Show FIRST COURT ofay t brok I 1 IT ir nn presiding may 19 in the pint Dist districts rietA court today th the case of odthe ave 11 people vs s albert bergsmith bert smith w was is tried the defend nut aut was charged with au an assau assault it an attempt t to commit doit do it rape on tho the person of miss emma jeppson at logan utah on 0 of october 1882 coln col E IL T ue appeared red for the prosecution the court appointed N X tanner jr arand I 1 and A K R heywood to defend the accused the chief witness for the prosecution was the complainant She stated that on the night of the af aho she was avas at a ball in in logon she danced twice with defendant fen dant and he be subsequently subsequent y asked to be allowed to see her home borne she refused his offer when the dance was over she ole started for home and was ov overn ae ken by defendant defenda tit who she said fiade 1 proposals to her which whid lishe she resented witness fu further said defendant then made an attempt to commit rape upon her ter she resisted escaped and ran home several other witnesses were examined ilithe case but no nothing thi n g was elicited either in confair confirmation mation or rebuttal of the charge thomase the case was a submitted to the jury without t argument the verdict was an assault as ault without any attempt etc court then at 1130 a ro a adjourned JO arned till fill monday morning at 10 |