The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-13
IN THE POLICE COURT.
The List OF Offenders Before Judge
Pyper Yesterday.

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Thomas Fisher plain drunk, was
fined IS. tifr-'t i"s
i ]. N. Porter. charged with being
drunk and using profane language. was
adjudged guilty and fined IS for each
of nse, $40 in all.
Homer Morris, plain drunk, plead
guilty and was fined in the usual
amount.
Charles Marthini, was arrested on
the charge OF petit larceny, and his
case viii be heard Monday.
Thomas Mccoy, INDUCED in some
fast and furious driving, for which he
was fined $3.50.
In the case of Lottie Perkins,
(colored) accused Of being q vagrant
and common prostitute, her at :
torney demanded a Jury, and after
considerable work the following gentle
men were selected TO try the case: L.
Taft. g. E. Brooks, J. E. Evans, @. +.
Smith, George Trplett. A Isom. G. r.
Snelgrove. G.. Culver, w. Bircumshaw,
K. n. Childs, A. f. Barnes and John
Brewer.
Mr.. Manning. who lives in the imme-
date ne grborhood Of the establishment
known as Black Jules, and which has
been tesorted 10 by Lottie Perkins. tes-
tilted that the place vas bad beyond all
description; that the nightly orgies were
something fearful TO see and hear. that
the establishment WaS a living disgrace
TO the neighborhood. 1t was, he said. q
nuisance 10 the entire neig Cborhood.
...1 -. aLAIfukaI frkAr.
the same wrangle between the attorneys
on points of law, and the witness cree
ated considerable merriment by q slap
or two at the attorney for the defense.
j. B. Furster had seen the defendant
every day; she had bad reputation;
she lived near his house, and the
perpetual singing. yelling and other an
tics kept up during the night was some
thing awful. He Ibid not think good
men would visit such places" but he
had seen many hundreds there in the
course of year: tn house was owned
by Mr.. Striugfellow, he believed; IL was
q shame and disgrace TO the city that
such places should be allowed to exist;
there wer three colored women there
A number OF officers were also intro
duced, who testified as to her Teputa-
ton which was considered bad.
The defense opened BY the calling Of
Mrs. NJ NJ Morton. housekeeper for
Kate Flint, who testified that I.ottie
was a chambermaid at the mansion:
she waited at the door, admitted gentle
men visitors, sometimes; there were
fifteen rooms in the house; they were
occupied by ladies: she did not know
the reputation of the ladies who occu-
pied the 70 ms, or their business; they
were in the house all the time.
LAZY Reed, a visitor" at Kate Flint's.
testified that Lottie'was an employs Of
ahe house; Lily was an inmate Of Kate
Flints house now.
Jimmy Lin, Il q hinaman. knew Lottie;
he was cook at Kate Fiint's; Lottie was
a chambermsid.
Lottie took the stand and denied
IA toto all the charges brought against
her: she was not on the streets had
never been drunk on the streets. she
wept copiously before the jury she had
never been consorting with soldiers.
she knew nothing at all-had never
done anything wrong for the past four
years
At the conclusion Of the arguments, the
case went to the jury, and after being out
about an hour they returned with .
verdict OF guilty, with a recommends
ton OF mercy. She will be sentenced
Mpndav