Show from th dolar mr 28 birst DISTRICT THO lie lf court opened may 2711 at 10 am judge un the bendi I 1 ll wood madden for sentence on lie charge of permitting gam wing boraman and 11 W smith appeared tor alio defendant sir south moved eliat defendant iw discharged as there was under which he ronld IK punished cudse followed on alio cimo mo aioo quoting the motion the motion overruled as alio court held that the defendant could b both by d tie and imprisonment as lie nas guilty of ft misdemeanor ahe defendant was called for sentence mr m III mado lie follow ing statement to the court alip defendant hai pleaded guilty to tho charge in the indictment in all anili alio court ran cite discretion anil could easily look aito I 1 lie kind 0 place kept by the defendant I 1 no apolony for it as a practice hut it is an easy matter to learn eliat tho defendant keeps an exceptionally good place and baa an exceptionally good character it any discretion is shown this man is entitled to it mr madden had nothing to say and alie court addressed him as follows mr madden you wt re pre tant and heard tho discussion upon lie law the statute is a very plain one and strict in its terms it declares it unlawful to keep a place of gambling I 1 have no doubt that what mr smith says is true a regards your character hut must appreciate our situation add alit of the people it makes no difference whether vou and I 1 practice gambling gambli ug every day together the statute can not ba overruled you are well aw are hat tho law s are strictly enforced in cases of unlawful cohabitation and adultery these unlawful practices are rigidly enforced against a people many of whom are sincere in their convictions yet the government insists that they must bo discontinued it is useless to strike at one crime and totally ignore another I 1 should feel it a reproach and a disgrace to daily sentence these people for crimes under the edmunds law and permit gambling to run openly without any restraint you are a man 0 intelligence and I 1 shall allow you to pronounce sentence on yourself the government wants citizens not prisoners now discontinue lunding a gambling house that is all I 1 ask it is all that the government asks all yon will then leave to do is to kiy the costs I 1 will sentence for a few days and allow you to think over the matter and determine vi aliat liat sentence you will pass on yourself kassous N ho had been convicted of polygamy by a v erdice of alie jury was called for sentence mr kalapp stated for him eliat he biad la bored under a misapprehension of the acta when ire macej his last wife and for that reason implored the lenience of the court the court stated that was actually some doubt as to his understanding der of the requirements made by abo statute and for that reason it would not inflict any punish ment for fear of being wrong yet alie costa of alie court should be paid by the defendant as tie lifted been guilty of great carelessness lie was fineal too and the costs of alie court and to stand committed until the fine and costs were paid Itic liard jessup convicted of unlawful cohabitation liy his plea of was called for sentence mr stated h B if 1 K i par a aul that the youngest was between anil four years old sinco the birch tt the child lie biad not lived willi alio second wife lie biad made a clean breast of the whole matter befaro the grand jury and when tho indictment and been found helian appealed and blended cuilty iia was a poor man and all aliat he possessed lie had obtained from alie 0 1 company and was installments on the land at present lie was a lesi cacelie county and was at alio present timo living with his first wife exclusively the coart sentenced him to two months imprisonment and to pay the costs of the court the following parties applied for citizenship iz and were admitted joseph holt 0 england christian feterson of denmark james sparrow of australia bow identa 01 bailie county and christen 1 Cliris of den maik now resident of box elder county the case of the united slates vs samuel holt unlawful was called for trial II 11 if appeared for the defendant tha testimony arguments and to the jury occupied but a short time and the jury after being out but a little while returned with a verdict of not guilty defendant vaa accordingly released the case of the people etc vs D P tarpey et al waa on motion discontinued sentence in the ase of augene campbell was postponed until the first day of tle november term the caso of alie people etc vs james berry perjury was culled for trial in the case it was alleged that defendant was giving evidence in a city case for belling on snoday and that in so doing ho perjured himself A jury v as em paneled and testimony partly taken in alie case of jacobine M rai n vs stobert A abdin an order for a decree was entered court adjourned antil today to day at 10 |