The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-13
POLICE ETCH|NGS.



The criminal bench in Judge Wenger's
court yesterday was not filled and the
few cases on the docket were quickly dis
posed Of
First came John johnson. who pleaded
guilty TO assuming 4 glorious jag The
atmosphere in the room when John en-
tered caused the judge TO at once suspend
and take bath and chai>e his clothes.
Johnson'S short stay in jail came near
precipitating strike and Jailo- Kim
ball said the inmates cheeTed IS the un-
clean to9er was taken out and ushered
into the court room.
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For a couple of hours during the after
noon his honor WAS engaged IN nearing
testimony for and against Blanche Will
Jams. who was charged with disturbing
the peace and shocking the rnodesty OF
the Mercur hotel inmates. BlancheS life
: one that is neither sustained by spin
ming or sewing. just at present she Is
engaged in fitting UP a house on Com
Eercial street. but she insisted that shs
was lying low" and that the charge OF
prostitution could therefore not be
proven. the judge must have had a doubt
about her guilt. for the charge OF pros
titution was not sustained Several room
1 ers of the house testified 10 the bad IAN
guage used by defendant. and she was
found guilty of disturbing the peace
10 to 20 men visited Branches room every
night Attorney Straup defended the
woman.
Z. L. Rogers came into the city as
brakebeam tourist. Unfortunately when
he dropped OFF at the Union Pacific yards
! Officer Randolph caught sight OF him. In
the police court yesterday he told the
magistrate of his crime-that of being
broke-and "a Daniel come to judgment
Rogers sentence was suspended and he
may now be on his way TO greener pas
lures.
4 couple of youths who became too en-
thusiastic when watching the ladies' bas-
each forfeited s. and departed poorer but
| wiser.
The case of ]. NJ. Trenholm on a
I charge of embezzlement will come up for
hearing at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
rs this where you get people ar
rested?' inquired an excited man as he
stepped into the police station about 4
o o'clock yesterday afternoon.
By the time the stranger had mopped
/ the perspiration from his brow Prosecutor
ShouD had finished his story and walked
over to the counter and volunteered his
services. The two, in company with re-
porter, at once repaired TO the prosecut-
or's private office up stairs, and in re-
Spouse TO the clerks request for the cir
cumstances in the case the excited Wis
itor went on:
well. yesterday afternoon I gave her
$40 to pa TO a neighbor. Instead of do
ing So she kept it all herself and run
away"
who is this she you are talking
about?' was the prosecutor next query
well, l don't know her name, but she
is our servant girl. They have nicknamed
her Shorty 1 want her arrested at any
| rate"
Walter took up a line of cross question
ing and the man said his name was VIII
lard Carter, and his residence 1913 West
Fourth South.
Shorty has been working for US about
| three weeks" he said, and yesterday
when l gave her the $50 to pay neigh
Dor she went away and 1 haven't seen
| her since. / followed up such clues as L
/ she had changed $40 bill at saloon. l
| also found she had spent a part of the
money, so l have clear case against
her"
mustache up into his eye as If looking
/ for split hairs 1t was evident his think
/ ing machinery was working.
well you'll have to go and see the
county attorney" he began, measuredly.
If anything it's a case of eslbezzlement.
You gave the woman that money for a
| purpose; she didn't use 1t for that pur-
/ pose. Yes, clear case of embezzlement-
Mr. Carter wiped some more persplra-
1 ton off his heated brow and remarked
! that If he had walked one mile he had
walked ten trying TO ind some one that
/ would issue a warrant.
/ But" he added, II would walk hun
| dred miles more, if necessary, to get out
/ Il warrant for that woman.
He started for the county attorney s
/ office and as parting shot asserted with
much vehemence that he guessed his wife
would do the housework hereafter or ne
would know what kind of servant girl
/ to get next time
O 8 8
Burt Seaman, who gained some noto-
riety a short time ago by attempting 10
smuggle dope into one of the convicts at
| the penitentiary. got into an alteration
with a man about town known as Muir
| tie" and is now locked up for assault
| and battery. The assault took place Ia
| front of the Culmer block on First South
| street There were few who witnessed the
! affair, in fact, it was not known any
/ thing out of the ordinary had taken place
until the victim was found lying on the
sidewalk. pool of blood surrounding ms
! head. At the station he was attended by
! DR.. Daily and recovered somewhat from
! the shock His head was badly bruised,
/ and il was evident he had been struck
\ by some blunt instrument
Seaman has played the part of a dummy
] ever since he came here from San Fran
/ CISCO He sought TO convey to Detective
! Sheets the idea that he had nothing TO
/ do with the assault.