Show mw CRETZER STOLE CALF j dennis jury was but agree six for defendant five hundred dollars bond the jury in the cretzer but a few yesterday ternes vs county om yesterday the case of the state ot utah vs elza bietzer was heard in the district court elza bretzer was represented by counsel and the detate by the county attorney cretzer ie a mute and his testimony was translated by mr metcalf superintendent of the deal and dumb school he is bright and quick and told a plausible etory in defense the evidence showed plainly that he had taken a heifer from mr traceys pasture in marriott Marri olt and had sold it mr dore he gave a receipt to mr dore signing bis name charles cauffman upon being claimed by the owner mr tracy the heifer was turned over to him and cretzer attempted to explain the matter by saying another man told him to get the heifer and bell it that the man stayed at the chapman house that the man told him what to do and after he sold the heifer they decided the money when cross examined as to why he changed hie name he said the heifer was deceased and be did not want to be known as selling deceased cattle the jury was out about ten minutes and brought in a verdict of cuilty cretzer will be sentenced centen ced at ten ibis morning sheriff belnap sent inquiries out to different place concerning eza crelier Cr elzer auas clias coffman who was convicted of eterling a calf yesterday and in reply received a letter from sheriff mosea of pueblo colorado giving a description of a man who he has been looking lor and it corresponded exactly with cretzer and stated that he pretended to be a deaf mute itis reason for wanting this man was on a charge of grand larceny sheriff belnap forwarded a picture of cretzer to the pueblo sheriff and received the following telegram in response PUEBLO colo sept G E BELNAP sheriff ogden hold chas coffman write particulars today A H MOSES sheriff Shei iff As in the brown case the state of utah has the present possession of the offender on the of this month the case of ternes vs weber county was argued in the district court the plaintiff was represented by howard carpenter and the defendant by county attorney peery the matter in dispute was the payment of the fees of B ternes as court commissioner the services were rendered in 1855 and amount 0 o andey abe court decided that tho claim Is state charge that in a case in second utah reports it held by the supreme court to be a state charge the court here held with the doimer decision ae it should but hoped that an appeal would be taken as the matter should be finally decided again by the supreme court this will settle the matter of other similar claigg against the county by former court commissioners ners the poland bill elates that the fees in the preliminary pie examination examinations is to be paid by the state and abe utah legislature made a county charge so the contention in this case is which a superior the poland bill or the act of the legislature in conflict the district court here holda that the poland bill controls and makes the claim state a motion of defendant for leave to withdrawn the answer in the cabe of marion V wade et al va utah hot springs ry co was overruled in the case of mary mcgroth VB aboe V horn an order was made eel ting aside the default and judgment heretofore entered against defendant the jury in the case of irene lewie vs heber wright returned a verdict of no cause of action the following jurors were drawn and are returnable forthwith fred A lund jas warco R 5 hans D petterson jae farr saml VV witter david B russell R A veils daniel B ramson and jas abens dora waight ve andrew P came on was beard and plaintiff granted decree of divo ce as prayed for the cabo of the stale ve elza cretzer was next called and the following joiy F D richardson R A welle R S fred A lund wm dark jas alien taylor albert brown and calvin A harnish it was concluded al the adjournment ot court |