The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-02
A CLAQUE ROW.
1t Throws Brigham City into a
Ferment of Excitement.
A Young Man Arrested for Applauding His
BEST Girl''-The Officers then Arrested
for False Imprisonment.

BRIGHAM CITY, Utah, March Especial
telegram to THE HERALD Last Friday
evening an entertainment given by young
ladies of Brigham was well attended and a
SUCCESS. Among the audience were a num-
ber of young bloods out for pleasure, de-
termined to see their best girls should re-
ceive the applause they merited. Spatdng
of hands and stamping of feet were in
order when the city marshal stepped up and
warned them to desist or he would arrest
them. Saturday evening the entertain
ment was repeated, and the boys filed in,
taking two front parquette rows. The
marshal heard a rumor that they intended
creating disturbance and placed number
OF special policemen in position around the
boys. A deputy read the rules of the house,
stating no Whistllng, yelling or stamping
OF the feet was permitted. The perform
ance was about half through when, after
an instrumental piece on the piano by
three young ladies', the boys wanted it re-
peated and applauded heartily. One of
them had small cane which, 1t is claimed
was used on the floor. One OF the officers
who was on the alert and watching for an
opportunity TO pull the boys, to the extent
OF neglectlng the small boys and the usual
ring, arrested j. f. Bowring, young man,
who was taken forclbly IRON the hall, iol-
lowed by twC-thirus of the house. The
boys had an attorney with them, who
steppel up to the marshal and asked that
the prisoner be taken before Justice and
bail given. The marsLal threatened to
throw him in too If he did not smut up"
anu the prisoner was thrown into Jail A
United States commissioner was found,
ar1d huil INV or Ia Inn A
day morning on the charge of disturbing
the peace.
Early Monday morning crowds were on
the corners discussing the situation and all
was excitement. The trial was set for 10
a. N. and the crowd was fling into the
court room when the marshal served war
rants on NJ. H. Snow, g. E. Snow and
Attorney b. H. Jones. The prosecuting
attorney appeared and asked for time to
o'clock. Bail was furnished by the boys
and they were released. In the meantime
Deputy Mcclellan, of Ogden, had been
telephoned for and came up, and Marshal
boden and Special Police j. Christeps SEN
Ole Jensen and Prosecuting Attorney Nels
Jensen were arrested for false imprison-
ment OF the boys and bail furnished. At3
p. u. court convened and Mr. Bowring
was arralgned on the charge of disturbing
the peace The court room was packed to
its utmost capacity. A number of wit
nesses were examined and all failed to
make a showing of any disturbance and the
defendant was discharged amid great ap-
plause from The crowd assembled.
Public sympathy is with the boys, who
are most respectable and law-abiding
citizens, and it is very evident that these
unwarranted arrests were instigated by
pure malice and spite. To-day at p. m.
interest was undated. The court room
was full. M. H. Snow, B. H. Jones and c..
E. Snow were before Commissioner
Shaffer. The prosecution tried to prove
disturbing the peace, interfering with
officers, etc. On the defense large num-
Der of witnesses were examined, mostly
officers The prosecution entirely failed
to make case and moved to dismiss one
of the defendants. Before the case was
submitted the defendants were all dis
charged. The trial of the officers is set
for next Monday.