The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-30
STOLEN COAL, IMPURE ICE.
THE HOT AND COLD OF TT IN Pc.
LICE COURT YESTERDAY.
Hunter and Evans Tried For Using
Impure Ice, But Can Not Be Con-
victed-Raiding the Bagnios-Po-
lice Court Items.

H. L. Mickey was before Judge Grant
H. Smith yesterday charged with Steal
ing bucket of coal, to which he pleaded
not guilty.
''If L was guilty of stealing one bucket
I am equally guilty of stealing "a dozen
buckets said the defendant for | have
been carrying the coal for some time
past
AT this point Mr.. Nesbitt for whom the
coal was carried by Mickey, arose in the
auditorium and addressed the court 10 the
effect that he should be the person ar
rested, If anybody, and as the case was
not ready Tor trial, he be held instead OF
Mickey on the charge of petit larceny
Mr.. John O'Brien being the complaining
witness.
From the statement of Nesbitt he had
purchased at a sheriffs sale a lot of stuff
using right along, supposing it to be his.
but now claimed by OBrien. Mickey
was discharged and Nesbitt held on his
own recognIZance to appear for trial at
10 o'clock this morning.
Impure Ice VioIators.
Abe Hunter and John Evans, who insist
upon using the condemned ice taken from
Hunters pond, for the use and sale of
which several persons have been arrested
and some of them fined, were represented
by counsel in the police court yesterday
afternoon. 1t seems that the ordinance
is one of those worthless affairs on the
subject OF impure ice. Prosecutor flames
explained that ne could prove that the
their own families, but like any fool
who attempts his own life there is moth
ing to prevent their so doing, and if they
succeeded it would be a godsend, law or
no doubt jeopardiz,ng the lives of their
families, but the ordinance did not com
prehend such idiocy. hence he moved a
dismissal of the cases with "a reprimand
no
Price q few days ago. This WIS done by
Judge Smith, who told them that il they
or anyone else could be found guilty. of
any violation of The ordinance which
impure and condemned ice, he would fine
them to the f,lll limit of the law, and
then compound the amount for all past
offenses.
Police Debris.
That portion Of the city where Lou
Riley. Ella Wheeler and Liz DuvaH run
their bagnios. and complained about 10
the police, will not be further annoyed bv
them as Judge Smith has given them I'M
I'll Saturday morning to "move out" and
if not gone by that time they will forfeit
their present bonds and be subjected to
rearrest.
derson and Agnes Fleming each paid $3.50.
Quong Chen Yeng, gambling, was fined
Fred Smith .'biIsed" in violation of the
ordinance and paid g.
Lawrence Peet.a and S. Stetzer were two
of Yocom's victims who committed The
impossible and unpardonable sin OF
Stealing a ride just why Officer Yo
com arrests and sends such men from til
depot to the station 20 be turned ont
daily by Judge Smith, is a mystery
Sergeant Ford. Peeta and Stetzer sal
they We're allowed 70 ride from Ogden O
this city by the conductor, VINO. finding
them on the platform told them to &c
outside the car and ride TO Salt Lake
Nearing this city they again took III
platform and were arrested by Yocun,
when they reached the depot Judge
Smith confers a favor on humanity ever
time he dismisses men arrested TO
stealing a ride