The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-30
POLICE ETCHINGS.

Selba Clays, a 16-year-old smart
Alex, was taken into custody last night
for shooting an air gun at a Salt Lake
City Third street car. The glass was
only saved from being shattered by the
load striking the wood between the win
dows. Sergeant Hilton, who was on
the car, chased the boy three blocks
over cross-lOts and under wire fences
before he secured him. The boy says
his parents are dead, and that he lives
with relatives at 1910 First street. He
was locked up at the station, but later
was allowed to go on promise to ap-
pear inpolice court Monday. Three
other boys were with him. They are
members OF a gang of young hOodlums
who congregate in the neighborhoOd of
n and Third street, and commit such
depredations as burning bridges and
destroying various kinds of property.
Serious complaints have been made to
the police department.
Yesterday in police court Albert
Richter, held for hurting abusive Ian
guage at c. w. LambOurne, was dis
charged.
Alfred Nolf, arrested for assault and
battery upon Frank Powers, got the
better of the police court yesterday. He
asked if he could have a lawyer to de-
fend him. You will have to plead
first" Judge Timmony replied. We'll,
I will plead guilty for the present"
said-Alfred.
What did you do it for?"
Because he deserved it. He called
III fine you So" triumphantly re-
marked the court, an Alfred went to
jail with a feeling of value received
for the time he must serve.
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Professor George w. Dix of the Cap
ital City Business college, residing at
1910 First street. caused a lot of boys
TO be brought up on the carpet before
Judge Timmony yesterday for annoying
his little boy. They We're discharged.
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The case against Joe de Caro-, the
fighter. was dismissed in police court
yesterday.
Susannah Blundell, a girl of 16 years,
was up before Justice Nielsen yester-
day on the charge of incorrigibility
and Viciousness. She recently ran away
from the Rescue Home, and was found
yesterday morning by Deputy Sheriff
Levy in a negro dive out in the neigh
borhood of Thirteenth East and Sixth
South. She pleaded not guilty, and
asked for an attorney. The hearing
Will LchC BA1NC -hOAlIc1y dl p ILL., Rout
was sent 10 the county Jail in default
of $50 bail. Her mother is Mrs. L.
Blundell.
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The News declared last evening en-
phatically that gambling is in full
blast, notwithstanding the order re-
Gently given by the chief of police to
close the houses. Last night Chief
Pratt stated that no gambling to his
knowledge is being conducted, and that
if. as the News alleges. any of the Off
GERS are aware of it, they are violating
his positive orders. which direct the
closing Of all games. The regular
houses We're known to be closed tight,
but the result had been. he thought to
increase the poker playing, the devotees
retiring into secret places, where it is
almost impossible to ferret them out.
He realized, he said, that it was i'm
possible 10 entirely abolish gambling,
and the problem consisted in reducing
it 10 a minimum. Places where the
News declared faro and poker are be-
ing played have been closely watched
he said, with the result that no gam
bling mad been detected.