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Show IS HE THE IXCEXDIART? Enoch JL Holbroo. of Bonntirol, Charged WithJlrsoo. As miy naturally be expected, In view of the serfrs ef fires which have occurred at Bountiful during the past ttw wccW, public opinion ajaiat the incendiary ha3 been .very strong, an.2 dllligent efforts have bica mads by Sheriff David O. WIHey und the cltixens generally totsiertaln who the guilty party ns The fact of the Holbrook residence, resi-dence, which was tlie lait place burned, having been Insured on thi flit of July, oaly two days before the first fire, that of Newton Tut-tie's Tut-tie's stack yarJ, occurred, "was considered con-sidered significant, especially as it is somewhat unusual fjr the citizens of bountiful to Insure "their properly; and Sheriff Willey began some time since to suspect tbat there was a connection between that policy pol-icy Issued In favor of Enoch A. liol-brook liol-brook and the fires. He was, however, how-ever, unable to find proof of the fact until yesterday, wlivn he decided de-cided to arrest Holbrook as the sua-pecttd sua-pecttd jierron. He was brought to Ibis city on the evening train by Sherifl Willey and lodged in the county Jail, an J on the return of the sheriff a thorough search of the Ho, brook premises wa made, rcsultiog in the finding of six two-bushel racks filled with household good, -which ere supposed to have been consumed with" the liouw; and which were, In tact, included in the inventory of property burned to which .Enoch A. Holbrook made affidavit. Knoch A Holbrook Is a son of the late Judge Joseph Holbrook and comes of a most excellent family. With the exception of one or two circumstances of a rather questionable character with which lus name has been associated In the pat, he has borne a good character, lie U nbout twenty-five years ol age, and of a firm determined disposition, dis-position, and appeared when arrested arrest-ed to be etolld and not uisposeJ to talk. Had the accused remained In IlsJntifuI in place of being brought to the city bis tafety from violence would have been a matter of doubt, as the people, as heretofore ex-plainco, ex-plainco, are greatly incensed on account of the fires. The action of the sheriff Iu bringing the prisoner to town was a judicious step. At " o'clock this afternoon the ex amination of Holbrook opened be-for be-for Commissioner Grecnman. A large crowd of spectators thronged the room and hallway around the entrance to it, many of them apparently appar-ently belug from Bountiful. Tne complaint charges as follows: Tint Enoch A. Holbrook, or BonntUa), Darn Ooactf. Trrntorr or tub. la Um ntctt'tioe of uHl dar. unlawfully, ma hcaoa!x sail f donlonsly U4 pal Sre to aad bnniaiid detroyace!UmtvelliDchoii, vrta ll valuable contenu. tae aaiu home ana coalcnla bong the rropenr. rood' al cfcaxzeu ot too eaule ot the late llol broofc. deceased." Judgu Powers appeared for the prosecution and Waldemar Van Colt for the defens-. The defendant defend-ant was arraigned but did not plead, as Mr. VanCott dclred a continuance, continu-ance, and that the plea be deferred until tho next sitting. Mr. Van Cott stated that he haj been spoken to about the case only a few minutrs before. Judge I'ow ers said he had to try a caeat Ik aver, and, though the people were ready be would not oppose a postponement. The cue was, by consent, tet for Saturday next, at 10 a.m. XCo application for bail was made in behalf of the prisoner. The suggestion sug-gestion was made that, owing to the pre"nt taU ot feeling in Bountiful, thedefendant is safer In Jail than he would beat large. Judge Towers Is retained In tl.e interest of Davu County. The county attorney is aWut and tlie sheriff employed bim. |
