Show DISTRICT GOURT Captain Davis Sentenced to Eight Months in JaiL THE GRAND JURY QUITS After Examine Fortythree Oases out of Which Twelve Were IgnoredAn Uninteresting Un-interesting Land Case is Now Being HeardOther lousiness In the First District court on Saturday Satur-day Dennis Meinhardt and George Penny tried for grand larceny were acquitted Thev proved an alibi that they were both in Kanosh on the fay it was alleged that the calf in question ques-tion was killed John McKellar was convicted of adultery The corespondent was Miss Hilda Sorensen Both of Millard county Sentenced to eight months in I the penitentiary I M P I Barkdale also of Millard was arrigned on an indictment charging fornication Hearing of case set for October 21st THE GRAND JURYS REPORT was as fellows We were impaneled on the 1st day ofOctoberaS94 Sunday excepted in all twelve days We have examined 43 caees presenting 30 indictments and ignoring 12 casesexamining in all 143 I witnesses Being unable to obtain all the evidence evi-dence in the case of the United States vs Charles Patten we respectfully recommend that it be submitted to the next grand jury We have visited the asylum and find everything in excellent condition and the management all that could be desired for an institution of that character char-acter We also examined the county jail for Utah county and the Provo city jail ana in each institution find the cells neat and clean and everything kept in proper condition The food is wholesome and the prisoners report themselves well pleased with the quality qual-ity and quBnsityThe officers are attentive atten-tive to toe ants of the prisoners confined con-fined JAMES HUTCHISON Foreman WILLIAM 0 FOOTS Clerk The grand jury was discharged and I court adjourned MONDAY MORNING The first business before the court was the passing of sentence upon Captain Cap-tain VV 42 Davis couvicted involuntary involun-tary manslaughter Attorney George Sutherland moved for a new trial of the cause which motion mo-tion was overruled A petition signed by numerous residents resi-dents of Pipvo was presented to the court The petition aaked for the leniency len-iency of the court in view of the fact that the captain had already spent six months in the penitentiary and that he had spent upwards of 3500000 > in defending de-fending the case The maximum punishment pun-ishment for the offense IS one year in the county jail The judge sentenced Mr Davis to a term of eight months in the county jail of Grand county The understanding of the court in passing this sentence wag that the othor two cases against the defendant for the killing of Drussel and Mudllor are to be dismissed Lorenzo Huish of Payson indicted by the late grand jury for unlawful cohabitation and who failed to appear Ito I-to plead on Friday and whose bonds were declared forfeited was in court Mr Huisa stated to the court that the first intimation he had that his case was called was the announcement in Saturdays DISPATCH that his bonds nad been forfeited which paper he received re-ceived on yesterday He appeared in court at the earliest possible moment after receiving the information Under this state of facts the judge ordered the forfeiture of bonds set aside Mr Huish pleaded not guilty and hearing of his case was continued until the November term Anha Huish and Anna Broadbent are the ladles named in the indictment with whom it is alleged that Mr finish unlawfully cohabited on diverse di-verse days between August 1 1893 and August 1 1894 The fornication case against Hyrum Smith of this city was continued until October 20th The whereabouts of Miss Mathews the corespondent and prosecuting pros-ecuting witness is not known to the officers at present A demurrer in the J S Johnson vs Katie footle et al case was overruled Richard Howell and W R Davis residents of Scofield were admitted to citizenship Tne case on trial this afternoon is one in which John HEccles ot Scofield is suing the Union Pacific coal company com-pany for the possession of certain lard alleged to have been taken from him oy I force and for 50000 damages The coal company allege prior poaes eion |