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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-30

The preliminary hearing of Thomas
7. Turner. the colored man charged
with committing repeated criminal as
saults upon the person of Mrs. Emma
Wallace on Christmas eve, occurred
before Justice Wenger yesterday,
with Assistant County Attorney Har-
rington representing the state and At
torneys Rhea and Earl appearing for
the defendant
Two charges were preferred against
Turner, one Of rape and one of
adultery. The former was taken up
first and consumed the entire morning
and resulted in the discharge of the
defendant, the evidence going very
strongly to show that although i'm
morality had been practiced the es-
sential qualities of rape were entirely
absent.
Mrs. Wallace, the complaining wit
ness, it appeared from the evidence,
was not a person of the most correct
morals and in giving her testimony
she failed TO show that she had been
forcibly compelled to submit to Turner.
She testified she went to Turner's
room about 8 o'clock in the evening
under his representations that he
would introduce her to a person who
would give her work. She remained
with him all night and when leaving
in the morning they were friendly to-
wards each other She admitted that
she kissed him as he was leaving and
that he gave her money for car fare
and promised to go to her house that
afternoon and bring up materials from
which to get up a Christmas dinner,
which they arranged to eat together.
A soldier named Young occupied a
room in the womans house and it
appeared that they frequently occu-
pied the same room and it is supposed
that Young had considerably in
iuenced the woman in making the
complaint against Turner
Other witnesses were examined and
all went to show that there was no
rape about the case and Turner was
exonerated on that charge.
The charge of adultery was then
called, but it was found that Mrs.
Wallace, the principal witness. and
the man Young, whose testimony was
also needed had departed, which cir
cumstance necessitated a continuance
till this morning and in the meantime
an effort will be made to have the
recalcitrant witnesses in attendance.
Turner was released on $500 bonds
and the numerous colored people who
were in attendance went away we'll
pleased with the turn the case had
taken.
Mrs. Wallace is a Sweed and APP
parently little simple minded.
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DELINQUENT LICENSES.
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OUT
STANDING ON THE BOOKS.
A Variety of Causes for the Exist
ing Condition of Affairs-The
Plan to Create the Office of Col
1ector of Licenses.

That some radical system is necessary
to enforce the collection of licenses viii
be apparent to anyone who chooses TO in
spect the list of delinquents at the city
treasurer's office The condition of
affairs has previously been referred to
through these columns. To repeat, there
is now about $4,000 in delinquencies on
the books of the city and most OF the
delinCuerts are we'll known firms doing
apparently thriving businesses and many
of them for whom no reasonable ex-
cuse for being behind on their licenses
should be offered.
An inspection of the books at the city
treasurer's office reveals the fact that
many firms have continued in business
without keeping up their licenses some
being as much behind as two years and
this in spite of the fact that the law
makes it a miSdeameanOr punishable by
without a license
OF course there are valid excuses IN
many instances. Times are hard and
cash is scarce, but it is likely that in
many of the cases this excuse VIII
hardly apply.
The result of it all has been that the
city has lost thousands of dollars and
probably but small percentage of the
amount now on the books will ever be
collected In number of instances
where firms have been permitted TO con-
their licenses they have failed and the
city can never recover cent
Several peculiar methods resorted to in
order to evade the law have also becp
discovered. For example, a well known
hotel has just put in an application for
a license at $50 per year when it has
formerly paid $50 per year. If the
license committee is not exceedingly
watchful the city is liable to be imposed
upon and the plan has succeeded ap-
parently well in years gone by. The
books show another business house to
have paid no license from Jan, 81. 1894.
until few days ago when it paid
license from Jan. 1.1S96, to Dec 81, 1896
In the case of billiard and pool rooms a
license is only being paid for one where
there are three or four tables in opera
ton. And so on down the list
IN view of this state of affairs the
effort to create the Office of collector of
licenses and water rates will be watched
with interest. 1t is contended that at
present the collector. who is under the
supervision of the treasurer and RESPONSE
BILE to him, receives but a small salary
and does the best he can probably under
all the circumstances. Not that Jack
May and his men are not active enough.
but because the license business might
be managed more satisfactorily separate
and apart from the treaSurerS office.
1t is doubtful if the proposed ordinance
creating the new Office will go through.
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>~~So>~~e>,
OVER THE TEACUPS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


