Show FIRST DISTRICT COURT azy iton I 1 1 associate tuskee ce presiding TUESDAY may 13 13 30 pm the people vs wm v in W lewis char charged gec I 1 with grand larceny after much hearing of evidence and cross examination of witnesses judge crawford counsel for defendant fen dant discovered a flaw in ill the indictment which charged the offense as having been committed in december 1884 an utter impossibility the jury were disch discharged a eged and the case re committed to t the he grand jury swartz vs brown judgment by default entered people vs E L D Bian bianconi corn burglary at bear ri river iver ct city I 1 y an and d stealing the goods of nels jensen jury impaneled paneled im sir heywood was assigned counsel for defendant nels jensen sworn testified that ho he resided with his father at bear river city tb the c prisoner stayed over night at hig his fathers house at 1 I the bel beginning nning of january last ho he stayed staved there again on the and part of the on that evening there was a panora panorama ma to which all all tho the icmat inmates es of the house went tho the doors were locked or fastened the windows were all down got home shortly after 11 the following day his boots were missi missing Dg an old pair having been left in their place the old ones belonged to defendant saw his own boots next at the police court in brigham city prisoner waived an examination received two letters in april from prisoner prisoner while the tile latter waa was in the penitentiary letter read the pi pith th of it wag was to ask forgiveness for the offense committed cross examined expected de fondant to stay in the house on the night of the panorama because he be had bad leave to do so mr lars jensen father of the tile witness testified corroborating his sons evidence except as to granting permission to bianco to stay on the night of the burglary next day he missed a watch that had bad hung 11 on the wall and found defendants old boots left there cross examined believed that ho he did give the defendant leave to stay til that at night was in the habit of secreting erting the key nels jensen recalled i the key was left on the window sill counsel moved for the discharge of the prisoner on the ground that no burglary waa was committed the defendant having proper entrance t te a the house by permission of tho the owner motion denied exception 10 n taken the prosecuting counsel addressed the jury denning defining the crime of burglary mr heywood contended that the charge waa was too serious petty larceny would have been heavy elou enough babe the defendant having access to the house the court cli charged arged the jury ex pla ining and defining what conati con sti atutes burglary the jury found the defendant guilty as charged in the indictment sentence will bo be passed on friday mr robert S spence was admitted a member of the bar of the first district court WE WEDNESDAY may 14 am diplo vs bean and walsh con pa iracy iud obtaining money under false pre pretests prete terses ses plea of kot guilty withdrawn and plea of guilty y made S sen en tence to be passed on friday people vs joseph A miller concealing from a magistrate his knowledge of the comini commission assion of a felony to wit a burglary committed on by one edwards in decem bor 1883 on the premises of W 11 wright esons sons merchants ath street ogden city and receiving and concealing the stolen goldsand gooda good and sand harboring the stealer angus T wright was sworn and testified that antho on tho morning after the burglary upon going into th the store at the usual found the jewelry case open and empty and nd goods thrown about in confusion pound found that some one had bad found an fin entrance by boring holes through at and ad sawing a hole in the cellar door the firm offered a reward of 50 for information that would convict the offenders on the information of one doc doe swail a colored man witness went with the officers across tho the CR C railway bridge and was shown concealed in the brush the the lost jewelry I 1 there was also a ladys plush cloak and other apparel recovered nearly all the value recovered was about two watches some pocket knives ac were not recovered value about joseph E wright gave corroborating evidence Officer william brown testified that ho he received information of the burglary was acquainted with the defendant was employed to work up tip the case employed a negro called doc doe swail to assist went with doc doe swail sheriff stev ens and policeman ballantyne to the gem restaurant ath street after that be lie employed another man to pretend belelli re lellI to pur purchase chaze the s tol en j jewelry e iry and ild goods to enable him to get at the thief defendant was in in the back room with one oneil and edwards the latter was the man charged with committing the burglary peeped through a hole in the door saw swail go into the parties and heard beard him tell them he lie had found a man from wood river to buy the good the defendant tried to dissuade edwards from going with swail before consideration of the matter doc doe said show the man the goods and i i get the money in in your pocket edwards started to go and witness arrested him cross examined by mr taylor am acquainted with doe Doc swail he ile was a coo cook k and dishwasher officer W W elmer testified wason duty in december baht a s zit helped to work up the burgh burglary ary case accompanied tho the and air fr wright over the TJ U C bridge and into the brush und under cr the hill side was there shown a mans coat which contained a certain amount of jewelry a pair of white overalls ralls a couple of gold rings cc r nil oy I 1 of which were identified by mr wright as is his missing property sheriff T J stevens testified that ho w was as informed of the burglary burglar the mornin morning after it happened ve he examined the tile cellar door it had bad been bored through gli and a piece sawed out tha tho first clue he lie had was from froin a boy who found some of the jewelry that had been dr dropped from information ho lie afler afterwards wards got from doc doe Swail be he engaged tie the latter to go to the gem saloon and work up tip the case went there himself f pretending to be very drunk and s sleepy capy an and heard beard the conversation between the parties and doc concerning the stolen jewelry while miller was in jail under ar rest witness had a conversation with him about the burglary miller said ho lie had nothing to do with the breaking in but feord of itebe next day from edwards who informed him of the burglary and wanted him to adipose of thu tho jewelry in consideration of get getting tinga a certain tain share of the proceeds cross examined by mr taylor in the conversation defendant said he knew the jewelry I 1 eay had been stolen from Wrig wrights lits store the counsel got into argument with the witness when the court admonished him to confine himself to askim asking questions edwards was about 44 24 yeara years of age he had bad just come out of the penitentiary J F garner testified that lie pu purchased released reli ased or rather feigned to pu purchase r from edwards the stolen jewelry which was then turned over to sheriff stevens prosecution rested defense submitted their caso case mr kimball claiming tho the privilege to mako make a motion and quote authora ties granted mr varian addressed the jury ho he eald said that the defendant miller was an accessory after the fact and called their attention to the eai ence at this stage of the proceedings ce the prison pr desired to withdraw from further defending his case and maki making Ag as his answer a pica plea of guilty ins his counsel having so advised him the jury without leaving their seats found a verdict of guilty sentence to be given on frida friday y next edward the burglar above named died in tho tile penitentiary be fore his case reached the grand jury WH Wright LIL sons would have escaped their loss had ho be died sooner KEP we aie are informed that mr W G child intends to appeal his case vs chipp and hill |