The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-26
DOMESTIC INFELICITY.
WILLIAM ROBINSON, PRIVATE
SOLDIER, IN THE TOLLS.
The Woman, Mrs. Reddick, a Mulat-
to, Released-Many Migrants Be-
fore Judge Wenger

An odoriferous tangle of domestic
infelicity was unwound in the police
court yesterday morning, to the utter
confounding of William Robinson, a
private in D company, Twenty-fourth
infantry. Those concerned il the es-
capade beside Robinson are colored
persons, specifically designated at W.
L. Reddick and Mrs. Olive Reddick.
Robinson is the paramour of Mrs.
Olive Reddick and was found in
f1agrante delicto at o'clock on Thurs
day morning. Sergeant Burbidge and
a patrolman forcibly entered the place
and arrested both the man and woman,
against whom he lodged complaints of
fornicatiOn, all sworn to at the in
stance of Reddick. To the Amusement
of Justice Wengec, the county attor-
ney's office asked that the case against
the wife be dismissed and that Robin
son be held to answer The court was
staggered by such a request, in the
face of discriminating evidence against
the woman. showing that she was
equally guilty with the man of violat-
LIS tic dCl WHICH, tie COluDidl1l
was drawn. AS the prosecution took
the basis of humanity for it's move, the
court regarded the plea favorably and
discharged Mrs. Reddick because of q
son, 8 years of age. Statements of Ser
geant Burbidge are to the effect that
when the door was opened the boy was
in the apartment and a witness of his
mothers shame.
While awaiting their turn to plead,
1l,- Sc
prits, Robinson and the woman sat to-
gether on the mourners' bench. After
learning of the disposal of her case.
Mrs. Reddick cast a whitening glance of
contempt at her husband and swept out
of the court room. Reddick retaliated
with a grin full of malice and then fol-
lowed her.
This left the miserable private to his
own devices. He refused to enter a
plea until he had consulted an attor-
ney, and the court extended the time
for arraignment until o'clock today,
bail being fixed at $3.50.
The idea of proffering clemency to
Mrs. Reddick is a matter of comment
among the police. Her husband is a
Pullman porter and is therefore at
home but infrequently. He began to
suspect in November that his wife was
unduly intimate with some man, but
did not succeed in sDotting Robinson
until sometime during last month.
Having accused Mrs. Reddick of I'M
faithfulness there was a disagreement
and separation and since then she has
filed suit for divorce. The Pullman
porter did not cease to exercise vigil
lance in so far as his personal rights
were concerned, and watched for an
opportunity to punish Robinson and
his wife. Robinson heard that Reddick
had purchased a revolver and was on
the lookout for him. The soldier de-
termined that he would not be beaten
at his own trade and liked hlmseH-
Bloodshed might have concluded the
affair but for the discovery which Red
dick made. He saw them enter house
on First South, near the central nre
station. a very convenient location for
the vengeful husband. as he only
walked about 20 PAGES to secure the
intervention of the police. The child
used by the prosecution as foli IN
Mrs Reddick's behalf is not the son or
Reddick, but the offspring of former
husband Mrs. Reddick is decidedly
comely mulatto, of regular features
and disdainful airs.
Vagrancy was tiambuoyant in the
police court at the afternoon hour or
Yesterday. Gentlemen of various stages
of disability and Incompetence we're ar
raigned in a long line along the pol
ished seats of the mourners bench
They had varying reasons for pelng
there. Most of them were the victims
of circumstances, those to whom the
world had been over harsh. None OF
them were guilty of intimacy with
water in any form. Visages that be-
tolzened whisky straight whenever
these beverages were concerned and
hands soft as those of the maiden's yet /
not so clean-these were the unmistak-
able evidences which furnished Judge
Wenger with his cue.
He awarded John Cullen ten days,
for which John was thankful. for he
was a meek and lowly parsonage.
Mark Guidner was also humble and
got the same chance at the daily gruei
of Jailer Kimball, likewise Harry Ep-
person and Joseph Givens. This batch !
was obtained from the Salvation Army
headquarters, where they had been
preying on half rationS.
For some reason a great sympathy
welled up in the heart of the court for
the drunks T. ]. Cook, A Lemon, I
John Hughes, Ole Oleson, Charles W. |
Rusher and Frank Potter, without the !
knowledge or consent of one another, /
had INDUCED the evening previous and !
at different points throughout the city |
started small disturbances. Potter was
peal for mercy. His plea of guilty |
was made on a slip of paper. Tears |
smeared his eyes until they were red. |
Judge Wenger took them for a good /
omen and motioned Potter to go, after
shaking a stiff index finger at him. /
Busher paid So for the folly of the |
night and the rest were discharged.
e % %
r. l.. Andrews and G.. W. Burrows /
showed marks of a recent scrimmage. |
After counting the bruises and finding ,
that they were about equally divided, /
the court asked the Off |
GERS if they had disturbed the peace of /
any neighborhood.
None but their own was the wit
tily put response, so they were dis
missed Harry Gardner was to have
put in an appearance for failing to
have a lighted lantern on his bicycle
the night before. Harry did not come
to the scratch and a nominal fine was
assessed. ,t
AS windup' of the days business,
the unlicensed avocations made their
regular settlement, amounting to S410.1