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Show ACQUlTTEBi Jury Does It Willi Jos. . Morris. I1AYKEN IS DISCELIEYED. lb) Ex-Selectman h Given His Freedom. nil.L A1TKM IHKAlUt lOMKflir, aal Hoi aierti la Hie ainia Prlano aa neriiieel rohable al One At 4:l.d thla afternoon lha jury In tha bril.try rasa agaln.t Joseph K. Morris returned a verdict of "Not (unity." "I will either go to the penitentiary or the i iieah-r tunlght." hucn aretha wunl. which Ara reported lo have fallen from tha lij or Joseph It. Morns, Mor-ns, tha ex -county selectman, thla tn mil tig, whan asked a. to what ha thought would ha Ihe outcome of tha the bribery 1 1 11 1 In which ht baa IlK'trt d Ba defendant during lha laat sloven daya. Certain ll was the dr-1 dr-1 frndani's demeanor waa nw rrnro 1 aangiiine lhau would have beeiat of many other per. ma altuated In similar cWcumstBiiree. Ha wore an air of confidence that waa Apparently vary self-assuring and learned lea apscu-I apscu-I la ively luclliiel aa to tha final reault lhau most nf those In the oourt rooaa. the closing argumeol waa made by Mr. Varlan for the prosecution thla forem an. Ha flriMird bia addraaa lo the ury at ll;ri. tn oonolu.lon ba a-kej thai in Ihe name of Iba hlate of lUli. In the name or the people there uf, and in lha name of Juatloa, a verdict of guiily be returned. Judge H lupp thou ueltvered hia charge lo ine tury, a iak 'bat rtquired twenty-five twenty-five ntlnule' lime, aud court tck a reiuia until U o'clock. Hhorliy before that hour, tha Jury, heviuif Junc.ad In tha meantime, returned re-turned lo the building aud repaired lo their 1 on in for a consideration of tha rase. 1'romplly at It t'cl ok Judita It lapp was un baud lo raoeiva Iba veidic, bul ll did not come at that lima and by agreement with counsel un sillier side a oieeaeoger waa ulapetched to tne grand Jury room wltb a ritiest from the oourl to stabs when they would ba ready to report. lh reply wa, four o'clock, and a raocea Was takeu until five. JITUK ItuhAI'l-'t CIIAIlOg. Juite Itulapp'a charge to Iba Jury was couched lu Iba following language: The defeudatil, Joaepb K, Morris, la aroused by tba Indictment ot the of. fenaeof giving a bribe. Tba Indictment Indict-ment alle,pt In substance., that on tba Ural day ot February, lW4, Iba defend aul waa a uuly el ruled, quahfled and acting selectman of tha couuly of Halt Daka aud as euah was a member ol Iba ecu uty court aforesaid ot said county aud au s sou live 1 Ulcer of tba Tern lory ul Utah, That it than aud there wa the duty of tha select 111 u of aald county court lo provide furniture and tlUluge for A public building lhau and there erected lu aald couuly of Halt Lake, known as the J dnl City Aud County llulldlng. And to that and lo receive aud act upon lha proHsala and blda and make approprla Hone fur tba payment of tba same. In at al tha lima nod pi sea Aforesaid, oue Martin Hayken as iha ageol for A. H. Andrews A Company, wan proposing tu furui.Ii lha aald county uf Halt Lake.thruugh Its count court, a lartfo quantity uf furniture aud fltll uga ueceeaartly required for tha uao uf ihe coumy In the building aforesaid, afore-said, and that bids aud proposals there for, frum and by said Martin Haykan fur aald A. H. Andrews ik. Curupaoy, wore then aud there presented to aod pending 1 -store tha couuly court of aald county, and lha eeleoliueu tbereuf aud thereafter un said dale, said propoaala and blda by Ihe said Martin Hayksn were accepted by the aald selectmen and iba couuty oourt and In pursue no (Hereof aud thereafter, tba furniture and llttlugs Afureaald, were ottered for acceptaucu by Ibe aald Martin Hayksn fur aald A, li, Andrews a; Company lu lha aald aelecU men and oouuly coutl, and acceptance) ol ihe same and appropriations tor tba payment iheteior waa requested aud demanded by the said Martin Haykeu for A. H, Audrews A Company. That thereafter "tid uu the U rt day uf August, 1S4, and While lha qusttlou uf lua acceptance of said luruiture and flilibga, and tha appropriation by ihe said aeieclmen and tho county court lor tba payuit-ui fur tha aaui, waa pending aud uudelermiuad, lha aald Jorepb It. Morris lu tba county aod lot iltury Bioieeat I, did felouloualy und corruptly rrueiva from tne said Mtrllit Haykeu, While hi, the said Juaviu K. Morn, w.a then ami there a lelcctmau and exacuiiva cllicvr a aforesaid, a bribe, to-wlt.: Tha sum of IA.lhju, luwiul money uf tha United hiatus, upou the felunluu and corrupt agree-riHitit agree-riHitit then uud liiere formed aud bad between the .aid p.rtias, that tha vote sud aclluu of the aald Joauptl it, Mortl.. aa ou I'll auleiliuan A lid SXucu livu i,ilU'cr aforesaid, and aa a rutin her I the i uuiy court, upou theaci-fpt aiicn ui t'.iu 1 uruiiuiu and (Idluga uu.uaaU, and u( ou the appropriate mr mu pity ait nl Ihere.'ur, should to :. II u ore 4 by said bill a and lavorahly u tne sal i iMartiu llaytieu and the lu uretta tupreiiitfd I-) biui aa A'oresald. ' (ItlMKUr bullll tlV DKHNklJ. Tin' rr.uiu mm c haigrd In thia in'llcU tiivut la detlir d V .nulluii 4,:U'tl .if Iba 1 mnniw 1 Uwpt of Ui4h 11. luiluwt: i:vory ui.-.Mi'iv.. oil! -er, or parson .-i.cttd o." appointed b. uu oxot'Ullvo ullu'h, who u-ks, ici-ttls, ur Broes lo itifiMi iiuv hrli-, n).ii any ai;rieiuent or M-tloii upon anv matter then pending, hoi uilu u.l (Hpuciiy, aixill ba iulluuii'ed iheruby, ib stuiliy ul felony. Ity tht a -tun. ui ! bin'efiiM term "uiiLt" alguitlsB Buy muuiy, goods, |
