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Show -y The Murder Trial I Donald MePlierson Before I j the IiujuisitorH. I ' "' 0 C.A.ChHst'iisen& Tamily 1 Provo. Also I' Other Items of News from I I Various Sources. I I DISTRICT COURT AT TROVO. I TUESDAY. April 20. Court resumed session at 0 30 o'clock. James McPherson was arraigned on a charge of murder in the first degree. Mr AG Sutherland appeared as Irs attorney and entered for nim a plea (if not guilty, with the privilege ol withdrawing with-drawing it, it. desired. McPherson stated .that his propel name was Donald Mc-s Mc-s v v Pherson. " Witnesses for the defense w ere exam- ined in tbe case ol feople vs John W Coburu et al. selling liquor on Sunday. The case was argued and submitted 10 the jury. In in.tiucting the jury, his honor hon-or staled that if the proprietor of a saloon sal-oon permiited it to be kept open on SundaV. he was equally guiliy with his clerk, even thougn he was not present .at the time the liquor was sold. Stanley Reid, one of the boys charged with continuing the cime of housebreaking house-breaking at 1 illrnoie, Millard county, ntered a plea of guilty and was sentenced senten-ced to the reform school until ha should The case of the People vs Donald Mc-Phetson Mc-Phetson murder; was set for trial April The case of the People vs William Taylor, et al. was continued. The testimony of the witnesses for the defeuse went to show tfiat the prosecuting prose-cuting witness Mas theojiginatorof the fight. The case wac argued and submitted to the jury, who returned a .verdict of not guilty -after being out a short time, WEDNESDAY, April n. Court resumed session al 10 o'clock. The case of the United Stales vs John Baker, injuring mail bags, was called. Owing to the absence of two important witnesses, the deleuse were not prepai-.ed prepai-.ed to go to trial. The case was cintinu-ed cintinu-ed for the term. Mr Kingasked that some disposition .rwwi ohn Ci- Graham, i!WW"W,!"aiaa t.:;-'' ' tation. This case has been on the dock-' dock-' et four or flye yeais and Hie d, fendant had asked that some disptsition be made of his case soms six or seven tim ... , , . The Cotirt "This is the case in which it is supposed Graham is keeping out of the wav the plural wife to wlt.en Air. Evans madean affidavit?" Mr. King--"Yes, sir, upon information and bel ef.,' Mr Zane "Well if your honor pleas, we are willing to renew that affidavit." Mr King-". I your honor please, if the government is allowed to make an affidavit affi-davit for continuance on information and belief, we should be allowed to ttiake a negative affidavit." The Court "Very well." In the case of 1 he People vs Jorgen Hansen forgery, Mr Houtz argued a de-murrer de-murrer to the indictment. The demurrer demur-rer was sustained and the case dismiss-d. dismiss-d. THURSDAY, April 22. The case of the United States vs C. C. A. Christensen, unlawful cohabitation, was called and a jury empanneled. The indictment charges the defenant with unlawfully living with Eliza Christensen and Mary Christensen as his wives at Ephraim. San pete County, between October Oc-tober 1. 1886. and September 15, 1S89 The case was tried at the last term of court, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty. The case was appealed to the Supreme court and a new trial ordered. The evidence lor the prosecution Jwas heard and the prosecuting attorney asked ask-ed that the jury be instructeJ to return a verdict of not guilty as he did not consider con-sider the evidence sufficient to covict. The jury was instructed to return a verdict of not guilty. Court adi turned until Friday mornm at 10 o'clock. |