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Show Southworth is Acquitted By Jury in Short Order The second term of district court for the year came to an end Thursday forenoon after a short but intensely . tjsy silting. The calendar was disposed of in the jenerally routine manner the only excitement ex-citement of the term being furnished by the trial of H. A. Southworth of Desert Lake on the charge of assult with the intent to commit murder. It nil be remembered that Southworth ihot John Behling of Ferron in the seels several weeks ago when the latter ir.j a companion by the name of Giles lent to the Southworth home to recover re-cover some disputed articles from the defendant who objected to the same thing removed and backed up his objections ob-jections with the shot from the .22 rifle inqjestion. The evidence brought out the fact that Southworth took up the gin upon the second advance of young Baling who approached him with clenched fists. The one shot in the gjn was fired apparently in a moment of intense exasperation and was not fired from an aimed position. Altogether, Alto-gether, from the court's instructions, tiktn with tiie evidence introduced, there was little room tor anything but I vtrdcl of acq ii tal such as was rendered ren-dered aftt-r but three or our hours de-1 de-1 beration, the case bt ir.g given to the jury af:tr an evening session on Wednesday Wed-nesday an i the verjict being delivered st 12 20 Thursday morning. It is posai-c.e posai-c.e that a different verdict would have b-.cD n turned had the charge been simile sim-ile assault, colng away with the neces-'! neces-'! of proving tne in teat in the matter. Tae case was largely attended the c urt room being crowded, many of th.'se present being ladies. Some difficulty diffi-culty was experienced in securing J-rors the regular venire was Jex-haiiiifcd Jex-haiiiifcd and a special one summoned before the eight good men and true ere found. The following composed t"e jury: Wm. McKean, foreman. Spencer Snow, W. F. Asimu3, B. J. Gates, Hans Peterson, Edward Snow, Leslie Prows, Andrew M. Sorenson. The disposition of other cases follows: Criminal Division The state of Utah, plaintiff vs C. A. Franks, defendant. Appeal from justice 'Mt Defendant out on bail. On reemm nd.;tion of district attorney defendant was given a fine $75 or alternative alter-native of 75 days in county jail. The state of Utah, plaintiff vs Hiram A- Southworth, defendant. Assault ith a deadly weapon with the intent to commit murder. Defendant out on il. Acquitted. CIVIL DIVISION LAW AND MOTION ! A. E. Lewis, plaintiff vs Chector i fonds and F. L. Phillips, defendants. iction for recovery. Demurrer over- j 'led and defendant given thirty days ' to answer. 1 Lilly Dumane, Antone Neilsen, plain- I ' Js vs Joseph Dumane, H. J. Majors, j defendants. Action for recovery. De- j 01 -irrer overruled. Thirty days to answ- Lee Charles Miller, plaintiff vs Hiram Southworth, et al., defendants. Foreclosure. Demurrer overruled. Defendant given twenty days to answer. Matilda Crawford, plaintiff vs El wood r-awford, defendant. Action for di-'"rce. di-'"rce. Demurrer overruled. John Vavas, plaintiff vs Mike Lefas, fendant. Action for recovery. Demurrer De-murrer overruled on consent of both Pirtie3 and thirty days given to answer. William D. Elder, plaintiff, vs Sarah A- Bryan, defendant. Action to clear 'll'8- Demurrer overruled and thirty dvs ;iven defendant to answer. William D. Elder, plaintiff vs William ""ytt Bryan, Sarah A. Bryan, defend-ants- Action to clear title. Demurrer 0verruled and defendants thirty days to answer. CIVIL DIVISION TRIAL CASES Maygie Edney, plaintiff vs B. J. ates, defendant. Foreclosure. Upon application of attorney for defendant case was dismissed as same had been fully settled. S. C. Powell, plaintiff vs John Petitti, defendant. Action for recovery of personal per-sonal property. Case dismissed at plaintiff's cost. Duzett & Peterson, plaintiff vs G. M. Burr and Luella Burr, defendants. Appeal Ap-peal from justice court. Continued for term. W. H. Leonard, et al., plaintiffs vs M. S. Truman, et al., defendants. Action for recovery. Demurrer submitted sub-mitted by defendant and same was overruled and given thirty days to answer. E. L. Geary, plaintiff vs John W. Brasher, defendant. Action for recovery. re-covery. Dismissed without prejudice. Thomas Cork, plaintiff vs Edward D. Cox, defendant. Action to quiet title. Title quieted to Thomas Cork. Cloie Swasey, plaintiff vs William Swasey, defendant. Action for divorce. Continued for term. Robert Gordon, plaintiff vs Mary Ann Gordon, defendant. Action for divorce. Dismissed at plaintiff's cost, i Aaron Kaslovitz, plaintiff vs Sophie Kaslovitz, defendant. Action for divorce. di-vorce. Plaintiff oritred to pay $100 to 1 defendant as attorney's fees and her costs in case upon which payment case ! will be dis.nssed. I Utah association of Credit Men vs. ' Oliver L. Harmon et al. Order made ' quieting title to plaintiff. PROBATE DIVISION I In the matter of the estate of Abraham Abra-ham Day, deceased. Petition for final distribution. Continued for term. In the matter of the estate of M. J. Frantgeskakis, deceased. Petition to remove administrator. Administrator retained and order made that sum of $650 be disriouted among heirs as a partial distribution. In the matter of the estate of David Williams, deceased. Petition to have administrator render complete account of the estate. Letters of administration administra-tion issued to Wm. F." Williams revoked revok-ed and Henry Parmeley appointed to I act as administrator under bond of $4000. In the matter of the estate of William ; Howard, deceased. Petition for order confirming sale of real estate. Granted. Grant-ed. In the matter of the estate of A. D. Dickson, deceased. Petition to set a-part a-part homestead, etc. Granted. In the matter of the estate of Eliza Cork, deceased. Petition for letters. Granted. |