Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-11
POLICE COURT BUSINESS.
Watermelon Sicaiers Arraigned-knr-
bliz Pays $1,000 for Battery.

The trial Of Addison Parry, william
Sanborn and Pat Perry, who are
charged with stealing watermelons,
came before the police court this morn
ing. ID. II. wenger defended San
born, and Commissioner Gfeenman
the other boys. The testimony showed
that the boys had stolen melons from
Mr.. A. n. Denny's pls ce IN the lower
part OF town, and that Addison had
used abueive language toward Mrs.
Denny. The charge Of petit larceny
was dismissed, nftor the court had
given the boys a good lecture, but
young Parry was fined So for the uto
OF bad language.
Herman Kurbiiz, Philip Isaacs and
+. II. kstltr were tried iOT obtaining
money by exlJftion from Charles
Hathaway. IL seems that OIL Labor
Day Hathaway sold tickets TO saltair
for Kurblz. No receipts were
given NJ kurDitz had i'm plicit faith IN
Hathaway honesty. IL happened
thst 80 tickuts were missed and kuf-
bitz believed then that Hathaway was
not 10 honest, but had disposed Of
Them aud appropriated tue where
withnl. THIS belief grew In strength,
and last Saturday he attempted to get
tue money by frightening the ticket
seller into paying him. In testimony
he admitted that he had hit Hathaway
several timos.
The evidence did not implIcate the
other men Ia the affair, anu tue charge
against all OF obtaining the money was
dismissed, but Kufbiiz was fne1 $40
Tor battery. IL 10 likely that Hathaway
will 'ndesvof u regain possession Of
the SO lie handed over 10 then.
Charles Cummings and JOhn Plum
were ifiei iOr conducting business
without IL liceute; Pun was also
charged with using abusive language.
Cumming WIS discharged, AMI PUN
was finru s. on each charge. The Two
defendants keep csue auu ring game,
aud have hHd hard luoS, 20 they cay,
aud have no, madelenough 10 pay Tor
the licenar.
Jake Ruissll, n musician, was arrest.
ed last night iOr drunkenness, but nj
bis trial this morning ho stated that "
was his FRAT on nse for number Of
Year,. he alec said that he was more
sick than drunk. He was lischafsod.
John Johpton forfeited 50 Tor being
drunk.
Mre. Blundoll was arrested for tying
her horte to n IRE hydTaut last even
ing, but GU account OF her many
troubles che was dismls, ed. She was
before the gIano Jury giving her testi.
inony In the Miner affair when the
officer ioun her horse tied M.
Etiie Dowd forieito4 $500 for boing
mn inmate OF n house Of ill-isme, and
Grace Miller forfeited sl7 Tor being the
keeper Of such a house.
Sam woasiey,a boy 10 years old, from
Chicago. plead not guilty TO begging.
Attorney Gunther testified that the
boy had asked him for assistance yes
tuTdAy. This the boy emphatical-
ly denied. He SAIL that he was
going to Sacramento, where
his uncle lives. The Judge
said that every tramp that ever came
before him said that ho had relatives
In that city and II was the old story.
wessley will spend the next ten days
In the city jail.
Attorney Gunther appeared a.
counsel for the Palmer boys, aged
sixteen and eleven years, VINO are
charged with stealing a horse from
Toocls county. Tne trial viii be- held
on Sept. 20, and the boys were allowed
10 20 on their own recognizanee.
Counsel stated that his defense
would DO that the boys had been
sent by n man OF this city who owns n
band Of horses on n ranch In that
county 10 gst certain horse. Ho had
given tho horse 10 the boys. They
traded the horse at 5poncer's ranch Ter
another and drove their new horse In.
to town, where thoy kept II In an open
pasture.
The CAGE against L.. Il. Raymer,
charged with falling " keep record
OF his purchases OF secondhand goods,
was dismissed.
Fred Phfi forfeited s25 for allowing
females 10 remain IN his saloon alter 8
O'Clock pm.
A number OF Chinamen attended
the afternoon session OF court Gu hear
the trial OF All Tom for assaultlng
Thomas Claypool. Mr.. Claypool, his
Florence Sutton were the Witnesses for
the prosecution. rhey told The story
much as II was told In the NEWS ON
Saturday last. They said that Tom
had come TO collect some money
they owed him anu upon his being
told 10 walt until Monday he
tried to annihllate the whole family
with an iron bar ami Tock. Jim acted
as interpreter while Tom was testify
lug. Tom said that Mr.. ClaypoOl
owed him si.s5. He went but Mir.
Claypooi knocked him down with
mop stick, ana called for a Ratchet TO
XIII him with. He therefore went 10
the wagon and got the bar to defend
himself, thinking that II he did not get
his money this time he never would