 uesaay. A DIVORCE GRANTED. The divorce case of Sophia L. Whsatley vs. Shadrock M. Wiieatley was then called up, and the plaintiff, a refined looking woman of very prepossessing appearance took the stand. Her story was told in a few words. Ten years ago, she was married to ! the defendant in St. Louis. She lived with her husband until 1S90, when he wilfully and without cause abandoned her, leaving her and their two children unprovided for. The defendant made no appearance, and the decree was granted as prayed. CONNOR WIXS HIS SUIT. In the case of Joseph F. Connor vs. the Oregou Short Line, which was tried yesterday, yester-day, the jury brought in a verdict this morning awarding the plaintiff $4250. Connor Con-nor was in the defendant's employ as a brakeman last year, and while so engaged had his left leg crushed so that it had to be amputated. A stay of thirty days was allowed. al-lowed. AN OLD CASE REVIVED. The Smith divorce case is like Tennyson's ''Brook" and threatens to go on forever. The action was brought by Magcrie Smith against Charles Smith some time ago, and alter it had been in court a half a dozen timos in various phases the parties settled their differences and resumed their marital relations. The truce did not last long, however, how-ever, and war's wrinkled front is once more seeu. Mrs. Smith has renewed the suit, and the matter came up this morning ou an application ap-plication for alimony, Richards & Moyle appearing ap-pearing for the plaintiff and Colonol Kaighn for th. deftric,nt.. fjhe court a'.iowed the plaintiff $10 a week alimony and $50 attor-torney's attor-torney's ices. . "' HKKK THEY ARB. Partial List of Indictments Ksturned by tho Grand Jnry. The following defendants were this morn-iug morn-iug ordered to appear before Judge Zane for arraignment on Wednesday next: United States vs. Mattie Sharp, fornication. fornica-tion. United States vs. W. n. Casady, adultery. Hiram Wright, unlawful cohabitation. John B. Sullivan, adultery. Daniel B. Bybee, adultery. Chet Paiinantier, fornication. D. V. Diamond, John McKage, John F. Craig and J. C. Trainer, fraudulent use of the mails. The following defendants were ordered to appear on Saturday next: Frank Wilson, assault to do bodily harm. G. J- Brennen, perjury. Salt Lake City Brewing Co., maintaining a nuisance. .Lewis .Miller, perjury. George Hicks." grand larceny. Barney Kruschiston, battery. Henry Raddon, grand larceny. F. M. Sawyer, burgiary. J. R. Simpson, obtaining money under false pretenses. Eldredge vs. Jldredge. This afternoon George A. Eldredge instituted insti-tuted divorce proceedings against Jennie C. Eidredge. The parties were married at Meadowvilie, Rico county, in 1SS5, and the plaintiff alleges that in June, 1887, his wife deserted him without causes aud continues to live separate and apart from him. He asks for an absolute decree of divorce and for the custody of his minor child. J. H. Uurd is the plaintiff's attorney. Court Notes. The case of Mason & Co. vs. H. C. Neil-son Neil-son has been dismissed. The case of Mary F. Kimball vs. Washington Wash-ington Kimball was this morning dismissed on motion of the plaintiff without prejudice. preju-dice. The case of Twitchell & Moon vs. K. C. Roitz has been dismissed. In the divorce case of Erickson vs. Erick-son, Erick-son, Judge Zane this afternoon granted an order requiring the defendant to appear and show cause why he has not paid alimony on Saturday next. In the case of G. H. Tousey et al. vs. G. B. Etchzel et al., a motion for new trial has been submitted. I Judge McDonald has been appointed referee in tbo case of J. W. Eardley vs. A. J. Smith et al. It is expected that numerous arrests will be made next week on indictments returned during the last fsw days by the grand jury. C. A. Rohracher of Portland, Oregon, has Just published a digest of the mining laws of the United Slates and territories. The work was compiled for the publisher by Grant II. Smith of this city, and reflects credit upon the young attorney. And now the charge is made that Louis Kolitz purposely burued his candy store last June, for the purpose of defrauding the German-American Insurance company, which paid him $1197 on account of a policy carried car-ried by him. That company yesterday brought suit against him to obtain judgment for the amount. An attorney named Mark-ham Mark-ham has also sworn to a complaint charging Kolitz with arson. In the case of F. E. McGurrin vs. E. C. Coffin et al., Bonner & Smith have been ap-poin ap-poin guardians ad litem for the minor defendants. de-fendants. The case of Frank Barnett, charged with grand larceny, was dismissed this morning. Thb Times last evening opined that indictments in-dictments had been found against certain ice dealers for selling unwholesome ice. This morning an order for the arrest of O. S. Bocker "et al." was issued by Judge Zane. J. W. Judd has brought suit against S. F. Kershaw et al. to recover $1100 on a promissory promis-sory note, secured by a mortgage. E. S. De Golyer has brought suit against John A. ShetUe to recover $500 on a promissory promis-sory note. Probate Court. Judge Bartch made the following orders in probate court today: In the matter of the estate of James Barry, deceased, it was ordered that hearing of petition pe-tition for letters of administration should occur on Wednesday, November 30. Petition for letters of administration in the matter of tbe estate of Jeramiah McGra-dy McGra-dy will be heard November 30. |