The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-14
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I. Thompson, the colored-sporting man.
was discharged yesterday. after hearing
in police court, on the charge of petit
larceny, in stealing $25 from the Com
stock saloon on the night of Sept. 8. The
evidence was strong enough TO create
suspicion against the defendant, but NOT
SufficieHtly conclusive to warrant a con-
viction. The leading witness for the pros
ecution, Joe webb. a quincy driver, tes-
titled that he saw Thompson in front OF
the saloon between l and 80 on the Morn
Ing, but didn't see him so irSidc. IniS
was about the time. that Arthur Wild. the
bartender. said he went into rear room
and came out in Few minutes 10 nnu
the money stolen. Thompson claimed II
was a short time after L when he stood
in front of the Colnstock, and that ne
was in Bruce JohnSOn's saloon on Com
mercial street at the time specified By the
driver. Thompson admitted having been
in the COmstock playing cards after
o'clock on that night, ana returned IN
rested. He knew how the money was
kept, as he had been associated in bust
ness there for several months.
During the progress OF the trial II
looked as if one of the witnesses would
be more likely to go to jail than Thomp-
son. This man, who is called billy, was
placed on the stand. Billy first aston
ished the court by wanting to make n
statement correcting the testimony OF
Webb, while the latter was being exam
ants counsel if he did not state to Owens
that Thompson remained in the same po-
sition in front of the Comstock at the two
different times he saw him, to which
Webb answered IL the negative. He did
say sou shouted Billy. Keep your
mouth shutt' exclaimed Judge Timmony,
''or l shall send you TO jail lie was
sorry that he spoke. and kept silent during
the continuance of the case. Act III was
nothing more serious than cxpectorating
too freely on the floor, and he desisted
wi he nnlirprpnn attention
it. In the closing scene, his honor gave
the command, Officer. have that man
take his. feet down from the railing. and
Billy's feet came down. At every turn,
Billy realized with humiliation, after a
moments reflection, that he was out of
order and gladly corrected himself when
ever his misconduct was pointed out.
9
F. f. Houghton was in the police court
yesterday for declining to pay & dog tax.
AS he claimed TO have already paid the
w. III. Beynon, the dog tax collector.
wishes to warn a few other delinquents
that unless they come to time and pay
the tax on their CANNES he will be com
PEELED as last resort, to lead them into
police court.
A Chfnaman named Chung Chung. who
was charged with trespassing upon GER
tain peoples premises and talking to the
children, much to the annoyance of the
parents was let go with the reminder that
if the offense was repeated Ii would bring
upon him 90 days in jail.
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Last night about 1890 cali came to the
police department from S26 East Fifth
South where the neighbors said they
thought a murder was being committed.
Detectives Sheets and Gillespie and Ser
geant Hilton drove down, anticipating
big game. but it merely turned out to be
Susan Tullidge in n drunken reveiry,
swearing and fighting with her husband,
Peter POulson, with all the wickedness of
her depraved nature. Peter was drunk,
too and the rair put up beiligerent dem
onstration that alarmed the men and
frightened the women of the whole neigh
borhood. They were both brought to the
police station and lodged in the drunk
house. Susan expressed her opinion of the
officers in such profane language as few
women could equal. She was released
only two days ago from the city Jail by
her husband paying a fine OF 50.