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Show District Court CourtHolds CourtHolds CourtHolds Holds Extended ExtendedSession ExtendedSession ExtendedSession Session at MoabWesley Moab MoabIWesley ' IWesley Wesley Stewart Acquitted of ofManslaughter ofManslaughter ofManslaughter Manslaughter Charge ChargeRange , Rang-e Rang e Range - Case TriedWesley Tried TriedWesley Wesley Stewart charged with mth in involuntary invo'untary involuntary voluntary vo'untary vountary ' manslaughter maflSlaughter in connec connec- connection connection connection - - tion with the death of Felix G Mur Murphy Murphy Murphy phy last December was acquitted by acquittedby FridayMr FndayMr a jury in distnct district court Fnday Friday Mr Murphy was killed \ ' when 'shen shen hen he 's'ss sss 's'ssstruck \ ' wisstruck 'IS IS 'ISstruch ' ' struch struck . by a car driven dnven by the de defendant defendant defendant defendantThe fendant fendantThe The jury \ ' which 'shich shich hich heard the case casewas casewas casewas was composed of John F Shafer ShaferWalter ShaferWalter ShaferWalter Walter Ronzio Ronzlo Mrs MIs H C Good Goodman Goodman Goodman EmeryKnowles EmeryKnoles EmeryKnossles man Mrs Elberta dark Clark Emery Kno\\les Kno les Knossles LloydSOmerville \ Neil Nell Westwood West\\ood West ood West'sood Westsood \ ' Lloyd SOmerville and F M del berated for less than an hour hourrcturnmg hour hourreturning hourreturning guiltyThe gulltyThe rcturnmg returning a aerdict aermct \erdict erdict \ermct ermct serdict \ of not gullty guilty The byDistrict byDistnct prosecution was conducted by Distnct District Attorney Donald T Adams Adamsand Adamsand Adamsand and Cotmt Counts Countj Attorney J Reed Lance Lance"hlle Lance'shile Lancewhile "hlle hlle 'shile shile " ' Attorney F B Hammond rep represented represented represented resented the defendantDlStnct defendantDistrict defendant defendantDistnct Distnct DlStnct District court was in session all or of orlast oflast oflast last lasteek \ ' week \\eek eek 'seek seek and until Tuesday nIght nIghtof nightof nightof of this 'a a " ' week "eek eek eek Judge John A Hou Hougaard Hougaard Houeaard gaard ordered an adjournment adjournmentTuesday adjournmentTuesday adjournmentTuesday Tuesday until Apnl April 20 when re remammg remainmg remainmg mammg mainmg ca-es ca es caes ca - es on the Grand county countycalendar countycalendar countycalendar calendar will wll1 be taken upA upA up upA A second case to be tried before beforea I a jury was 'Was ' as that of W R B and Paul Paulme Paulme Paulme me Hazelbush vs Cecil S Thom Thomson Thomson Thornson son plaintiffs plamtiffs a trespass treopass trepass action The plamt plaint iffs asked ash.ed ashed . damages in the amount amountof amountof of $3500 3500 $ for the alleged trespassmg trespassing trespassingof trespassmgof of the defendants defendant s cattle on theIr theIrgrazing theirgrazing theirgrazing grazing lands in the Book mount mountams mountains mountains ams ains The rase ease was submitted to the theJury the"Jury theJury ' " jury at 11 o 0 ocbock clock cloch . . Tuesday and a averdict averdict averdict verdict 's s " ' was "as as as not returned until 4 15 15p 15p 15p p m The jury found in favor of the theplamtiffs theplaintiffs theplaintiffs I plamtiffs plaintiffs assessing damages In the thesum thesuni thesum sum suni of $300 300 $ The following follomng were onthe on onthe onthe the jury Mrs MIs H C Goodman N NB NB NB B Knight Kmght Mrs Elberta Clark Nell Neil NellWestwood NeilWestwood NeilWestwood Westwood Emery Knowles John A AJohnston AJohnston AJohnston Johnston Andrew Somemlle SomervIlle and andMrs andMrs andMrs Mrs Maggie Taylor The PI Plaintiffs Plaintiffswere Plamtlffswere am tiffs were represented by Attorney Hugh W AttorneyMitchell Colton of Vernal " , ' while 'while hile Attorney AttorneyMitchell Mitchell Melich MeUch appeared for lor the thedefendant thedefendant thedefendant thedefendantIn defendant defendantIn In the matter of the estate of Jos 305 Joseph 305eph Joseph eph Burkholder Mrs May M Burck Burckwas Burckwas Burckwas was appointed admmistratnxThe administratrixThe admmistratnx administratrix admmistratnxThe The following cases were "ere ere 'sere sere " ' set fortrial for fortrial fortrial trial at the adjourned sesion of court courtto courtto courtto to be held next 'seekJohn \ ' week 'seek seek weekJohn eeh . John Peterson Petersons \s s ss \ Town of Moab MoabApnl MoabApril MoabApril Apnl April 20 2 p mW mv m mW \ W \v v R B and Pauline Hazelbuush vs vsG vsG vsG G A Harris Harns April 21 2 p m |