The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-13
POLICE COURT.
sam Grice MISUNDERSTANDING the
Meat Ordinance.

Meat ordinance.
Sam Grice fooled the members of the
police department yesterday, where ha
was on trial for burglary
1t was thought that the detectives had
a cinch in the festive sam, but such
proved to not be the case. He proved
that ne was not even worthy Of being
held on probable cause.
Sam was charged with entering a but
cher shop and taking therefroU a lot of
meat, which he deposited with a ~neignbor;
in order. so he said, TO protect 1t from
spelling. The neighbor had q cellar where
the meat would keep cool. something sam
To defend him Sam engaged Charlie
Morse, the attorney. while Assistant
County Attorney Harrington pleaded the
cause OF the people.
The prosecution proved thai the meat
looked like the pieces taken from the
shop 1t demonstrated that II was placed
with the neighbor as stated But Wnen
Sam and his witnesses got a chance they
swore that he had taken the meat in
part of q debt and supported this
assertion by evidence of such a positive
character that the court dismissed the
defendant.
William Rrophy. who was charged with
the same offense was also dismissed Ha
had no trial, the county attorney suggest
ing this course. He will be taken TO Cen
terville and tried for entering Strepers
store and getting a set of harness all
ready to take away when young Streper
shot him in the arm
The interested DIlllcS were QOWu HUN
the place Yesterday looking up some evil
dence in the matter and 1t is quite likely
that some of the members of the police
department will be called upon TO so there
and testify as to the character Of the
man. If they GO the Centervile court
will have some racy testimony as regards
this individual Grice viii not pc taken
there; he was not seen by any or the
witnesses and as a result a case cannot
be made against him, although it is be
lieved that he was with BrOphy and
I GroTUh+ him hack 10 the G1fK.
R. w. Haslam was arrested yesterday
at the lnstigation of the health depart
ment. charged with a violation OF the
ordinance which requires that all stock
slaughtered and offered for sale IN the
city shall be inspected He has been XII
ling calves and offering them Tor Sala
here repeatedly. He pleaded guilty and
was fined SIS and costs, amounting IN all
to $3.50.
terday charged with keeping a dog with
out paving a license. After hearing all
the evidence in the matter the court dis
Louis lin was charged with having
| assaulted a Chinaman- Cline Is a small
boy who assists in supporting a widowed
mother. He threw a rock at a CeleSuai-
He was sent up for ten days II IS Sald
that the mavor viii be appealed to for a
remission of the sentence He did no
more damage than is done many times
each day. TIE Cinnamon are getting so
they cause complaints to issue II a boy
looks crossw:se at them and 1t is t1me
that the white mar had some chances,
saw those who are interested.
lanes c. Forbes. who was arrested n
dav or two ago charged with having fe-
Ioniously and with malice a~fcrethOught
beaten and otherwise wound one Ed.
Conhsim. was tried and found guilty. He
was sent I'D for ter days
Sing Lee, who. it IS alleged. has as
sarI4ed another member Of the Chinese
quarter appeared and his case was set
for the 18th. with bail in the sum of S2NO.
g. w. Robinson and G.. W Glandel.
- 49, 90 nEaruod with \ K9Ola-
+ion IF the Ordipance hv soliciting trade
in front of the KuUtsford hotel. They
will be heard today.
Those two old n~uisances Nike BOYLE and
one armed Meakin, were given twenty
five and fifteen days respectively for the
same old offense.