Territory of Wash.
vs.
S.P. White }
Brents Precinct. W.T.
Jan. 5th 1885
In the matter of Territory versus S.P. White
said S.P. White was arrested on a warrant issued
by the coroner upon a verdict of said Coroners Jury
which commenced on 25th day of Dec. 1884.
S.P. White for plaintiff defendant and at the request of the
undersigned J.H. Friedlander assisted in trying said case
counsel for defendant ask for a continuance on the
grounds that he was not a lawyer and had no time
to get one. The justice decided that it was not a
sufficient excuse as there elapsed 15 days and
that said 15 days was time sufficient.
defendant then waived an examination on the same grounds not granted then filed an afidavit
for a change of venue no cause being shown
the trial concluded and justice claimed that
he had no jurisdiction only as a committing
magistrate.
The following witness were duly sworn and examined viz: H. Portch, E. A. Portch, S. T. Beardon, John Jump, Frank Beardon, O. J. Rodgers, R. C. Welch G.M. Sherman, N. R. Williams and Wm Rhodes. The evidence being all in the testimony of the court is that said S. P. White is guilty of the offence of causing the death of A. L. Beardon and it therefore commits him to jail to await the action of the Grand jury.
J. W. Carpenter[?]
Justice of the Peace
Filed April 1885
Kate W. Feuerbach
Clerk
By R. Strobach
