Show OGDEN occurrences studer fined 10 for contempt pett gets six years in the pen A murderous assault 1 general notes ON TUESDAY morning dec 14 a great deal of interest was excited in the district court by the fact that W lliam studer a petit juror would be called on to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt when arraigned the defendant admitted that when he went into the jury room he had bad in his pocket a small flask of brandy which he had procured for medical purposes as he could r ove by a certificate which he held fi grove e had been sick for two days and it was his bis intent intention iou to take the medicine home and use it there it was not true as stated by the tribune that three or bour four bottles of whisky were taken into the jury room nor was it true that fifteen or sixteen votes were cast by the twelve jurors in making up the verdict of not guilty defendant did not know that lie he was violating the law when he be took the flask ot of liquor in the room or when he drank a mall portion of it or when he permitted another juror to imbibe a little lie he had no intention to violate the law tae jurors were not hilarious neither were they uproarious as had bad been stated defendant saiad said pointing poin lint to mcdaniels of the tribune that he believed wat man would make more uproarious noise noibe by shouting amen in a methodist meeting thau any ode oae else in it their proceedings while making up their judgment were peaceful f ua and one could nave llave heard I 1 a pin drop enly one other juror mark fletcher biank of the liquor and that was not with any evil design abst prosecuting attorney stated the I 1 plaint hp said alter after the verdict of acquittal nad been rendered in the trial of fiorin farr it was rumored on toe streets ihal bribery had bad been resorted to to procure toe verdict this came to the ears cars of the grand jury and they considered it their duty to investigate the matter while doing so it was ln cl ci dentally ascertained that liquor liquor had been used in the j jury ury room uy studer and some others and this is hov ho v the matter came to be bro brought tight to theno the no tha court mr Bierbower eaid he be wished it distinctly understood for the information oz 01 toe the public that not the slightest evidence had been discovered to warrant the assertion not even by implication that any one of the jurors hau had been inrid deuced in their verdict by Drio ery but it was proved that liquor was biank adank in the jury room on that occasion tue tile court said it was lolly fully satisfied that the brandy had not been taken into the room with intent to violate tile the law or in contempt of the court his lionor honor was also satisfied that no juror had been influenced by liquor ur or bribery in making up hw hi decision in the me farr trial if at any time during aurim the day or night when they had retired for consultation they were not comfortable in the room or it il they need ed refreshments medicine etc he would order them procured for them but it cannot be permitted for auy any juror to 10 take intoxicants into the room while making up their verdict it created great scandal did an injury to tho the lury jury and brought the proceedings into contempt cottem t it ane verdict io that case nad been eta mat of guilty it would have had to be set aside and the whole matter gone over again his honor said be ought not to let this matter pass unnoticed or unpunished he did not wish to be severe in this case but buc he be would fine mr studer ten dollars for contempt ot of court the fine was paid by the other jurymen juryman jury men WHEN JAMBS PETT was called up for sentence this morning his counsel made a motion for a new trial on the arounds among others that the verdict is contrary to the evida evidence that the court should have exercised more discretion in passing on the testimony opy and ancl f urther further anat tae whole transaction shows that defendant although guilty of assault did not commit tho thi offense with intent to commit the other crime the motion was denied and pett was s sentenced enten ced to six years in the penitent C F deison a norwegian benjamin burniss Tur niss german and oburn n eng fisli had become sufficiently conversant ca n v ernaut with the court to be able to lo answer the queries ol of ins his honor satisfactorily and were each admitted to citizenship but a person named crim was less fortunate lie did not know the nature of the government from which he it is a monarchy or not he did not know what the head of df the nation was whether king queen or president lie he did no not know whether this is a republican nation by whom its laws are made what its chief officer is or any thin thing else only that it was a land of liberty his honor permitted him to withdraw his application and instructed him to wait until he knew whether he really wanted to renounce allegiance to his native government and till he could give an intelligent reason lor for wishing to become a citizen of the united states 4 ITEMS AT A LATE hour last night mr james Burrup of this place was murderously assaulted by two rumans ruffians burrup had been drinking freely in a saloon on main street after sometime some time he went to the rear of the place where he says the two men tame came up to him tasked am ant asked if he be had any money at the time one of them dealt him a felled him to the ground A struggle ensued in which he was feard fearfully lilly beaten about the head and face and from the effects of which he Is in a terribly suffering condition today to day his eyes eyed are swollen he is nut cut in the forehead hurt in ia the back and ribs and is inured injured j internally one of his assailants tas nas been arrested and put under bonds his hi name is john mccaul mclaughlin being unable to procure bail he is lodged in jail he will be examined on oa thursday |