The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-08
HEARD ON THE SIDE,

eff the county court does not do some
thing for me in the matter of furnishing
provisions for the JAIL I will have to close
as reported" said Sheriff Hardy yester-
day. AT this time ths women I have in
confinement have TO go naked when they
desire TO wash their clothes because L
have not anything to offer them in the
way of a change. The men are in equally
as bad fix. Besides all this am out of
soap And you know man cannot wash
without soap. My butcher, too, Is giving
me fits because do not pay him for the
three months bill which l owe him. L
learn that warrants are only 81 cents
now, too. which makes matters worse.
I have to pay cash for what | get and
when this discount is considered it will
be seen that it is indeed hard times in
the jail.
Il had an experience at the bastile yes
terday evening which was quite funny
continued the sheriff. Il was just coming
out of the gate when a man approached
me and said: = am hungry and would
to sleep Come on said to him., and
I VIII attend 70 your case at once he
followed me into the kitchen and L
told the cook to give MIN the best there
was in the house While she was pre-
pairing the meal 1 asked him where he
came from and he replied that he was
from Echo and was looking for work.
Then I retired to fix him a shake down.,
and while 1 was absent aunty gave it
away. Say, white man. she SAD goes
yo' know whar youse stoppin No.
said the stranger. Well, sab, youse in
de county jail DO you think that man
remained all night? Not by long shot.
guessed he would go down to the depot
and see If he could not get a train out,
as ne had word that he could catch on
to a good job at Provo, and all the per-
suasion that could command to induce
him to remain was useless.
Visitors to the conference will do well
70 remember that the town is infested
with great many confidence men and
that all sorts of games will be attempted.
All parties Will do themselves a favor
ay not betting that they can open lock
which some careless individual has evi,
derstly dropped from his pocket; and
wagers on the height of the middle tower
of the temple, when a stranger is to
hold the stakes, should not be INDUCED
in. When mingling in a crowd the PLACE
to carry ones money is in ones inside
pocket, and the farther inside it IS the
better.
Tramps are now on the wing. Several
tI the brake beam tourists have been
harvested by the police during. the past
eaTne to shelter and the station offers the
best place in which TO sleep. One Of the
applicants for lodging at headquarters
a night of two since said that in coming
from Leadville here he had encountered
not less than a hundred who were work
fng their weary way westward Inc
major portion of them are remnants Of
the Coxey armies who are trying to get
back to the coast
II, view of the many events Of the kind
which are taking place each day it is sug-
rested that an Organization to be known
as 1.-THE Train Robbers Protective AS
sociation'' be at once formed. A large
membership is guaranteed from the
start
The Associated Press telegram in re-
iation to the Casper tragedy, after stat
ing that FIVE bullets had penetrated
Niles body gayeiY IN tRe ght Of tf 9he
evidence that the weapon used was
Winchester rifle this last assertion
seems superfous What does the a T.
expect a man to live through?
If the weather of Thursday can be
classed as sample of Fine Italian
climate" we need not vex ourselves with
from this life of those who See Venice
snd Die
Ex-Justice OF the Peace Blazer Is said
~ have left the city to take the general
apeTev for the United States of new
1soflx His friends say that he is a natural
horn book agent His departure leaves
ion Isiazer is on his bond as admins
t 49, of the Hogglund estate, and
S1'Meara is on his in the McGurrln assault
Ease. The councilman from the t1itn
ea-rs that he is more than willing to call
# even if arrangements can be made
which will satisfy the parties in the
latter transaction
The reign of the man who charges an
enormous price for gas is short. But
little while and .the fellow who comes
around and examines the meter. after
which he calmly marks yo1r bill up
sf'irfv dollars. will find his occupation
Eors new inveation has arrived, and