Show FIRST DISTRICT COURT alie pardon bodas murder case on trial THE AS TOLD BY AN eyewitness EYE WITNESS hon c R thurman exonerated of the charge of adultery D ADULTERY henry W wells was arraigned on a charge of adultery and took until monday to plead this ia the case from brovo bench where the sister of wells etite while at defendants house waiting upon her became en chinte by him TIIE CASE justas A dudley was arraigned on a charge of incest with his daughter mary jane dudley and took until monday to THE STEWART CASE the casa of 17 S vs randolph H stewart stew art charged with unlawful cohabitation was called up mr W 11 king in behalf of the defendant stated mr stewart had already served one term for adultery and that as the indictment for which he was on arraignment vas found by the same grand jury he the present case should be dia biased besides he inferred what the court said at the time sentence was imposed batore that defendant would not be called upon to answer this charge the court stated that when the defendant appear fed before him for sentence on the previous indictment ho told him that if when lie came out of prison lie concluded that he had had enough of it and that lie would live alie las of his country in the future that ho would suspend sentence in his case otherwise he would have to stand his trial mr varian referred to the fact that defendant tho was in court and could be heard from in reference to his situation the defendant came to the bar and mr W H king his attorney obtained permission to converse with him for awhile at the conclusion of which it was agreed to pass the case over for a time PLEADS GUILTY the adultery case odthe U S VB james mellor sr wae next called and alie defendant came forward and changed his plea to guilty october nag set as the day for sentence ho was required to give a bond of pending sentence tite MOWER adultery CASE he case of U S vs henry mower was next called there being two indictments against the defendant one for adultery and one for unlawful co habitation the court suggested to the prosecution that one of them be dismissed in accordance with the rulings of supreme court mr varian baid he would see into the matter when the defendant appeared in court mr V H kin excusing mr mow ar on account of his being delayed on the P it G the court then adjourned till 1 ADMITTED TO upon the roas embling of court on saturday afternoon gustave and franz C Mickle een were admitted to citizenship HIS PLEA randolph H stewart appeared and changed his plea of not guilty to the charge of adultery to ono ol 01 guilty sentence was set for monday the PLEAD TO ADULTERY J th ie united states vs henry mower was then called up for trial the indictment charging defendant with adultery waa dismissed and defendant was arraigned on the indictment charging him with unlawful cohabitation to this the defendant plead guilta sentence was set for october THE KOSE GRANT finx CASE the case of the united states v rose grant convicted of fornication at the last term of court was deferred until monday at which time the court stated that the matter of suspending sentence would be taken into consideration SENTENCED ADULTERY thoa yaten was called up for sentence for adultery mi W II 11 king made a statement in his behalf he had known defendant a number of years he had always pu stained a strictly moral character and was held in great esteem by morman and gentile alike he trusted the court would deal leniently with him to the court the defendant said lie f was 49 years old had two wives the last of whom he married in asso the young efcy child by his plural wife was between 0 and 6 years was a bishop in the church the court stated that occupying such a position as defendant did he would think that ho kept the law he had felt borry for many who had come before him but still where the law was broken it liaa to be vindicated inflict a heavy sentence this time probably a light one would but he trusted defendant would not appear before the court again alie sentence ho would impose would be ten months imprisonment costs court yes and the costs FAMILY jag AV paxton withdrew his plea of not guilty to one of guilty to the indictment charging him with adultery lie said he was ready for sentence mr kin made a few brief remarks in his favor his lanly was in straitened conditi ns his eldest boy upon whom defendant depended for support suffered from allta hiiri defendant in answer to the court said ho married his last wife thirteen years ago his last child was 2 years of age he ia kanosh had never been indicted before the court said penalty in the case would answer in aliis instance he trusted that defendant would not appear aaen on such a charge if lie ceased violating the law liis family would nut suffer PETIT EXCUSED alio petit jurors were then excused till monday qt 0 TH the grand jury filed into court at echt minutes after 20 clock and reported twenty six indictments THE mr david E vans stated eliat the grand jury had had the case of the U S vs S K Thu under consideration and had ignored it the court alien adjourned until 10 morning court resumed business at 2 yesterday afternoon ladny AEK jaa A was arraigned on the charpe of the murder of soran christen sen in millard county sir king was appointed as his attorney bhae E curtis and jas Ru