The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-28
Some MisStatements of a
Tribune Scribbler.
THAT THEATRE EXPULSION.
a Correct Version OF the Affair, De-
tailed to Show the FaIsity OF
that OF the Tribune"

Theatre, and officer Charles Wilcken,
which, of course, was the antipodes OF
the truth and written by an ass OF an
excuse for local reporter, with the in
tent to misrepresent. We say it was
written by him because he was present
during part of the disturbance and, il
he knows anything knows that thestate-
ments he makes are incorrect, to say
the least, and we infer that he wrote the
"piece" i'll question in retaliation for
the snub the officer gave him for inter
fering in what was "none of his bust
ness" Since the Tribune Publishing
Co., or it's managing editor, has allowed
the puerile effusion to appear, it will
now allow us to give the correct version
of the affair in order that it may COM
pare notes and see how nearly reliable
the untutored scribe gets things as
general thing, and hereafter circum-
scribe his duties on its journal work to
running up to the telegraph Office after
copy, or going to the pOstoffice for mail,
or something like that, which he can do
more satisfactorily than reporting work
of any kind.
The item in consideration was I'M
called for, because of its reference to the
gentlemen whose names appear in 1t,
and because of It's shielding those who
were the true aggresSOrs. The young
gentleman who acts as usher has al
ways been recognized as an exemplary
attache of the Theatre, and the officer
of the law has never been otherwise
than an efficient member or the police
force since his appointment, and when a
scrub Faber-waster attempts to attach
discOurtesy to the first, and derelictiOn
of duty to the second the action of said
s. F.-w. calls for condemnation.
The facts in the matter are these:
The delegation from Idaho, Mr.. Glarey,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
of that Territory, and Judge Crawford,
of Oneida, occupied a seat in the par
quette, on Christmas night. They had
evidently been pertaking of the contents
of the flowing bowl, and were conse-
quently in 4 devil-may-care condition.
During the first act of the Bohemian
Grip they kept up continual CONVEX
satiOn in a loud tone, but the busy
usher was then too much occupied to give
to the disturberS. While the
second act was in progress, Mr.. ClawSOn
spoke to the Idahoans, requesting them
to be quiet, when the judge said
dignifed manner: Whats the matter
with you? Got worms?" The injunction
of the usher was repeated, but no atten-
ton was paid to the admonition. Ladies
and gentlemen were grievously annoyed
at the conduct of the noisy couple, and
there was only one of two things to be
done, either to grin and bear it, or re-
quest third party, in the person of an
officer, to interfere TO protect the suf-
fererS from the unruly behavior. The
latter was decided upon. Officer
Wilcken, who was then on duty, was
notified, and he approached the north
ern visitors and twice asked them to
desist. Not paying any attention to his
remarks, he requested them to consider
themselves under arrest and to follow
him out. EXeunt trio, followed by
fourth party in the person of the fabri-
Gator of the Tribune, and a fifth who
was recognized Us Sheriff Homer also
from the north.
On the outside, Mr.. Wilcken took the
offenders quietly to one side and said:
Now, gentlemen, if you will promise to
be quiet you may go in. People don't
come to the theatre to listen to you. but
to hear Miss Abbott" But the elder of
the two remarked that his dignity had
been hurt by being brought out and
that he would not return, adding, as
the officer was about to leave, Now,
I'll make YOU sweat for this" This re-
mark naturally riled the policeman, and
he retorted, Il II make you sweat first"
and took the two across the street,
towards the City Hall. Before this,
however, the scribbler of the Tribune
accosted the officer with the assertion
that the men had done nothing and he
should allow them to depart in peace, to
which Mr.. Wilcken made answer. "You
be off and mind your own business, or
words to that effect. And he abruptly
left.
On reaching the City Hall grass plat,
Sheriff Homer came up with the retir-
ing trio and united with the unruly
pair in begging the officer to release
them. as they were members of the
Legislature, men of high standing In
idaho society, didn't want to be dis
graced by being locked up, and so OF,
al Iib., promising that he would see
them to their hotel. He didn't want
them exposed in the matter. Upon this
promise Officer Wilcken allowed them
to go.
On rIlUdyi uuSS OTdWIOrQ QTOVe up
to the City Hall in carriage, and, ask
ing for the officer. that gentleman went
to him. A pardon begging followed.
during which the legal gentleman stated
that he was under the influence of
liquor the night before, when the inter
view terminated.
The present article would not have
been written but for the mali
cious fling which appeared in yester-
days downtown contem. The inference
to be deducted by readers of the youths
penciling is that the parties referred to
were elected for no cause whatever.
This in itself is folly.
AS regards the additional slur con-
tanned in the following, it goes without
saying it is not true, at least as regards
Apostle Brigham Young. "Oficer
Wilcken was back in few minutes, and
he and Apostle Brigham Young. who
were both dead-heads, Immediately
the seats from which the
Oneida County anti-Mormons had been
ousted, and held them down braYely
the rest of the evening"
Apostle Brigham Young is not, nor
never has he been, a "dead-head," and
did not appropriate" the seats from
which the Oneida County anti Mormons
had been Ousted," IS he was ushered to
the seat by Mr.. Clawson, who knew the
disturberS would not return.
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