The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-18
POLICE COURT.
A Busy Day of all Sorts Before
Judge Speirs.


The case of the People, etc, VS., Lee
Dong, All Fling and All Soue, arrested
upon charge of burglarizing the Sec
ond hand store of Hans Madsen, on
Commercial street, and stealing half
bushel of watches, razors and other ar
ticles, came up for trial before Justice
Speirs yesterday at 10 am. At that
hour a rustic vas heard in the hall, and
I'D. Lomax, Esq, followed by Chi
nese consul and several Celestials, APP
peared and announced himself as the
attorney for defense After the swear
ing of an interpreter, defendants each
entered Plea of mot guilty" and the
trial proceeded A pretty strong case
was developed against Dong and Fling,
but there being nothing to inplicate
All Soue, he was discharged upon mo
ton of the prosecuting attorney. MIR.
Lomax moved for the discharge Of the
other two defendants, claiming that the
value of the property taken was not
sufficiently shown; but this motion was
not allowed, as it appeared that bur
glary had been committed. De
PENDANTS offered no testimony and
the case was submitted. Judge
Speirs considered that there was sum
cient cause to believe in the guilt of the
defendants Lee Dong and All Fling and
held them to await the action OF the
Grand Jury in bonds of $1,000 each.
Lomax moved to have bonds reduced
and stated that in case in the District
Court, wherein Eve Cinnamon were
charged with burglary at Park City, of
oh a,
Varian had consented to reduce bonds
to 800 and he had released all five
Cinnamon. Justice Speirs remarked
that a clear case had been made out
and he saw no reason for reducing bail,
which was very light compared to the
bail imposed in cases of polygamy,
which he had not yet learned to be
a greater offense than burglary. The
Cinnamon were remanded to the
County Jail.
Alonzo Heath was brought before
His Honor on a barge of battery upon
the person of ''Aunty" Laddick an old
lady 60 years of age, by deliberately
throwing a SNOWFALL at, and striking
her in the face on Sunday the 18th inst.
Aunt Ruth stated that she was
coming from meeting, when she
encountered defendant-a boy OF Is
years-and some other boys throwing
snow. She told them not to throw at
her, when young Heath threw snow
ball at her, striking her in the face and
knocking her down. She fell, scream
ing murder. Heath claimed that he
only threw some snow, which did not
strike her in the face, but somewhere in
the shoulder She then pasted some
mud on her face to make big show and
the complaint. Judge Spiers
found the young man guilty of battery
and gave him some fatherly advice in
regard to respect to be shown old people,
up with fine of $3.50, which
was paid.
John Mendelsohn was tried on the
charge of stealing a pipe and case from
Evans d Spencer's store and found
guilty by Justice Speirs. He was SEN
fenced in all the cases as follows:
Stealing spoons and forks from Lowe
& Clasbey, SIS: embezzling one ring
from Swaner, $780,; larceny from
from Evans & Spencer, sixty days i'm
making in all a fine of 1915
and sixty days imprisonment. John
will eat his next New Years dinner in
the City Hotel. ~af
Seven young boys were arrested for
disturbing the peace and quiet of E.
Woocford, in the Twelfth Ward, and
their cases will be heard at 10 am. to-
day.
Archie Lawson pleaded guilty to
being drunk, and it appearing that he
was somewhat disorderly, he was
$40. Mrs Lawson left IS for
which was forfeited.
Chris. Forseman, for drunk and pro-
fame, was fined $40.