The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-20
FAT, FAIR AND FIFTY.
Della Martin and Her Most In
genuous Story.
HOW SHE OBTAINED THAT CHECK.
Evidence that Della Has Been Engaged in the
Business of Uttering Worthless Checks
Other Judicial Jottings.
HOW SHE OBTAINED THAT CHECK.

Justice Laney had another busy day yester-
Gay.
Della Martin, who was arrested in Ogden on
Saturday last on the charge OF uttering forged
ehecks, was arraigned and pleaded not guilty.
She stated that her true name was Della Camp
bell Eddy, and asked that the examination be
proceeded with.
w. S. Henderson the proprietor of
grocery store In the st. Elmo building, testified
that on the afternoon of March 10, the defendant
came to his store and purchased bill OF grocer
les amounting to sS25, and offered in payment a
check on the Union National bank for s33
Drawn by Abram Smith and made pay
able TO John C. Caldwell g. Co
He questioned the women in regard to the
check and she stated that her husband had been
purchasing place on Third East street and
had received the check in the transaction. As
fhe appeared 10 be lady, Mr.. Henderson
cashed the check and gave the woman the
ehange. She ordered the goods to be sent to
Mrs. Lysons, on Third East street and departed.
The delivery man took the goods out, but was
unable to find the place, and the next day the
check came back from the bank and Mr.. Hen
herson was informed rthat Mr.. Smith had no
account there.
The clerk who waited on the defendant cor
roborated the statement OF Mr.. Henderson.
In the face of such direct and conclusive teS
hmony, 1t was wondered what the woman could
say in her own behalf but she took the stand
ana told some OF the most ingenious ana al Jne
same time improbable stories ever heard in the
court. She said she came here with her huS
band from Minneapolis five weeks ago. On
March 10 her husband met an old friend named
Tyson in the street, and the latter asked him to
cash the check Her husband undertook to do
30, but was short just s3.25, and Tyson told him
10 make IL square by sending him groceries TO
that amount The defendant received the check
from her husband, with a request to order the
groceries, which she did. That night they left
for Ogden and on Saturday she was arrested.
She had no idea what had become of her hus
band and had not thought about writing TO him.
She admitted having cashed another check at
mother store in this city under similar circum
stances.
The court said that her explanation of the
lfair was no explanation at all, and announced
that she would be held in the sum Of $1,000 to
AWAIT the action Of the grand iury, whereat the
woman wept copiously and tearfully protested
hat 'she was innocent, on her honor
The defendant is a woman about fifty years OF
ige, OF stout build and intelligence appearance,
md II is believed that she has been carrying this
Iame on in other places.
REYNOLDS DISCHARGED.
In the case of W. S. Reynolds, charged with
tomphcity in the homicide of Soren Madsen, the
defendant was discharged.
DRUMS VS.. CHURCH BELLS.
The case OF the Salvation army lads, Charles
Berg and Ed. O'Brien, charged with disturbing
.he peace by beating drums on the streets on
Sunday were then called. The defendants ad-
nltted having done the act complained of, but
Nr. O'Brien made neat argument to the court,
n which lie called attention to the fact that
thurch bells, which could be heard all over the
.ity were allowed TO be rung in order to call the
Eorshipers together. The Salvation army had
40 bell, but they beat their drums for the same
purpose, and he did not think it disturbed the
peace as much as the bell ringing. This logic
rather staggered the court, and he allowed the
defendants TO go upon their own recognizance,
tnd took the case under Amusement.
HIS FIRST oFFENsE
Charles Hall got on his first drunk on Tues
lay, and il cost him S.
FOR FIFTEEN DAYS.
John Mehan was not only drunk, but used
obscene language. He was assessed SIS.
A VAC. GOES UP.
Henry Vass was convicted of vagrancy and
petit larceny and was sent up for sixty days.
Is LoTTE's MIND o. K!
The case of Lottie Viola Phillips the servant
Eirl who is charged with stealing $40 from her
Employer, was continued until the mental con
ntion of the defendant can be inquired into.
TWO FIGHTERS.
Frank Young was found guilty of fighting and
was fined $40.
Bob. Train, a bootblack, charged with the
same ofense pleaded guilty and sentence was
suspended.