Deseret Evening News | 1899-12-21 | Page 2 | Peterson Takes Time to Plead

lImo lime to Co Plead John W Peterson no now serving n a three years sentence In the State for tor housebreaking W was S brought down from the pen this morning and arraigned before Judge Norrell 0 on the charge ot of entering the of oC Joseph Smith West I Fourth South street ot and stealing n a watch anti and some The defendant tool took until 1 Saturday to plead There Is 1 a humorous side to Peter Petersons Ion sons action today from tire tho fact that t two or three weeks ago ngo he In Inan inan an that lie he was as guilty or of the crime his 1118 object being to clear Vil WIIlIam lIam Ree Reeves who had been convicted of the offense ortense On the strength or of the tIre the verdict or of the jury jur In the Beeves case Will was set aside and JUdge Norrell granted a new trial Reeves will bu bl tried again orah on the Hh of next month lie is III nl also undergoing 1 a three years yeAra for