The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-08
POLICE COURT.
II. C. Burton Convicted of Embezzlement-
Other Business

II. c. Burton Convicted of EmbeZzIement-
Other Business.
In the police court yesterday H. G. Bur
ton was tried on the charge of embezzling
a SEQ watch belonging to one Mary Vivian.
1t seems that the parties became &C
quainted on Saturday last and at once COM
menced living together in lodging house.
Mrs. Vivian says that shortly afterwards
she let Burton wear her watch and on
Wednesday she found that he had pawned
the ticker without her knowledge or con-
sent. Burton admitted having pawned the
watch, but claimed that the woman knew
all about it. He was adjudged guilty, and
Judge Gee fined him S12.
ADKINS EXAMINATION.
The examination of MIR. Adkins, the real
estate agent, on the charge OF selling lots in
Deskey's addition to which he had no title,
thereby obtaining money under false pre-
lenses was continued.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
On Wednesday evening, a crook named
William Rogers visited Wonderland and
was in the act of picking the pocket of Mrs.
w. j. Gilbert, who resides at 45O South
First West, when Manager Day detected
him and turned him over to Officer Sanders.
Rogers viii have hearing to-day on the
charge of attempting to commit grand
larceny.
AN OLD FEUD.
There is an old feud between S. Raqueta,
cigar manu- acturer and II. II. Newman,
cigar vender. 1t originated months ago
when Newman was in Roquetas employ,
and the latter charged the former with va
rious misdemeanors. Then Newman had
Roqueta arrested for swindling Uncle Sam
uel out Of revenue, but the cigar maker
was acquitted, and he revenged himself by
getting out circular in which he attacked
Newman's character. hings Zig-Zagged
along in this way until Wednesday, when
the men met and Newman intimated
that Roquetas mother was quad
ruped of the canine species. This
was more than the naughty Cas-
tilian's hot blood could stand, and
he proceeded to smite Newman under the
left eye. The result of this little encoun-
ter was that the Spaniard yesterday
pleaded guilty to the charge of assault and
battery and was fined SO.
HE BEAT HIS LANDLORD.
James Deer was run in yesterday on the
charge of obtaining board at the Valley
house under false pretenses. He will be
tried to- day.
JOHN DOE AND HIS DOG.
John Doe, charged with keeping vicious
dog, was acquitted.
A SALOON ROW.
A party of mixed bloods representing
the City livery stables on State street anC
some alfalfa statesmen got into conflict
at the Rapid Transit saloon last night, re-
sulting in the hayseed being badly nosed
The livery gang made good their retreat
up State street and arrests were avoided
while the beautiful snow covered theil
tracks.
POVERTY AND THEFT.
James Jones and Thomas Harper were
arrested last night by Franks patrolmen
for stealing two cases of bottles from the
Rlassworks. The prisoners are married
men, and their families are said to be il
very destitute circumstances. They ex
pected to sell the bottles and with the
money thus obtained buy bread for theil
little ones. The circumstances of the CASE
appealed so strongly TO the sympathies OF
the officers that after arresting the meu
they went off to buy some coal and food fol
their families.