| Show proceedings of te ae probate court for great salt sait lake county september term 1861 t WEDNESDAY sept 11 9 arn ara the case of john ormond indicted for an assault with intent to kill was called up tip the following jurors juror viz william G perkins charles crisman grisman dr arisman isman adam spiers albert miles joseph brown samuel D edward T mumford philip 13 lewis william jennings joseph knight george A wilson and william 1 V morris were arid and sworn to try the case reynolds and william were sworn and testified on the part of the prosecution by the testimony of the witnesses it was shown that a difficulty occurred between the prisoner ormond and the witness reynolds I 1 respecting the working of certain cattle own d by the prisoner from a simple altercation the wrath of each increased until tile they came to blows blow bieh finally resulted in 0 0 i mond stabbing reynolds with wih a butcher knife and inflicting upon his body a severe wound thomas taylor aid bid ald andrew cunningham were sworn on the part of the defense but very lit jit ie evidence was elicited A miner esq addressed the jury on the part of the prosecution anaw 11 I 1 appleby esq for the defense W j the rhe court instructed the jury in the law after which they retired and the court took a recess till half hait past 2 at which hour it resume resumed d its sitting the case of the people vs win cockcroft indicted for the murde of robert brown was called wm win IL if brodhead and james ferguson easa appeared for the prisoner I 1 the lury iury to try t the lri iru prisoner e case of the I 1 people Ys vs john ormond came into court and presented verdict I 1 we th the jury ejury find the prisoner prison pr at the bar guilty of assault asza tilt with intent to killas kilas charged in the indictment arid and award the punishment j at 25 fine and fifteen months imprisonment in the penitentiary the prisoner cockcroft was then arraigned and to the charge of murder as alleged in the indictment be plead not gutty guity gu ltv ity the court then proceeded to im pannel a jury to try the case which resulted as follows samuel C snyder being absent a rule was entered against him returnable on SA arday next brigham Y hampton taken mosea thurston and william jennings challenged peremptorily by defense joseph kni knight ht george A wilson and william V blo hlo riis taken chirles chlrles ch irles crisman Cris maan raan challenged for cause IY by defense william G perkins perking taken isaac laney liney aney challenged peremptorily by defense t 1 adam spiers jr challenged for cause by counsel for tor or t the e prosecution albert miles I 1 challenged peremptorily by defense peter i i challenged peremptorily by the prose cution i on orson ors on Pratt pra it t jr J r charles R robbins and ad J joseph ois eph brown having formed opinions were each challenged for cause john hoag 1 j land taken edward T mumford ledged peremptorily by defene deafen e T J brown i challenged for cause philip B lewis taken the pannel of jurors in attendance upon the i court being exhausted the sheriff was ordered j to summon tal esmen to complete the jury the following were summon d levi IV hancock ancock II challenged peremptory y by the defense simon baker challenged for I 1 cause phineas richards taken harrison spiers challenged for cause edmund thos browning excused by the court abraham hoagland 3 and and samu samuel samurl tl taken which completed P le ted the he pannel panne th the objections to jurors tor ter cause were in each and every list nee for havin having formea formed or expressed opinions relative to the the e guilt u it of the prisoner which were decided by y the court to have been well taken mr tur miner asked the court to continue the cise case until tom torn to m in arow and to keep 0 the 1 e jury over night in charge of a special bailiff the judge julge red t the he usual oath to the jury and then remarked that be should consider it very improper to proceed further with the case that evening and therefore ordered the jury to be kept together and not permitted io to separate and that they be well cared tor for by the officer andrew cunningham Cunning bam ham est esq was sworn special bailiff to take charge of them during the trial I 1 tile the other janra wh wio win had been in attend ance upon the court from the commencement or of the term were discharged dischar zed sed from further attendance and the court adjourned ull uil tomorrow forniti morning 0 at 9 i i SUNDAY sp S pl 1 9 a m court met pursuant to adjournment pres ent cut as on yesterday mr arner opened the cape to the jur by reading the ild kd cU currera rierA ja d statin ata nn ii wha ha be I 1 I 1 expected to prove in a f aud and concise con cibie citie nan aan ner tier he be foo W v i were ware 0 i n swo abl abi examined on me ine part pitt p art aft of the prosecution jeer jiter ji ter Clin clinton tog geurie beurie woodward and ana thomm thorn aa Caim berlam va while NV 0 iff was wab t undergoing a k somewhat bevere severe andr cosa cross crosb examina tion we tile court court announced a reccea two pm pin 2 pm the court resumed its sitting b and the be cross examination of chamberlain w was as continued but b