The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-05
PRATT TELLS HIS STORY.
FINE IMPOSED ON WILLIAM WAL
GUST FOR MIsDEMEANoR.
SIR. Rerkcnsha,S, Who Kept the
Dancing Pavilion, Sentenced
Minor Cases Disposed of by Judge
sRiith-PoIfce Court News.

jury investigation unQer $9UU DOHuS
When Prosecutor James called the
name Of Mathews he was not in court,
but subsequently, during the statement
of his counsel he entered, accompan-
led by ore OF his relatives.
1--WE make no defense here" said Mr..
Moyle. I'VE waive examination and
the defendant will not need to be pres
ent."
Yes he WILL replied the court. 1T
is necessary in a prima facie case like
TINS that the defendant should be
Eere," and as the court concluded,
Asephi Mathews entered the bar anu
81 TODD up for arraignment.
S"We make no defense in this court,
repeated Mr. Moyle. Our plea is not
guilty.
well, the witnesses for the prose
cution may be sworn said the court.
"All the witnesses are not here, sug-
gesteG Prosecutor James. Mr.. Joseph
Slater is absent"
Let the complaining witness be
sworn, then" and officer Q. P. Pratt
took the oath and the witness chair.
In this particular instance we,
Shannon and !. secreted ourselves in
the bottling works at the request OF
Manager Slater. to catch the thief or
thieves who had been robbing the
Saturday or Sunday night.
ut was about a quarter of 10 o'clock
last Saturday night when someone
came and tried the door and then went
away again. Later we heard some
one climbing up over the roof ana
walk along the cone until he reached
the scuttle or skylight, which the fell
low took off and climbed down through
the hole, replacing the skyliSht after
he had got inside. After hesitating
for some time he slid down the steam
pipe TO the floor. Then he passed back
AS if to go after cold beer in the ice
chest, but he went on around and
passed out the front door leaving it
Unmatched. We waited until 2:30 or
2:45 o'clock, when he came back. 1t
was The same man for we saw his fea-
lures plainly in the moonlight that re-
ffected quite plainly through the win
dows. / am positive that it was the
same man.
Mr. Moyie-Are you sure it was the
same man?
Witness-I am.
MI. Moyle-You could not be mistak--
en- about that, could you?
,-4Mitness-No sir; l am sure OF IL.
ia then went on back to where the
cases of beer stood and picked one
up and started to carry it out when L
Jumped to my feet and told him to.
j. Rhrow up his hands, and ne came to-
Swards us begging for Gods sake to let
him go. and then he set down the case
OF beer and threw up his hands and
came up to US.
Judge Smith-What was he about TO
do with the beer?
Witness-He was proceeding to
RE2rry it away when / stopped him; he
Rstarted away with it. He yelled Dick
o Dick ard said he would give
thousand dollars if allowed to go, and
admitted that he had been there once
before stealing beer. He declared
that no one else was with him in the
job.
Judge Smith then asked Attorney
Moyle if he would admit that the beer
in question was the property of the
Busch company, and he re-
piled that he would so admit.
DO you wish to cross-eXamine the
witness, Mr.. Mo: % asked the court
No sir
The Court-Well. then there need be
10 more witnesses examined. MIR.
E'rdtt's testimony is enough; the de-
Eenddnt will be held for the grand jury
in the sum OF $500.
Prosecutor James-This bond is not
a continuing bond.
The Court-Weu, it will answer I'M
til another one is filed. If the United
it VIII he furnished if ne notifies us to
that effect.
In the absence of Dan Harrington
the case was conducted by Assistant
Prosecutor james. The witnesses TO
go before the grand jury are Joseph
Slater, Sergeant Wire and Officers
Shannon and Pratt
Hunting WOodticks.
Officer Burbidge testified that Tues
day afternoon his attention was called
by hack driver to a person in a
window in the south end of a Main
Street block, who was making an eX-
,posure contrary TO decency and law.
tThe officer was standing in front of
The Walker house at the time and
4 watched the fellow for fully min
pute. then he crossed over and subse-
tquently arrested William Waluuist. who
admitted he was The guilty party. in
a S far as the conduct was concerned
and said he was hunting Woodticks.' = l
a species of biting fieas that can make
it mighty interesting and busy for a
man TO entertain" Walquist said ne !
was an inmate of the reform school.
out on parole, and that he had gone
up Dry canyon on Monday to hunt
wild chickens; that it was while on
this hunt among the scrub oak that
he SGT the woodtickS, and was busy
eNictlng his newly acquired tenants
when seen by the officer; he had pulled
down the blinds of the front windows |
and did not think anyone could see him /
from the street
Judge Smith listened to his tale and |
then fined him $50 or twenty DAYS. His
father is blacksmith, whom he. wan I
ted to have notifidi, and also Superin
teTdent adines, so that he could he !
returned 20 the reform school
Beri1cnsIiaw Sentenced
Attorney Straup appeared for Jacob !
BeTllenShaw in The last act of the |
dancing pavilion drama. to speak a |
few lines in behalf OF alleged mitigat
ing circumstances due the credit of his |
patri2rchial client
j do not wish to review the evil
dence which must still be fresh in vou, /
honor5 memory, but Ford was tried
and found not guilty, and BerkenshaW
d5G' not run the pavilion through any
hasNce; not to Intentionally violate the |
LAW. He meant 10 lbe fair and moi !
annoy anybody and we feel that You !
should take all these circumstances
into consideration, and should mitigate |
IN his fa.Cr." said Straup
The court-Ie was found guilty. a
year ago. However, do not want to !
be unjustIy seyese; Mr.. Van Horn asks /
that the fine be not excessive What |
is your intention as regards the future |
of that dancing pavilion. Mr.. Berken-