The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-18
az LAWS REALMS.
4 'iase of Cruelty to Animals
Peers Out.
Az UTAH HUMANE SOCIETY.
1risk and Lively Day ssfors
Judge per-Ihe Fratl Females
and heir Admirers.

he FIRST case brought under the Law
naes. d by tne late l.gisls ture. Imposing
~ alties tor cruelty 10 animals, came
up usture Commissioners Norrell, yes
: rdsy, the defendants being Mrs. AIN
1, carer and two small daughters. and
ne complaint on which the arrest was
luade being siguAd by. q neigbbor
asmed Sheppard. All the parties to
he controversy are residents OF the
East Bench nesI Mount OlIvet Gene
ely. The witnesses for the prosecution
tsiGed directly that the defendants
had abused and maltreated one of the
complalnants cows, to such an extent
as to make the ANIMAL almost use
all Of these statements and claimed
tina. Nil they had to do with the case
Was 10 kepDing tn. cows from their
property. when was not fenced. II was
Weary. tedious affair, a. the BEST, and
proved to be merely one of those rows
among neighDurs which occur at ir-
regular intervals and which nevsr
should b. brought into court. There
vas no evidence TO rove the guilt of
The defendants aud they. were dis
charged. In smi sing the case, how
ever. Co m .>sioner NJrrell took &C
casion to administer 10 both sides OF
rhe controversy q little good advice,
which, If followed in the future, may
save eacn and al some trouble.
TIE UTAH HUMANE SOCIETY
is the name adopted by a society for the
prevention OF cruelty to animals. which
mas been organized under Chapter
xxIviii, of the laws passed by the late
l. glsla uTe. The articles of associa
,loa were fled with Clerk MCMILLAN
yesterday. The corporation Is organ
IL in the CITY and county of Salt
Lake. and it is proposed that the prln-
clpal off, snail be IN this city, although
brarch and auxiliary offices may tie
established an! where IN the Terri DRY
and the pursuits of the corporation
may b carried on throughout SAID Ter
ritory Fifty years IS the period NAM d
as the life OF the association, unless
sooner dissolved according to law. The
cruelty to animals and fowls oy all law
full means, and by the enforcement o:
allihs laws of the Territory on such
subject now ex sting or hereaft
enacted, and especially to prevent and
punish all The forms and kinds
of cruelty to amin ais and fowls specified
ia Chap. % of tue laws of 1888. The
persons thus associating themselves to-
getber are T. K. Jones, Tnez @ Wal ace,
y. e Allen, George NJ. Scott, Bolivar
Roberts, Tina r. Jones, Francis NJ.
darkness, Caleb Z Barfatt, and Geo.
Y Wallace. TIE rms and conditions
OF membership are: For active mem bers
(who include all except honorary men,
berry, to sign the list of meIub r. hip
ana pledge hlnsef or herself to sympa-
thy with the purposes of the society
and an intention to further its objects,
and to pay such initiation fee as NAV
be presented by the board of irectors,
and agree thereafter to comply with
such bylaws relating to the retention
aud forfeiture of membership as may
from time to time be enacted. Hoo
orary members may be chosen from
time to time by the directors, and the
persons so chosen, upon acceptance of
membership, shall become and continue
mt mt ers without further terms or con
ditIons.
POLICE COURT.
In the police court yesterday, Robert
Bruce was fined $15 for indul sing in
fast driving.
John Morley and James Walker, two
tramps. were sent up for fifteen days
each for trespassing. These are the
same fellows who recently visited toe
premises of W. 81. Chamberlain. 354 w.
Second South Street, and stole from
there tent in which a couple of men
We're sleeping, pair of socks and two
pair of sho 9. They were arretted BY
officer Daniels, after brief search, and
both we're wearing the stolen articles.
They will be tried for larceny to day.
Dick Reed, the young fellow who're
ceutly stole watch from Judge Zane
at Garfield Beach. was found guilty of
larceny. He will be sentenced at 2 o.
m. 10 day ftf..
In the case of Dan Murphy, charged
with drunkenness and trespass, sen
ience was suspended to afford him an
opportunity to leave town.
Lizzie Weir. charged with keeping
house of ill-fame in the Wasatch build
ing. pleaded gu lty and was assess d
S10Q She was warned by the court !
that if arrested again for the Same Of
Tense the full penalty would be in
flicted.
Edward Redmond, Joseph Ashton
and George Robbins. charged with re-
sorting to hous, of ill-fsme, pleaded |
not guilty, and their o-ses were con-
tinued until to-day at 2 pm.
James Stevens. q tramp, who IL ser
wing out term ct the City Jail for
trespass. was gwen thirty days sddi-
sional for assaulting his fellow prison
ers.
Joseph Beckett and his wife, charged
With keeping house of ill-fame in the
Wasstch building, pleaded not guilty
md furnished security for their sp.
oearance for trial at 2 pm. to-day.
The examination of J. w. Boxemau,
charged with burglarizing the tailor
hop OF Hall & Larsen on the night of
uly 10th. was commenced at 3 so o m.
Nix. Hall was the frst witness. He tes-
lied that on going to his shop on the
morning OF tn" 18th, he found q window
n the rear OF bis shop open, and several
n isles of clothing and two pairs OF |
shears missing. Was on the lookout for |
The thief and met the defendant be- |
'ween Fifth and Sixth " est Streets on |