One of the most graceful of society
women gives this account of the way in
which she acquired her admirable and
greatly admired carriage: All through
my gfrlhood my mother lectured me on
my manifold awkwardness. My walk.
my carriage, my sitting down and stand
ing up We're a series of angular move
ments, simply intolerable to her artistic
nature. But it never seemed to me that
could help it. | was made that way"
and how could l change myself?
Well, one day | CHANGED to read of an
actress who always studied her parts be-
fore a full-length mirror, in order to be
sure that her gestures were graceful. 1t
caught my attention in some way. and [
thought of it many times in the next
few days AT last l came to a deliberate
resolution that 1 would adopt her plan
and see what would come of it. There
the drawing room where there was a
large pier glass. L took my books there
to read and chose an old fashioned arm
chair TO sit in. At first 1 merely looked
at my reflection after l was seated, and
actually blushed at it's ungainly angles
Then l observed the figure. approaching
blushed again. until l was as disSatis-
fled with myself as my poor mamma. and
became absorbed in my endeavor to i'm
prove. / studied pictures and copied
their attitudes as closely as / could
When l went to the theater ] gave earn
est attention to the movements of the
l
to initiate them. | am afraid that all
this sounds as if | had developed into
a most self-conscious prig and poseuse
but l can acquit myself of any such feel
ing. | was studying grace of motion as
one might study drawing, and with no
more egotism but, indeed, most humble
Self-appreciation.
| practiced standing until l learned to
correct the faults so clearly visible. in
that inspiring glass until my limp spinal
column acquired self,reilance and firm
ness, and the protruded chin drew back
into line / practiced walking on the line
suggested by a mere chance sentence in
novel: ''She walked with rather long,
rhythmic steps as if to music. and stud
led the different rythms until | found one
that seemed to me most graceful. Girls,
what do you think was the special meas
ure l adopted? 1t was from Tennyson's
Sleeping Palace:
And O. er the hills and far away
Beyond the twilights purple rim,
And deep into the dying day,
Through all the world she followed
him..
Try it. Sallie. and see if you do not find
yourself unconsciously falling into a
rhythmic swing as you walk. You could
not move jerkily or awkwardly to such
a smoothly flowing measure.
The old fashioned quilt. of which the
old fashioned housewife could not have
too many. has long since resigned its
claims to comfort in favor of the downY
affair, mere feather weight by compar-
ison, anu 6ecked out in the rareSt toned
silks, satins and satines How it lends a
color note to the surroundings The del
icate rose. turquoise or golden hued lin
ing is just what is needed to give the
final touch of beauty TO the. company
bed. When you have chosen your cover
ing. which should be a dainty, Powered
design of silkoline, If one must count the
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District Court Orders.

John E. Billings, assignee, vs.. Arthur
Parsons ct al; findings and decree set
tied.
Mary LATTE VS.. H. AIcCord; default
set aside and answer filed as of July
,, 1886.
c. J. o. Irwin VS.. David Crafts ct al;
original complaint not coming up with
transcript now filed nunc pro tune as
April %. 1896.
c. j. o. Irwin VS.. David Crafts ct al;
motion to quash summons denied.
strawberry Valley Cattle company
VS.. Amos Mosher: motion for judgment
on pieadings denied and leave granted
defendant to file amended answer.
Appleton Knitting company VS. Nc
Cornick ct al; all proceedings stayed
pending filing cost bond.
w. II. Mcclure VS.. James T. Little
ct al: motion for new trial denied.
Rawlins & Critchlow VS.. Martin Nc
Grath ct al; order made permitting
judgment and decree to be recorded
as to conveyance of the property.
James J. Duckworth VS.. Wasatch
Asphaltum company; defendant al
lowed until January Is to file statement
on motion for new trial.
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GOSSIP Of THE Town.
)HlS0OMMc~oMN