it t was walk soon oon concluded 1 mrs frances smith was sworn and testified on the he part of the prosecution the evi evl evidence Jence elicited aurli g the examination of these witness a was to the following effect that oil on the slat ef july I 1 last ast dr clinton was called in into to see one robert brown who bo haj had been shot in the breast the ball having blavin passed through the body and that thai of thi this wound brown died in ih less than one hour after Is its infliction gei gel geule e woodward was passing across the public square gr 05 the morning of the of july be heard a noise like the crying of woffin and children rode up to mr chamberlains and asked what was the matter saw brown brorn on his own lot walking towards his house immediately after which be heard two reports of a gun from beli bell behind lid ird iid house ile he next saw the he deceased corning up the street past prisoners house the toner came out about this time tim with a double barrelled barrel led gun in his hand when brown got about a rod past cockroft cocka 8 he be the pi took aim aud oud fired at deceased but bilt giesea him witness called aloud to the prisoner to desist but just es as brown turned lound to look held up tip his hig hund hand and sald bald donl doul dont shoot 1 the prisoner rested his gun on the gate and immediately fired bro bno w refell and expired lil ill forty five minutes thomas chamberlain supported the evidence given by bi mr lle woodward aud and added that he be ami and mr woodward were standing within fifteen or twenty pacot paces of cockcroft when he be I 1 fired at brown and thit brown was not hot arme armed bilt but was passing r up uia he the street fraaces Fr aLces smith sinith the flione Y 0 or f r the previous witnesses witt lesses but she sha was too cil far r off ff to hear what was saud sani b by Y either deceased or ibe the at the bar hare the prosecution rested mr brodhead opened the case caso to 0 o the jury for the defense the first witness to the stand waa mrs Cockcr cockcroft ott the reputed wire ot of the prisoner oner A mr miner objected on the ground of 0 anad hir bir ferguson fergnson addressed the th coort court in jit favor of mrs cockcroft being admitted to give evidence but declined to admit that she prison els eis els eia wife an issue was waa johnd oil on that point by the counselors tor for the prosecution and defense ald and the question qi estion submit ed to the court thomas george woodward 11 A sq ines ires and arld at andrew drew burt curt were severally arld alid testified in lit te tie tle cafe case whereupon the court ruled helt beut the evidence adduced wa was conclusive that the individual in question was the wife of lle ile the lie prisoner wailin athin the meaning cf j the law and that as such she could not be permitted to give gire evidence in the case the witnesses for the defense were jolln john cherrington sirah sarah cherrington E och M king and john wayman who ubo were sworn and i euch each testified on oll the part of the defense everything 0 that could be drawn out af these witnesses by til the attorneys tended to strengthen the alle alie allegations actions made in ili the indictment and teti testified bied biad to by the witnesses for the tio llo the counselors for fer the defenso defense then asked the ie court to allow them to introduce witnesses to prove the former good character of the prisoner before the of rhe the lamentable affair for which he be as siow tiow being tried mr ain hiuer cad keu itu and WAS sustained by the court the defence then rested tested and the court took a recess till halt past 6 pm at the hour appointed the court resumed its sitting billing I 1 alter some rei rel nail on the mawker manner of con he arg argi i men elsm er addressed the jury ury for the prosecution il IIer lier sad the ind ct ment reviewed the teh teb read the law applicable to tie tte te lip t l ip e case and conci laded an ali able argument of an all hour and twenty mitu teay tesy duration on behli behall of ha llie ex his conviction conre aw of having i iving sustained the ibe charge of wilful marjer and alid that a verdict la in accordance helevi he revl h would be round found by the ury into whose hanja bands the case would ii shortly hartly be committed mr ferguson Fer glison addi add essid the j piry iry forthe defense ain din jinter added aided a few k ko in reply mr B ochs a I 1 made a chort speech Se sech cb the whole gist of kiich was to 0 o show that the indictment diet ment melt ot otty otly if caca ged murder murier ill in the fist fi st degree ii ence if tho j ury tid did cid not rot feel feti it their duty to find flad in accordance that charce charse they would woula have to fid filu fila fi iu d llis ins cheni client not rin stu guilty ltv ity and conc cone u led by rem rein dking that he let lei lete iett the case etli the jury jory wi i h perfect that they would render a ajl verll veril verdict ct the co coi rt ulu loti nin bummed summed up the cass and instruct instructs ea pi ji in thre trye lavva the thea j 1 pi i t rt t to t b eln ein room at a q larter jarter to ten u t t at el en pm 0 oi be beep bene as iska by t c e i r if trev chev had hao tile