Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-16
In POLICE CIRCLES.
Justice Wenser Handles ArbOr Day
and Other Offenders.
RAY PHILLIPS STOLE NEWSPAPERS
KIlbourne the Sh plif,er Dealt with
jailed for Stealing Shoes--Car.
ter and HID, brand.

SbAbbily dressed and trembling "a
he spoke was the condition in which
twOlve-year-old Ray Phillips faced
Justice Wenger in the police court
this morning. He had been arrested
for stealing rewspapers and pleaded
guilty to the charge, experimenting
his plea with the remark that 1t was
his first ofiense, and that ne had re-
sorted IN that unlawful tactic in order
to get sufficient money with which to
buy himself q pair Of shoes. Ray lives
over the river and for q week past has
been robbing subscribers Of their news.
pspere. thus giving rise to much com.
planning and nurmuring among the
losers. He promised to do better,
however. and as the complaining wit
ness only wanted the boy to be
taught a lesson, Justice Wenger gave
him some fatherIy advice and suspenG-
ed sentence.
FL. Kllbourne arrested yesterday Tor
shopliiting WAS given fifty days in
Jail. This came on previous suspen.
sion OF sentence for vagrsuoy, the
prosecution calling the COURTS atten.
lion to 1t. Kilbourne's last offense was
the larceny OF q necktie from the fur.
nishing house OF Brown, Terry &
Woodruff on East Temple stresi.
When arrested he had in his possession
q number OF skeleton keys, showing
him to be iully prepared for burglary
should occasion present itself. The
oiiicsrs size him mp as . bad man.
James Whitney and William MuI.
Ian, who were arrested Wednesday
Tor stealing shory were also dealt with.
Whitney pleaded guilty and went to
trial, with the result Of his being found
guilty, although sentences was sus.
penued. Mullen pleaded guilty. He
took the shoes and confessed to II, but
by testimony given no attempted to
clear his pal entirely, causing Justics
WenRer TO remark that he had de-
liberately committed perjury. He was
Consigned TO jail for sixty days.
James Carter, Frank Hlidsbra nd
and Harry Needing hause, tho trio
arfested yesterday charged with steal.
ing pantaloons from ID. L.. Davis's
store, mad a hearing before his hsnor.
rne two former were found guilty, a
fine OF $40 and $50 respectively being
imposed In each case, while the latter
was found not guilty aud discharged.
The boys who did the detective act
testified in tho Gaze, outlining their
pereErinations while trailing the men
throughout the city.
Arthur Collins, the man from the
Black Hills, was fined $40 for stealing
ora ngeS. Collins when arrested had
bushy ringlels hanging down his back,
out whom he appeared In court this
morning, he had hal q hair cut, or
rather his golden locks mad succum bed
to some kind OF an instrument-possi.
ply an a1-as his head presented the
appearance Of . furrowe1 field, while
his face looked q stranger to soap and
water, so dirty was 1t.
Charles Ball, 4. Schneider, Charles
Nelson, VIM. MOyle anu Il. Sellers. a
Jolly crowd with fictitious names, for.
ieited 81 piece for last driving while
Joe Quigley, who was enjoying the
minstrel show while drunk had sen.
teDos suspended that he might leave
town inBtanter.
John Miller young lad with de.
termised expression, was sent to Jail
% days on q former suspension oil
sentence for begging.