AS soon as he retires from the sher-
ifs office HarveT Hardy will go into
the real estate and mining business,
where he expects to make more than
while acting in an official capacity.
BY the way, the sheriff says he has
lot of collins under attachment which
will come in handy for dead Repub-
licans after Monday next. They are of
all sorts and sizes, but whether he has
one which will fit the retiring county
attorney is question which is bother
ing his mind.
1t may not be out of the way to state
that for three nights last past the cleo
trio light on the corner of Third West
and Second South has been about two
hours behind the balance in shedding
it's alleged 2,000-candle power rays. This
light is on the crossing of the Union
Pacific. where. it is badly needed. but
all protests seem to be vain. The Her
aid has called attention to this matter
two or three times, but the inspector
does not seem to remedy matters at
ALL so the people living in the vicinity
are about to petition the city council
for relief.
All the officers in the city and county
building who have the duty to do are
working very hard getting out annual
reports. The treasurer will have his
ready in a day or so, and will show
that the license receipts have increased
three of four thousand dollars over last
year. when Harry Duke was at the
helm.
1t is reported in certain quarters that
q new society called the 'Hamorines"
has been organized in the interest of
one of the candidates for senator. The
name sounds very familiar to the deni-
zens of this city.
Three gentlemen, evidently of ex-
traction known as Hebrew, were ex-
amining a moose head in the office of
the Knutsford Yesterday afternoon.
That they were from down east where
silver dollar is conceded to be worth
So cents only and is SHE'D at and a
paper certificate calling for silver
dollar is believed to be worth 100 cents
and is grabbed at, was evident. That's
a wonderful deer head, remarked No.
1, land would make a splendid addition
to a fellows bachelor quarters,
wouldn't it %
Il agree that it would make splen-
did addition to ones quarters" said
No 2, but as to it's being a deer head,
you are slightly mistaken; that is the
head and horns Of a Rocky Mountain
sheep / know because I have killed
several of them on my trips to Colo
Rock Mountain sheen nothing
calculated No. 3. that's the head of
a British Columbia elk. 1 shot three
in 10 minutes one time while up in the
Kootenai country. 1 was
He got no further. Nos. / and be-
gan speaking at once. and after ne
got his breath he joined in. The con-
We tool on dooidod nd
resembled something like %? $50
- - - - liar '.?' "?"
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pennies, all that is needed is some fluffy
sheets of wadding, a lining a cheese
cloth, and a little bright colored worsted
TO bring this modern comfort TO per-
lection. Do not use cotton batting by
the roll. as the sheet cotton is much
more downlike. and in filing the com
fort" arrange it so there shall be no
and quarter yards long and two yards
wide (joining the breadths) for the lin
ing, over which place three sheets of cot
ton, lacking them in place. Then place
the outer covering and knot through with
the worsted.
Care of clothing is a subject but little
suit many with moderate incomes look
decidedly shabby when there is no reason
for it, simply, for instance because after
paying round of calls or after weari-
some days shopping they return home
exhausted, neglect to brush off their
clothes, and do not give a chance to
see whether there is a stitch needed any
where. SO, naturally, the dust gets
ground into the garment and very likely
the next time the sEwn is donned il is
in haste and pin takes the place of the
missing hook or eye. or the silken rufffe
perhaps a slight tear which a pin has TO
hold together. OF course, the pin Injuries
tear badly and such is the beginning of
the end. Mothers should teach their
daughters from the time they are chill
dren to hang up their gowns and wraps
as soon as they have taken them off after
carefully busting and mending them as
neatly as possible; and every one should
remember that all dinner, ball and hand
some gowns must be kept from the air.
and the slightest exposure to dampness
or dust.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-30
The u. S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior to all Others.
DESERTED AT THE ALTAR
WEDDING ARRANGED FOR, BUT
THE GROOM FAILS TO APPEAR.
Christmas Eve Was the Time Set
The Bride, Miss openshaw, Keen
ly Disappointed, But is Now Con-
graduating Herself on Her Es-
cape.

