The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-10
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Yesterday was a very quiet day in
police court. Only one case was brought
up for trial John Griffin was arraign-
ed on charge of drunkenness, and
was fined a bushel of apples. 1t hap
pened in this way: Griffin was brought
into the court room, and Judge Wenger
had not yet come in. Jim Adams was
there, and took a seat on the judges
bench and called the court to order.
John Griffin" called Jim, stand
up
Griffin arose to his feet, and jim con-
tinued: You are charged with being
drunk. What have you to say for your
self?''
We'll your honor" began Griffin.
you see it was this way. I"
Never mind about that" cried Jim,
are you guilty or not guilty?"
Guilty, your honor
Then the court fines you a bushel of
apples, or stand committed until the
fine is paid. That is all. AS there are
no more cases on the docket, court is
adjourned until o'c'ock this after
noon" So saying, J % put on his hat
and STROBE out of the court room with
ali the majesty of self-elected police
justice.
Griffin was dumbfounded at the SEN
tence he had received, as in all the
years of his experience in such matters
he had never heard of such a sentence
before. Just then Judge Wenger came
in to the court room, and before he
took his seat the joke played on Griffin
was explained to him. His honor laugh
ed, ard when he took his place he
sprung another surprise on Griffin and
the others in the room
TA11 sgr
hear that you have already been fined
bushel of apples for being drunk. Is
that true?"
yes, your honor
Then, as you have already been SEN
fenced, discharge you from the pres
ent charge"
Griffin was then allowed to so, upon
promising Jailer Kimball that he would
bring around a bushel Of apples A
little later he appeared at the station
and went up to the desk sergeant, say
ing that he wanted to pay his fine
With that he handed over a sack con-
tanning a peck of apples, and went out.
g o @
But Griffin is not destined to get off
so lightly, after all. Not long after he
had been set free he was met by a Mrs.
Brown, who accosted him and told him
she wanted the overcoat that he had
RESPONDED
with: You so to h" And she went
to the police station. The policemen do
not understand how she could have
gotten Hades and the police station
mixed up. At the station she reported
that the overcoat which had been sold
by Griffin was one that had been stolen
from her son. Mr.. Riley had given it
to Sam Brown. and Griffin, it is al
legged, stole it from the latter The po-
/ lac a M H. Io-
and when he is arrested a charge of
petit larceny will be placed against
him.
Desk Sergeant Smith, who has been
i'll for the past few days, was able to
be around again yesterday.
There were two very amusing cases
| disposed Of in the police station last
night. About 10 o'clock a man came
into the station and said he wanted to
have an officer go with him to the
house of i'll fame kept by Mable Gray
| son, just in rear of the city Jail. He
explained that a friend of his had been
| robbed of pocket book containing $25.
| Officer Seigfus was sent with the man
! and soon returned bringing the two
men and two of the inmates of the
house
The man who lost the money was
| somewhat under the influence of liquor
! and explained that he had gone to the
front of the house and rang the door
| bell. The two women met them at the
door and after talking for a minute or
| so the man, who gave his name as
Harry Pugh, discovered that his pocket
book was missing. Charley. the one
that was with Pugh, went for an officer
while Harry went into the house and
demanded Of the women to give up his
purse. They all denied having taken it
| and the quartette were taken to the DO
lice station to Investigate the case
| Both the men were positive that one
of the girls had taken it. Pugh said
| that he had had the purse in his
trousers pocket on the right side. He
| stated that he did not feel any one try
1 ing to set into his pocket but the girls
must have done so in some way for ii
was not there. About this time Detec-
! tive Sheets appeared on the scene and
! he, with Chief Rhodes and Pugh went
/ into the chiefs office. Here the de-
tectives searched Pugh and found the
purse and all the money intact in his
! hip pocket. Both men looked cheap and
| Pugh went up and apologized to the
two nymphs for his conduct, but they
swept majestically out of the room
without accepting the apology.
They hadsnot more than gone out Of
the door when in marched Officer Tom
Hilton with a man in tow. Tom stated
that he had passed a saloon on east
First South street and as he did so he
saw the man strike another man in the
! mouth. Tom rushed in and captured
the assailant, who gave his name as
| Walker. The man that was struck &C
companied the two to the station and
here it developed that they were bro
theirs. As the complaining witness said
that he would not prosecute his brother
Tom had nothing to do but let them go.
The Walkers then left the station and
went UP the street arm in arm.
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