the erdl erdi er dit t he foreman M richards Ric nic hards harda pori replied replie ct I 1 thal they lad bad and it it in whitin writing winch was rad r ad aloud by tha cle cie k 0 of the cou con t as tol toi follows lows lowr IV the j iry fi d tb W alir jin lin aci oft gu cy Y OL oi 10 ri io in th fi fist fisi 3 si ca 8 pe as char u to fude u j jy jj y fr hv rautu lity in coult arut each d y and dis charged harm harg ged oed them from further att ati d r rig i g hs he pres nt court adjo adjourned arned till tomorrow to morrow morning at 10 FRIDAY september 13 1861 10 am cert conn cern met pursuant to adjournment the tha prisoner john ormond Orto ond was wis brought into court arid and the judge aronow ced tae the following sentence that you yau Joho john ormond orn nond beg bet b ind alid yoi aro li steby neby reby s beefed wem oem ea to mant for tb the terin lerin f fi een months in ill tl P of ba r of V ah and sy a fine of 2 25 i in tit ac acel acci coit lat lai ce with the T v rd ct of the J ry I 1 arld arid costs of prosecution and anti that exec execution esaue ahl ahi an 1 bildt tiie tile clerk cleri issue a ajit i mus directed to the ward warlin mariin n of cf tha tite P 1 biary directing him hirn to receive or tb prisoner ner and execute the verdict of the jury ald aud the of the court Alex alexander ander aneer C P aper and ard aegis argis M caon canon ca non ron natives of great britain were made citizens att ctt ecna zens of the united states court took a recess tl till 1 I 4 pm p m 4 p ci court resul resumed ned its sitting the prisoner william cockcroft Cockcr oft olt was brought into court looking perfectly calm firm and hardened in guilt i he ife was ordered to sand bland band up which he did manifesting the same aade indifference he had dad exhibited during trill as to what was wag transpiring anti and seemingly cared nothing ab ut mt what was to result to him from the enforcement of ule tiie law by th tha court have llave you anything to say why the sentence of death shou should d no nut not be ba pronounced rlou riou upon you xou oil oll prisoner I 1 do not think thinh I 1 could benefi bent fit mr self seif it if I 1 were to talk till tomorrow to morrow I 1 rea seg which wy ay the tide poes goeb and it is no use talking I 1 guess judge I 1 will elii have to take what you have to lay upon my shoulders the court biform d him that the laws of the Terr ilir erf erv gave him the privilege luwe luge b of choice as aa to the tbt manner of his oi therefore ibe if lr lib hal bal h abuy auy any choice cloice he could make it known ills sinei nel I 1 do i ot know thal that I 1 have ary c choice I 1 loice tile the i j idec edg the tinn n proceeded to n c I 1 a ne e tt tc c yot gentl yoi lin ni h iv ng ben been roil rou I 1 guilty guilt or of inu idu r ii 11 be the fi s ee tha rb re feil alty of bici hicl s L ath ath tal tur 1 ii ord 0 arr r it ibb you be by bv the bile elie riff iro iru tc henc ad aud lodged in il the co ii y jall jali u iv i I 1 at bruiy iv the i i mst no t a aej alj ia t le belivea e I 1 ee i 1 eie ele t f 1 a hm tura to of 2 a ao ant n I 1 l 5 p ro of t thit d 15 that you be takei from by b the ibe ahe shie abid co ity ty to a r ce e ca eugent place pace of 0 ati h i bin the he I 1 ts is of G SL S L cuil coil ity and th re aia ai ala 1 l then be disbot until you ou are ded aud and may the example thus set bet have a ter ten lancg iancy to deer others from froin the mi lawful unlawful shedding ot human blood the court then tia tta to tomorrow morrow marrow at 10 am SATURDAY sp sep 14 li 1861 10 a in court met perau adt Act to adjournment S in a appeared to anaver to the iuie ule entered asensi a ansi him for non tion nonal at al en enhance clance on the court aa a traverse jeror juror he lle u was as fined 5 3 and costs aurelins aurelius I 1 miner ll iner esq prosecuting attorney who was expecting shortly to lea iea leavette county tendered his resignation to the court coart which A was accepted court took a recess till 5 pm pua at the hour bour ho ur appointed the court beaumert reau merd medd its sitting the cabe case of wm vrn 1 I Arp appleby leby administrator of the estate or of aima alma IV W babbitt deceased decea sedy bedy vs levi abrams abrama on petition to foreclose fo fore tore lose was called up t for the plain tiffin in the sum of 1207 93 and cosa coss cos a of sult suit sut aid an order was waa made maue for tile tiie foreclosing of the mortgage by the bale baie of the mortgaged premises the cabo cabe of S irah jane tobin va ra john rohn tobin on ori petition for devorce was called up and investigated vesti gated the defendant as alleged being llla illa in a foretell country the allegations sot set forth in itt plaintiffs petition were ivere to the he satisfaction of the court proven to be ba true trite and thereupon it was ordered and decreed that the bonds 0 of matrimony existing between the tiie said parties should be dissolved A certain specified apeci portion of the tha property wes was awarded 1 to the for the maintain ance and anti education of their infant daughter and only child hild placed in the hands of a receiver for that purpose court adjourned till tuesday next at 2 pm pan |
