The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-23

The four men arrested Monday night
stores Friday night. had their hearing
before Justice Wenger yesterday after
noon Two of them. James O'Connei
and John Dolan, pleaded guilty and
were held 10 the district court and the
other two. J. d. Casey and Ed Juwl
were discharged at the conclusion OF
the hearing.
The hearing came up at the close OF
the afternoon session of the police
court. When it was called the man
Juwl demanded a separate hearing, and
when it was denied created little
scene by shouting, Il tell you demand
a separate hearing" Judge Wenger
thought there was no occasion for con-
Stunning unnecessary time and told him
he could not have it and the cases of
the two who pleaded not guilty were
heard jointly.
Assistant County Attorney Harring-
ton conducted the prosecution He
called Oliver Walsh, who conducts the
gun store of NJ. A. Walsh at Main
street for his mother. Mr.. Walsh testi-
fed to having seen the four defendants
in the store Friday forenoon together.
He also told of discovering the rob-
berry the following morning and of re-
porting ii to the police. On cross ex-
animation. by the defendant Juwl. he
was not positive he (JuwD had been
seen in the store but felt sure as to one
of them having a scar on the right side
of the neck where Juwl was con-
siderably disfigured. Witness had also
told the officers of the four persons he
had seen in the store and had informed
the officers he suspected them. Mrs. NJ.
A V,I- &, ta-ff
mony.
Detective Sheets testified to the ar
rest being made at the Hub lodging
house at First West and Second South.
Three of the men had been found in a
room together and later the fourth,
O'Conner, came in. Detective Sheets
provoked an outburst of Indignation
from Juwl by volunteering the infor-
nation that no had known him as a
crook for three years and by further
stating that the scar on JuwpS neck
was the result of a cutting ARRAY which
occurred in a fight between him and
a pal over the division of stolen money
in this city some three years ago The
man who had done the cutting had
served year for it in the penitentiary-
Juwl objected wildly to the introduce
ton of such evidence by the witness
and the two exchanged several pointed
Sheets stating that the mans name was
Adwell instead of Juwl, and that he
could prove his statement.
Officers Shannon and Roberts cor
roborated the testimony of Detective
Sheets and the defense opened.
The two defendants signified desire
TO place O'Conner and Dolan on the
stand. They both swore positively that
neither Casey nor Juwl had any con-
nection with the burglaries and ex-
planned their being together in the
room when arrested by saying they had
met in a restaurant where they all ate
and, an acquaintance springing up,
they had asked Casey and Juwl to
their room to play cards. Prosecutor
Harrington put the two boys through
a very severe examination, but failed
to mix them uD or shake their testi-
mony, they taking all the blame upon
themselves.
Casey and Juwl told their stories and
another fiery cross-examination failing
TO trip either Judge Wenger dismissed
them and bound O'Conner and Dolan
over as stated.
Both of the self confessed burglars
gave their ages as is and neither has
of the appearance of the
criminal about him. O'Conner, how
ever, has a bad reputation, and as
stated yesterday was out on parole
from the Reform school at the time
The police feel positive Casey and
Juwl are implicated and that the boys
made themselves the scapegoats to
shield them. They arrested the pair
upon their release and
charged them with vagrancy.