Instances in which young men desert
their intended brides almost at the
altar are becoming more plentiful il
this city, quite number of such cases
having come TO the knowledge of the
public within the last II months. The
most recent occurred on Christmas eve
and judging from the reports current
it was a particularly cruel and heart
less case.
Miss Clara Openshaw, daughter of
John Openshaw, a highly respected
resident of the Twenty ward,
some six weeks ago met young man
who was a comparative stranger in
the city. They quickly fell in love
with each other and became engaged,
and the marriage was arranged to take
place on Christmas eve. The young
couple took house. and furniture was
bought. the preacher was engaged and
the guests hidden to the marriage
feast; but on Wednesday afternoon,
the day before the knot was to have
been tied, the young man suddenly
and without any apparent cause dis
appeared and has not been heard of
since. Prior to his departure he Dor
rowed $23 from Mr.. OpeEshaw, the
girls father, with the remark that he
was going to arrange little details in
connection with his marriage.
He failed to keep an engagement
with his fiancee. on Wednesday even
ing, which only created passing I'M
easiness; but Thursday came and
wore away without his putting in an
appearance or sending any explanation.
Evening came and some of the guests
came, while others were notified of the
absence of the faithless lover, whose
whereabouts all efforts failed to dis
cover.
Miss OpenshaW, who is a handsome
girl of Il, felt keenly the humiliating
position in which she was placed and
was greatly distressed; but after the
acuteness of the disappointment sub
sided she became recCnciled to the
situation, and is now rather pleased
than otherwise that she escaped link
ing herself to one capable of commit
ting so dastardly an act.
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A Parting Fling.

Washington Star: Go way from
there shouted woman at the kitchen
window
Meandering Mike was half way over
the fence, but had paused to parley
with the dog that snapped his jaws
and growled and jumped at him from
the other side.
Did you say Go way from there?'
he inquired.
Yes; and I meant just that"
Madame, the invitation is wholly su-
perfluous. I was goin' anyway. L kin
size W a situation ez quick ez any
body, an l amt gointer t'row meself
on de Inequalities of no family dat
don't feed der dog no berrn't you do"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-30
Minor Cases Heard.

Other cases of minor Importance
were disposed of by Justice Wenger
as follows:
Erastus Stringham and Albert Ong-
ley, disturbing the peace; discharged.
Charles Claypool, petit larceny and
vagrancy discharged.
Richard Baker, defacing and de-
stroying property; sentence suspended.
James Geoghan, Sam Doe, James
Burns, Fred Collins, keeping gambling
houses; forfeited $50 each.
Gabrielle Belmont, prostitution;
forfeited $40.
Lii Evans, keeping a house of ILL
fame: forfeited $50.
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sHERIFF's CHARGES.
Mr.. Dooly Thinks he Has Been
OVercharged.

John z. Dolly is suing Salt Lake
county and Sheriff Hardy to recover
SIPS, alleging that he recovered judg-
ment and decree of foreclosure against
the West Side Hotel company on Oc-
tober II. 1896, for $50, 524.75 and inter-
est, and that the sheriff sold the
premises to the plaintiff for 81, 210.65,
no part of which except the sheriff s
costs of sale was paid by plaintiff. but
the amount of the bid was simply
credited to defendant, the West Side
Hotel company. 1t is then alleged that
the sheriff charged a commission OF
SIPS for the sale, although no money
changed hands, and that according
to law he is entitled to charge commits
sion only for receiving and paying over
money on execution. and that the
sheriff paid over the S12S to the county.
for which sum Mr.. Dolly prays judg-
nent.
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are: President. Joseph Eastman, In
dlanapolis; first vice-president d. S.
Fairchild, Clinton, Ia; second vice
president, D. b. Davis, Omaha: secre-
tary and treasurer, Hermann E.
Pearse, Kansas City; executive board,
Lewis Schooler. Des Moines, Ia: NJ
81 Ward, Topeka, Kan; c. L. Hall,
Kansas CITY. Mo-; T. j. Beatty, Kan
sas City, Mo-; ]. S. Ord. Omaha, Neb
1t was voted to hold the annual meet
ing next year at Denver, Col, on De-
cember % and 90. w. w. Grant of
Denver was made chairman of COM
mittee on arrangements
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DAMAGE SUIT.
George Smell Fell into an Unprotected
Ditch

George o. Smell has entered suit
against L. Stevenson to recover $500
damages for personal injuries.
The plaintiff alleges that the de-
PENDANT is the owner of certain prop
erty on First South street and along
the edge of the premises there is
pathway and a water ditch. The latter
is not fenced in and the plaintiff al
leges it ought to be and that because of
the lack of fencing the plaintiff. on the
night of June Is last, fell into the ditch
and severely injured himself, and he
claims damages in the sum named.
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Origin of a Phrase.