merill were arraigned on two charges of grand larceny plead not guilty to each cliar gc E A beal strom indicted cpr unlawful appeared for arraign I 1 and took uncil this morning to enter plea I 1 thomas johnton Johnt cn acs fr adultery ins plural wife he took until tuesday to plead E P ensen indicted ful cohabitation plead guilty jena I 1 brown arraigned for adultery with his plural wife took until this morning to plead INDICTED FOE GRAND LARCENY jas chadwick and ed whipple indicted for grand larceny entered plea of not guilty an other case of grand larceny was brought against chadwick and wripple to which they also plead not guilty PLEAD GUILTY john L butler indicted for adultery with hia plural wife he plead guilty SENTENCE SUSPENDED randolph who had served one term for living with his plural wife appeared for sentence on the second case to which he several months ago i plead guilty he stated in answer to to the court that he had not disobeyed the law since his release the court suspended sentence until the february term pending continued obedience to the law mr evans suggested to the court that sentence in the case of mr stewart be suspended luring his future good behavior his lionor thought it vas a good suggestion and so made the order SEVENTEEN FOK ADULTERY christen madsen appeared for sentence for adultery mr evana stated that he understood defendant had abandoned his legal difo and lived with his two plural wives both of whom were pregnant defendant stated that hig legal wife had abandoned him and would have obtained a divorce from him but for the advice of friends who claimed gliatas long as she maintained her married status she could claim support his honor gave defendant seventeen months in the pen DAYS AND COSTS FOR U C E P appeared for sen tence ho had been convicted of unlawful cohabitation the court sentenced him to days and the costs EIGHT MONTHS FOB jolin L butler came forward for sentence A certificate was read by mr king from dr simmons in reference to defendants ill health his honor said he would like to send defendant to his home in view of the physicians representation sen tation but defendant had evidently on the given eight months the charge in his case was that of adultery THE PARDON DODDS MURDER CASE the trial of pardon dodds for tho murder of william crane in uintah county was called up counsel for the defense were W H dickson S R thurman geo sutherland and W H kin K W brereton was the first juror called for examination he read of the case in the ENQUIRER passed and took his seat walter moore was the second juror ho said he had talked with one of the hatch bos about the case he merely asked me if I 1 knew the deceased nothing said about the facts he took his seat C P larsen was the next juror examined and passed geo allred said he had a settled opinion and thought he could not sit as an impartial juror he was excused joshua hone after examination took his seat thomas herbert know nothing about the case and passed S K roberts had heard something about the case from one stephen P moore formed an opinion which was a settled one he was excused ephraim had heard of the case from jim goffa in castle dale he now has a settled opinion he was excused frederick alder had no recollection of hearing of the case thought he had read about it he took bis seat william temple bad heard of the case from one of the witnesses in a provo drug stere he has an opinion juror was excused F D alexander had read about the case in the ENQUIRER knew nothing out nob he passed oscar collidge Co elidge knew nothing about the case had read of it in the tribune but no opinion took his place in the bos H burton lived in nephi and knew nothing of the case he passed rasmus anderaon And ereon was examined and passed W G barton was called and passed jobst leonard know nothing of the ca seand passed the prosecution excused walter moore and R andersen the defense excused leonard herbert barton alexander brereton hone and alder there ware only three jurors left in the box who were duly sworn christensen waa then called and examined H passed john firth had read about the case but bad no opinion he passed the three aurora sworn in were asked by tha prosecution if they was opposed to capital punishment all answered in the negative james mcauley was in the saloon business knew nothing of tho case and he passed charles patten had some recollection of abo case though be bad formed no impression he passed john JI shafer knew the deceased crane in his knew nothing of the case acquainted with the hatch boys he took his seat in the bos chas christensen had heard rumors about the case he had an opinion that was settled he was excused james L jensen wasa examined passed R A hills jr had talked with deputy bennett and what he said made an impression on the jurors mind he was E W It abad no recollection what he read of the case he passed it kennison Ke nuison nothing about the case he was dealing in liquor had served on the ether murder caad he took his seat prime evans had read of tho case and formed an opinion but it has since passed away he took his beat in the box the box was again full peremptory dial linges were then exercised the prosecution excused firth mcauley shafer and evans the defense announced that they were content patten christensen kenison and vre