The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-23
POLICE COURT PICKINGS.
Last Week at the Popular
Resort.


Justice Dealt Out to Numerous
Offenders.
Sneaks, Thieves, Vags, ETC.,
Sent to the Bastile.
The following is portion of the
business disposed Of in the Police
court last week:
HONEST vAGs.
Two men were sent up for thirty
days each, for vsgrancy. at their
own request, they being destitute Of
food and clothing and without
visible means of support. They
will be taken care of during that
period and will get out in time to
vote.
THE WRONG NAN.
Several months ago a man named
Taylor escaped from the Peniten-
tisry and q reward of $500 was
offered for his capture dead or
alive. Last week officers Thomas
and Holloway were informed of the
presence of man in the city
answering the description of the
escaped prisoner. They watched
the man and finally on Thursday
arrested him suppOsing him to
be the person wanted. He was
locked up and the next morning it
was discovered that he was not the
man, and he was released. A suit
for damages for false Imprisonment
is talked of.
UNPROvOKED KICKING.
Arthur Porcher, young man who
sometimes flies soft the handle"
was last week standing on the side.
walk when TWO persons passed him.
Porcher said "Pass on" The per-
sons addressed stopped to learn
what he said, and the billigerent
Arthur Immediately kicked each of
the inoffensiye passers-by. He was
arrested and found guilty, and the
court, taking into consideration
his mental condition, assessed a
light fine of SIS and costs against
him. His friends took him out OF
jail and will see hereafter that he is
properly taken care of.
A SNEAK.
G.. l.. Garrett was last week fined
$40 for disturbing the peace and
quiet Of lady named Mrs. SteHar
Garrett had been previously board
ing In the house occupied by the
complainant, and last week entered
her room, took some of the clothing
off her bed and got underneath it.
Mrs. Stewart came in to retire fol-
the night, and when partially un-
dressed observed that something
was wrong in the room. She became
frightened, and rushing cut, got a
gentleman, who pulled the dirty
sneak from underneath the bed. He
was arrested and locked up. He
claimed that he didn't know whose
room he was IN, and was simply
taking nights lodgings. Justice
Speirs furnished him with lodgings
free of charge for the term Of
twenty days.
BLANKET STEALING,
George Smith, one night last week,
stayed at a lodging house kept by
Christine Dahlstedt and Charlotte
Easton, and next morning they
found that George had disappeared
and with him three pairs of
blankets worth about S14. He was
traced by the police and soon caps
tured. He pleaded guilty to the
charge and the justice sent him up
for ninety days at hard labor. The
prisoner claiming that he disposed
of the blankets to person working
at the Morgan Smelling Works, a
search warrant was issued and an
officer detailed to search the pre-
misses. He was successful in find
ing the property, and it was turned
over to the rightful owners.
ARRESTS IN 1883.
The police record of arrests fol-
1888 shows the number Of arrests
made and offenses committed, to be
J as follows: Arson, L; assault, Is;
!, battery, 1853; assault with intent tG
rob, 2; assault with intent to kill, 3
, assault with a deadly weapon, 6
, assault with intent to commit raps
3; allowing chickens to run at large
2; burglary, 6; Sabbath breaking
%; breaking prison rules, 1; rape, l
riot, 8; contempt of court, 5; cruelty
to animals, a; unlawful assembly
Is; common drunk, 500; drunk
and disorderly, 152 disturbance, SS7
drunk and profanity, 200; Destroy
property, %; discharging frearm
!, in the streets, 3; disturbing public
assembly, 3; drunk and yagrancy, 3
exposing person, 9; embtzz!ement,4
forgery, /; fighting, So; firing crack.
ers in street, 10; fast driving, s; keep
. ing gambling house, &c; gambling
As; highway robbery, 2: keepin;
house of i'll fame, IS; residing il
E house OF iii fame, 20; insults, s.; dis
: orderly honse, I; opium house,
:. killing registered dog, /; grand lar
!. ceny, IS; petty larceny, 81; lew
II conduct, 127; murder. 5; nuisance'
G: obscene and prOfane language, %