New York Press: How dare YOU
cried the venerable parsonage, thus
rob a priest of the Druids?
The highwayman of ancient Britain
lowered his stone AK. IF that is the
case" he returned politely, I win at
least give you a little rune for your
money!"
Handing the graybeard a flint on
which was inscribed in flowing verse
a patent medicine advertisement, he
blitheIy continued on his way.
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YOUNG BURGLARS.
James o'Connor and Charles Kemp
ton Pleads Guilty.

James O'Connor and Charles Kemp
ton, two youths, were arraigned before
Judge ROlapp on charge of burglary
and both entered pleas of guilty
O'Connor is at present an inmate of
the reform school and in his case SEN
tence was suspended during good be-
havior, and Kempton was committed
to the reform school until he shall have
attained his majority.
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nenver GETS Another One.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 29.-The Western
Surgical and genealogical associa-
ton, which comprises all the states
west of Ohio, and which is in session in
the senate chamber mere today. elected
its officers fer the coming year. They
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-30
Suit on a Promissory Note.

The Pacific bank of San Francisco
has entered suit in the Third district
court against Isaac Trumbo to recover
s., 946 on a promisscry note.
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AIpha and Omega.

New York Journal: Cora-The great
trouble with female suffragists is that
they go to extremes.
Merritt quite agree with you, my
dear. They used to be satisfied with
short hair; now they want short skirts
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Useless.

Judge: Jerry Coe-There's Hopper,
that's been behind a counter all his
life, and 1 don't suppose he's worth a
dollar today.
Webb-Oh, dear MOI He isn't even
worth his salary.
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A genuine ghost story has yet to be
attested; but not so a genuine blood
purifier. Over and over again it has
been proved that Ayers Sarsaparilla
stands alone among medicines as the
most reliable tonic-alterative in phar-
macy. It stood alone at the Worlds
Fair
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app ?' what? So - ''-?''
Finally one of the boys who hustle
round sharp when Harris shouts
Front" came over attracted by the
row. Here, boy said one, what
kind of head is that?"
'That?" responded the youth with
the buttons, lis the head of a moose
killed by Mr.. Harris, our chief clerk,
while off on his vacation"
Three men were observed a minute
later 70 be marching in a column OF
flies IN the direction of the counter
where a bit drink is the lowest price
for anything sold and the low gurgle
of the whisky punch was heard three
times round a few short moments
afterward.
g o 8
of the push" was a caller at The
Herald last evening. Call again,
George.
Morris Sommers-beg pardon, Judge
Sommers-entered the postoffice last
evening. accompanied by his famous
dorg 'Toughey." There were six peo-
pie in the place at the time; three men
and three women. Every one of them
spoke to the dog, but all ignored Nor
ris-er the judge. AS he came out he
was accosted by a friend: who are
those people. judge, they all seem to
know your dog?"
''Oh. 1 don't know" was the answer,
they are friends of Toughey's. That's
all l know about 'em. Everybody
knows Toughey."
When Morris-beg pardon again
Judge Sommers was in Denver. he
registered at the Brown-Palace hotel.
He had scarcely inscribed his name ere
a gentleman accosted him with: Are
you Judge Sommers of Salt Lake, the
owner of the famous 'Toughey? To
which Sommers replied in the affirma-
tive. He declares ''Toughey" is known
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
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MEETSANOTHER MISHAP
Original Indictment in The Morris
Bribery Case Lost.
A COPY IS SUBSTITUTED
EXAMINATIONS OF PERSONS
COMMENCED YESTERDAY.

George o. Smell Fell Into an Open
Ditch and Wants $4,000 Dam
ages Therefor-Banker Dolly OBJ
jects to Sheriff's Commission on
Foreclosures = Young Burglars
Plead Guilty-District Court Or
ders.
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Arrested Yesterday.

James Brown and Samie Sing were
arrested by the police on charges of
keeping gambling houses and were
liberated by putting up $50 and $50
for their appearance to-
1aO
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-30

AduIterated baking powder is dam
rerous and makes your pastry Bit
ter Use Hewlett Bros pare cream
tartar Three Crown Baking Powder,
1T will always be light and sweet.