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Show HEBREW VS. HEBREW. 2Tr. SImou's Froamlion of Frieiman and (.'oldbrrf Foil. On Saturday last Wolf Friedman and Harry GoMberg WVtV Uled before be-fore Juge V.vw on a criminal charge, based topon tho purchase by them of a wagon, and acquitted. This forenoon they wrtie plated on trial for analbetofien'e, Joseph Simon, the Hebrew dry goods m ercfcsnt, being tneprinelrial witness for the pro-etutiou, which was conducted con-ducted by .Mr. Critchlow. Judge Powers defended tho accuI. Tiie twodefendanta,itlsalleged,obtatued $300 worth of goods rrcm Mr. Simon, by renrontlng that they were peddlers, and were going on n trip through Juab County, and would remit from there. Tiiey paid IW down, bat as soon an tlie received -ne goods they drove north to Idaho as fast as poesible. Mr. Simon liad tliini smwfHfl Mn.t 1.... - , u.c.t.-. uu! iiuj were relea&ud and p jvhed on to Montana where ult.j Wen. agjjn arretted, an I brought to tills city. The indictment charg-d that tbey oba.luedthe jroods under faKe pretense, pre-tense, bv irvttnaing that tbey were about to g to Juab County to peddlutherauie, from whicji plact they wire to r.mit lament. As ou as the jurj wai impaneled.Mr. Jove;.!i almou wjs sworn In liehalf of tlie prosecution, when JnJge Powers ol jetted totlro talingof any testimony under the indxtrntut ou the ground thai It did cot allege the commiMirn -et any public of-ftn'e. of-ftn'e. He made tn argument showing that the promises and pretene cf the defendants, as set torth in the IndicUneut, rcfi.rreil cxdusUely to the future, and w hat they ere to do in thefutun; w hereas, tlieotTtn-v; of obtaining money or property under un-der false pretences can bo committed only bj misrepresenting past or proeut facts. Mr. Critchlow rdm'utcd that Ino point wa- ben to him. and made a bntf reply. Judge Zane. in tleciJiug tho matter, sustained Judge Powers' position, but held the iisa clcn at Mr. Cntchlow's rtqmtt, until after rices?, ri-ces?, that tlie latter might have an opportunity to look at authorities. Alter recess the indictment was quashed and Uie defendants discharged. dis-charged. It is not often that a Hebrew ar-pBara ar-pBara In tho criminal dock, and tlie rarity of seeing ono man of that faith pro-cuto another, lias oc-casiouixl oc-casiouixl considerable comment. Opinions vary as t whether the defendants de-fendants intended to owindle-their owindle-their creditor1, but certain circumstances cir-cumstances have aided to ere ate sympathy in their behalf. Friedman'i wife and two mall children Ju o been kept from actual want only by the Undnesi of Sheriff Hurt, and young Goldberg has not a had looug face. At nil event, the lau. ns found no hoid upon t.'ieni. |