rethen beorn in The panel at this stage consisted of seven I 1 D C daniels were called and examined hp look his place in the box W agawa knew coupe one of the witnesses had beard of the case and formed an opinion which was fixed he was excused peter A smith read of the case in tha ENQUIRER but bad no opinion he was a justice of thu peace two years at P V junction he had sat as a juror in the wilkins murder case C M fairbanks had heard nothing of the case passed W N tidwell was examined passed A P oman had read of the case in the tribune but formed no opinion he passed the bos was full again and peremptory challenges were exercised the defence excused tidwell and the prosecution daniels and oman smith aul fairbanks were sworn in W D thurman was next called up 3 e kleiv witnesses 0 0 eich and A kone but had not heard of the case he george white examined and W K henry had read of the case in the but neither formed nor expressed an opinion passed peremptory challenges were then ex excised the defense excusing henry was excused by mutual consent on account of bis relationship to ono of counsel white was then sworn and there remained just two vacancies thos A foote had an opinion and was excused ohp kirgan bad eat oa the ether murde case he in the box J T ensch said his li earing was poor ajaj wa excused had read of the case in ie paper but formed no isn both aes announced anat chev vere content th the jury and mendenhall and kargi nere ne sworn A numer of jurors of the special panel v cl called by name and excused balan being excused until monday neat only the jun sworn for the dodds case were antil this morning they were in the of deputy clawsen aai bailiff stark TO AYS jens jensa was this morn ins for cohabitation he plead guilty anderon took until this afternoon to pleads unlawful cohabitation A 0 OIse nilso took antil this afternoon to plead 1 the charge of unlawful cohabitation i peter allstrom Alls troa postponed plea until 2 charles jensa arraigned for unlawful until 2 to plead jens L quitty toj adultery and fe was set for to dav at thos alie same plea to a similar charp E B tor unlawful cohabitation ead cuilty J B martin aleid guilty to unlawful cohabitation venonce set for october john lead cuilty to two charges one for cohabitation and tho other for adultery aul tery postponed pleas Jens Jorgensen arraigned for unlawful cohabitation 1 to plead the following perroy wera arraigned larg J larsan adul try L H newman hans C N van lennen for unlawful coha Station jena L brown and thos johnn adultery E G beckstrom J B martin john and jans unlawful cohabitation and join also for adultery peter J hansen jonas ln derson and jacob sorensen were admired to citizen saip 1 the trial of pardon dodds for the murder in november last of william or me was then begun albert kone was the arst witness sworn was acquainted esth pardon bodda and W crane ir november saw them at Stin akers saloon a 10 on the morning of loth crane wa playing pool with ma we were drinking drinK ng did i not see dodds drink that da dodds joined us in the game Stin took some of dodds balls and in cranes rack dodds objected and baid they were his crane began 0 o abuse dodds saying you are a G d d d liar said h could eat such men as him bodda said nothing only that he did not know what he was r about at this point the ladies were aided to withdraw from the court the witness proceeded to repeat the foul language faed by crane on the occasion they all put their cues ap and roost of the parties went up to the bar to drink crane wanted mcandrews to drick but he refused and then ho wanted to fight mcandrew 8 crane had no arms with him he said he had a winchester at bob reynolds they soon after left for Erick sens saloon and played a game of pool he changed his clothing there he took his coat off and gave it to ericksen saying take care of this but it is not pawned yet he went back to Stin eakers saloon again in his shirt sleeves he sat down on the table and looking over his shoulder at dodds who was sitting close by the table said id like to hit that s of a b dodde took no notice then but putting his hand in his pocket said he had a chip and thought he would take a cigar crane said yes you ought to treat you s of a b you I 1 ought sj treat crane soon after called us up to the bar and I 1 said why dont you call dodds up and crane said ill not all up that G dd ds of a b Sti neker wanted me to take crane home and we went out he got on horseback I 1 walked we went a short distance and he fell off he leaned against the hickory post the saddle bad fallen off I 1 picked it up put it on the horse turned round and saw bodda walking up to crane pulled a pistol and said straighten up you s of a b and dodds fired I 1 think he fired five times crane fell before all the akots were fired dodds went up to him kicked him in the head arid said take that you s of a b crane had a pen knife on him but did not have it in his hand if he had fire arms that day I 1 bee them the first time they were in the baloon that day crane said to dodds he would fight him with anything from a pen knife to a winchester rifle testified before the coroners jury and eaid that he any weapon with him but he bad a gun at bob reynolds after the shooting I 1 was pretty full knew only what I 1 was doing elhat was all the shooting |