Show BUCKLEY NOT GUILTY at this afternoon man char charged ft ed with attempted rape was acquitted the december term of the district court convened wednesday morning with judge john h booth on the bench and hon D D houtz prosecuting attorney mr day is the court stenographer the case of the state of utah vs VB J J cook murder was dismissed owing to the fact that the evidence in the opinion of the court and the district attorney was waa not sufficient to convict all readers of the paper are thoroughly thorough ly familiar with the history of the case cook killed joseph A pettit last summer eummer at the lat lattera home near ahil whiterocks and claimed that he be acted in self defense the case of george T vs R ryland boles bolea come up on motion of the attorney for the defense to quash service of summons and dismiss the action tho the court heard argument and took the matter under advisement hislop is suing boles for wages alleged to be due pope and hanson and attorney meredith represented the plaintiff and T W odonnell represented the defendant lundy was given a divorce from ralph lundy defendant was not in court and the case went by default T W odonnell represented the plaintiff the hearing for the appointment of an administrator in the joseph A pettit estate will come up at provo as per agreement of the attorneys on both sides the most important case tried was that of the state of utah vs harry buckley attempted rape the alleged crime was committed about the middle of last august on the person of ada wood nine years old daughter of harry wood and wife the case was prosecuted by district attorney D D houtz assia assisted ted by county attorney T W odonnell the accused was waa defended by J A wilson the jury was composed of william hoeft elmer eaton george F frederickson D F 1 richardson stanley ashton S P dillman nam johnson and philip at this afternoon the jury rendered a verdict of not guilty |