Show r REFORMER f DISTRICT OOin tod iOD aid an JUDICIAL JUDIC I 1 provo MONDAY march 21 1859 1839 p gam aam 9 am we have been furnished with the following hit bit of the names of those composing the grand and traverse juries june GRAND J JOHN RIGGS JAMES PACE WM WAI MEEKS ISAAC MORLEY MORLE Yi iun lun inn nn SESSIONS D D mcarthur carthur A G CONOVER JOHN MERCER GEO W BEAN JESSE mccauslin JOHN W TURNER JOHN SESSIONS M ro KINSMAN A P DOWDLE MARTIN IN IL ilde pece PECK CK JAMES JAMBS SMITH 0 WM A FOLLETT N T GUYMAN JOHN HARVEY EARL COLTON L C ZABRISKIE r TRAVERSE Jul JURORS rons zons DUN 11 cARTHUR mcarthur ROBT T THOMAS M N RICHARD BIRD STEWART DENNIS DORITY JOHN WT W CURTIS WM lym F BUTLER burler JAMES E HAWS WM WIM S SEELEY dyrus cyrus SANDFORD WM B SESSIONS SESS ions lons 1011 tor D HATCH JOHN BROWN B rolv WILLIAM PACE PACK WILL WILLIAM wllliam ahi all hybe HYDE nyde HENRY D B ROSSEN HARVEY CLUFF court met pursuant to adjournment mr stout wished to know what was to be arie done in the case of mr cazier 1 the judge eaid eau lie he would examine one witness in iti the case of examination that was adjourned adjourn ed from saturday and he be would dispose of that case 4 samuel oscar was sworn and examined grand jury brought into court 19 present HW tiia honor asked if the foreman had any any busi bus deos bebo beso to present replied we shall have our bui bull linew nea abw under consideration closed in lit a short tim efm I 1 think ha if honor then proceeded to discharge the grand jury at me close of thedie the discharge charge of the grand jury mr wilson wilton district attorney said if the court please as the administrative officer of af the government here I 1 feel feet it my duty to r tate ia la reply to your honors suggestions in regard gard to the government that the government that the crines alleged to have been com milled I 1 in n this territory sheli shall be thoroughly and promptly the government government has no other object and can earl have no other desire than that fhe the he laws shall bo be promptly energetic ally alty locally and faithfully carried out and ad 1 F jud luige judge cradlebaugh remark remarked pd I 1 wish to 0 o call the ault ilon tion of the public tp to a letter which I 1 asre received v yesterday from the c general lie has seen caile cail e to 0 o send an addi ional janal number of here bere goo and he desires that I 1 shall state stale 0 fo o the court tha thai they are not here to interfere with te ta e ci of the territory unless the conduct of the citizens should mako make it necessary I 1 a ce s ar a r 1 tt t A 1 li interference should tat tal take 1 pl cje lle is 1 at de f e e not at sent n ath uth ith any predence pretence pre tence to make an attack upon citi eitl 7 ns na tl ereole none rone need entertain ente naia fain those lew lews bews the desire of the commanding coin manding general Is to aid t e court in the discharge of its duty and to I 1 im ing offenders to justice the troops come her here e a 3 be IN ia hinr finx hinx dl dule le for the purpose of enforcing the laws laus a and add k biot rot lot for the purpose of it in any way I 1 do this for the purpose of showing their object in coming to vicinity the tho traverse jury were called and a panel f aad mcd by writing the names upon slips dips af paper r T tinz ting sting them injury in jury box made for the purpose e r A d then drawing out twelve who were sworn to the issue ois on the following 1 I IN the district court of the united states stat es or UTA UTAH H in n and for I 1 he seco s ec oa nd c i i JT judicial T ai dis rf judicial T n district diarist t t of mot hot provo cit y ss utah county of march term in inthe the year of or our lord one thousand ight hundred a and nd fifty nine the th grand irand jurors of the united states ol 01 ai charged and sworn to in aire re in and for the second judicial district of the territory of utah upon their oath present thial trial john cozier late of juab luab county in the jo in aadal district aforesaid yoeman heretofore to wit on the third day of february in n the year of our lord one thousand ight tight hundred and fifty ipe lire with force foice and arms in the judicial district afo afe reU and within the jurisdiction of this curt curl andun subject to the rules and articles of wal unlawfully knowingly and advisedly did r r i and entice he the saibi 1 niti HITI ia n mcknee then a t a bocog a soldier I 1 tl fortia of f tile united stales states of america r f pid fid id 1 district aforesaid gf rt tar aroa 6 94 y and anti allegiance alle ance auoe to s 0 1 U nite lip hf pa m said john C aler at 1 I 1 te ne he pol sol co procured and enticed the said sald i i i mckuen to desert as aforesaid r well weli K x c v ug that tl ti said william willism mcknee waa then ie to a soldier in tw the service ot of tho the said f A si sit tes ites contrary to the form of the t heet feet et of or c res res re s la in such cae cne noade roade and oria and i oie HIP I 1 li peace and dignity din ily lly of gove ot ok lutted sates ofard of america rica A alexaner WILSON attorney kt orney of the th states san for tl tia T fittry y bf 0 utah I 1 41 girg ging is i a trub tru a r S copy odthe raim 1 I oa eijia in n assi office till this s I 1 h 1 AW anz D LN N ScovA arx jud lud dist court coart 1 TO S art erp i stout and ind biair blair appeared for althe the tho defence f f all the district afi Ali attorney orney presented the fhe C case a se to I 1 he jury stated slated that it was an offense offence against the laws of the he united states state made so 0 o by tary tany provision of congress the act upon which the bill of indictment was found was passed jan 12 1812 ac ac mr stout opened 0 ened the case for the defence and stated that as kir kin mr wilson had said what he expected to prove he would say that they aliey expected to prove rove the entire innocence of the pilson vr captain mcniel was sworn and examined for the prosecution the prosecution proposed to introduce the testimony of the c captured apt d deserter as a witness for the prosecution I 1 gen biair blair objected on the round that he lie was I 1 a convict undergoing the puril purll aliment awarded by the sentence of a court martial mr wilton contended that as asahe tile witness lie wished to introduce was not convicted in a court having civil jurisdiction his evidence was admissible after aher considerable discussion upon the file point at issue the court took a recess until 2 pm 2 P M court resumed its it session judge cradlebaugh ruled that hat t bat the testimony of the convict who was under sentence of a court martial waa was admissible before a jury in the case before the court frederick fanon was then hen sworn gave evi evl evidence for the tha prosecution cross examined b by blair and stout when the prosecution closed heir their side ct of the he case the council for the defence introduced timothy B foote and charles sperry who gave evidence for the defence of cazier cross examined by gen wilon wilson the district attorney Attorn py opened the he argument to the jury followed by hosea stout E eq the argument ou on the deafen defence ce was closed by S I 1 M blair biair esq A wilson eq closed on the prove nution the jury retired ref after bring instructed in the law by his honor and after an art absence absence of thirty minutes returned with a verdict of not guilty 1 judge cradlebaugh returned hh his thanks to thel 1 pta Bra verse veree jury for their pst pit tient attendance upon tile lle lie court informed them that the marshal would fettle kettle ettle ettie with with them for heir their services and then ob aved that no other caes cates would be ried tied tried fried at jat I 1 lerm erm of the tha court they ihry were vere therefore discharged irom rom further attendance upon the court I 1 court adjourned till tomorrow to morrow morning ct at JO m 1 |