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Show "BEF88YJDBSEBUCKBBBH Henry Hales Gets. .One -Month: 7 and Costs. ; i The Jury in the Case of Poyn-er Poyn-er vsChipman ivesa Verdict tor Plaintiff. The Case of the People vs Levi S. Dunham is Being Be-ing Tried. . The cnse of Poynter vs. Clupuiau et I nl. was continued Wednesday after- I noon. I " Tlys grand jury rame iuto court' and I reported three indictments, and ig- I nored the following cases: The I'eo- pie vs. Jos. Carney, People vs. James I Jlan ington, People vs. G. C. Folman. I - Wm. Prescott, was arraigned on t a j charge of burglary, and plead guilty. He was sentenced to one ( year's imprisonment im-prisonment in the penitentiary. . Robert Curry, the man who stole some clothing from the house of J. P. 1 II. Johnson of this city, w as arraigued Ion a charge of house-breaking. lie plead'guilty and was seutenced to one year in the penitentiary. I The jury in the cases of Jungk' & I Pabiau vs. D. C. Heed et aL, came I into court and reported that they were I unable to agree and were discharged. I Court adjourned till Thursday at j ten o'clock. I THI'IISDAY. I The arguments in the case of Poyn- ter vs. Chipruau were furnished and the case submitted to the jury. ! Henry Hales, charged with unlaw - I ful cohabitation, withdrew his plea of I not guilty aud entered one of guilty. I He was sentenced to one month's im- l ' prisonment in the penitentiary and 1. costs.. The case of the People vs. Levi S. Dunham was called aud a jury im- y panelt.d. Jno. M. Zane appeared for j the prosecution and E. E. Dudley for I the defendant. I The indictment charges defendant ' with resisting Deputy Marshal W. T. I Bennett while attempting to arrest I Lim June 21. 18b9, at Moroni, San Pete I county, Utah. -1 V. . T. JJennett, the prnaec.niuuyriu ' -nesu, testified: On June 21, 1 had a warrant for the arrest ol Leyi S Dun.'iaiu; I int del'eniant that day; 1 was on horseb.ick; he w.ts in a wnui; 1 threw up my hand as a signal for hlui to stop, and asked him if his name was Duuha n; lit stopued and said, -My name is nit Dunham;"" "He I started off a-- t;n and 1 pulled my gun- and ordered him to slop; I turned my hor.se mil started after hun and grabbed grab-bed the line-, and palled the horses back. He made a motion as if to pull a gun, saving. "I'll kill yon, if you don't let my horse go." I jumped into in-to the wagon aud pulled mv gun and told him to drive to the hotel and everything would be all right. I took him along and was met by a crowd of people who asked what the trouble was; Dunham replied, ' This s - of a : b -h has arrested me and I don't be- . lieve he has a warrant at all;" 1 pulled the warrant out and giye it to him; he read it to the crowd, and then asked me for my authority; 1 told liim, that was it (referring to the I warrant); he sail he would not go on such authority as that. I then jumped from the wagon and as 1 hud hold of him I dragged him with me; I alighted on my tet, but he fell tin Ins hands and knees; he grabbed me by the legs and I hit him over the head wIVa my revolver; he submitted i to be arrested. To W. Uudky: When I aires ed him he did not object; but he threatened threat-ened to shoot me when 1 took hold of his horses; he read the warrant; 1 told him he could not see my commission, as it was on file with the clerk of the Supreme Court; he then said he would Iiiot go with me. but lie did not use any physical force; I jumped from the wagon and dragged him with me; I had my revolver in my hand and when he grabbed me I struck him f ur limes with it; he then gave in. I told him I was a U. S. Marshal; some of the people peo-ple aske 1 m9 to hold up an! not abue a man like that. J To Mr. Zane: I had been after him for two yens, and had been led to believe be-lieve he would resist, i 11. Clawson and Jac b Jo'mvm, 1 . nrob.tte iudire of San Pete county, and ! U. S. Commissioner at Spring City, testified that the reason Dunham gave at the time for refusing to be arrested, was because he did not think thai Iknnett was the proper officer. Mr. Duuham, the defendant, then j took th stand and testified: I was in Moroni on June 21,1891, riding in my wagon: met Mr. Bennett on horseback; In threw up his hand, saying: "Hold up, I've got a warrant. G d you, and 1 want you; I told h;m I didn't have to stop for every man that hailed me; I kept on at the same pace j for about three blocks; he pulled his !' pistol and ordered me to slop; he then seized the lines and pul'ed the horses up. and then got m the wagon; lie proceeded to se.u-ch me, and took niv 1 pocket knife liom my pocket; I then I - jiskod liiai to show me lii.t? Wfimtiit, which lie did; a lot -of people, bad gathered around; I read the warrant to." them: I then asked him for his authority; he said he had none, and I told him unless he showed me, that I, would not go a step with him;--be then jumped from the wagon, dragging me to the groundwhen I tried to get tip Bennett .bit me with his revolver, making a wound about an inch and a half long. -The people around told Bennett not to abuse u man like that. To Mr. Zane: I meant n bade'e when I asked for ' Bennett1: authority; L knew the officers " were after me; I had intended to go to British. Columbia Colum-bia in a little while:. I had already! been to the Pen. for six months. The jury in the case of Poynter vs. Cnipman here returned a verdict for the plaintiff and. damages of $150. -: . Court 1 thereupon adjourned for' recess. .' . .. . When court resumed session the evidence in the casuof the People vs. Levi S. Dunham was continued. Two more witnesses for the defense were examined, who' offered evidence in support of defendant's statement. The I case was then' argued and submitted j' to the jury. - The jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged. ... Sentence was set for April 20. 1801. ! ' The case of the U. S. vs. G." E. Bjornsen was called and a jury impaneled. im-paneled. From the evidence, adduced His Honor instructed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. Court adjourned until ten o'clock, Friday morning. FRIDAY. Court resumed session att):30 o'clock. The case of the U. S. vs. John M. Murdock wat called and a jury was impaneled, " jfu M. Zane prosecuted W. II. King iiefttM." . - The defendanf ,.ihdicted . for unlawful un-lawful cohabitation, alleged to have been committed in 1SSS in Heber City. The evidence goes to . shew that Murdock Mur-dock ceased to live with Isabella Crawford, Craw-ford, the alleged plural wife, as his wife, in4Jie spring of 1SSS, although the two families lived under the same roof. The defence went to prove that defendant lived at his daughter's house some distance off, until another house was built, when the alleged plural wife moved into it. The arguments argu-ments were made and the case sub- In the case f B. Darger et al vs. St. V. LeSieur, motion torn new trial over-ruled and motion to retax costs denied and exceptions taken. An order was issued approving the ihe accounts of John E. Hill, United States commissioner. j In the case of United Stales vs. William Mower, the plea of not guilty I vas changed to one of guilty, and his honor sentenced him to pay a hue ot ?100 and costs. The jury iu the case of U.S. vs. John M. Murdock, returned a verdict of u:li. He was sentenced to im- prboiiuitnt lor one month and costs oi suit. tkiurt adjourned until Monday April 2Jlh at 10 o cluck |