The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-19
TREATED HIS PATRONS
Edward Pitchers Method of Holding
His Trade.
TRIED IN POLICE COURT
R. T. ALLEN CAUSED HIS AR
REST FOR REVENGE.
TRIED IN POLICE COUR7
Took the Step Because Pitcher Had
Sued Him For a Balance Due
a Letter From the Complainant
Upset His Case and Pitcher Was
Discharged-Susrected Burglars.

There was an interesting case up be-
fore Judge Timmony yesterday after
noon, that of the city against Edward
Pitcher for selling liquor without a
license. Mr.. Pitcher conducts a gen
eral merchandise store. owned by his
wife, at Second and T streets, and as
a means of holding trade" he has been
in the habit of giving away beer, gen
uine Salt Lake intoxicating beer. R.
T. Allen, who swore to the complaint,
says Pitcher has sold beer, complain
ant himself having purchased and paid
for the beverage on one occasion and
at divers times bought and had it
charged. The entries purporting to
represent these transactions appeared
as merchandise.
But for an indiscretion Mr.. Allen
might have succeeded in blishing
the charge to the satisfaction of the
court, but as it turned out his evil
dence was not of much account. 1t
seems that Allen was in the employ of
Pitcher last spring and there was some
dispute about a settlement, as the fol-
lowing letter introduced in evidence
would show:
Salt Lake, July 26.
Mr.. Edward Pitcher:
Sir-I have lost my job at the
snelter and will not be able to pay
that bill and 1 never expect to be able
to pay it. You can sue me now as
soon as you please. 1 am going to
Mercur today as l have got a contract
down there and you can probably be
able to stop my money there, but the
minute you start action against me
just then l will commence a little
e,er Inc II
Will put you behind the bars or cost
you $3.50, for you know that a man is
not allowed to sell intoxicating liquors
without a license which l can prove
you have done by five different per-
sons besides myself, so do as you may.
r. 7. ALLEN.
True TO his threats Allen complained
on Pitcher when the latter sued for
settlement. hence the matinee at Tim
monys yesterday afternoon.
There was quite an array of wit
nesses present for the defense. among
them ]. NJ. Young, residing at the
corner of First and T streets, and
who said his business was that of
spending money
Mr. Young had frequently drank beer
at Pitchers store but. his memory was
bad when asked if he had ever paid
for it. He had on occasion bought
only as a friend, sending down town
for a case or so and having it de-
livered at the Young residence
When Prosecutor Diehl asked Pitcher
if it wasn't a little out OF the ordinary
for q general merchandise dealer to
present his customers with beer
Pitcher said he did not consider it so.
Some use candy" he said, but
use beer
Allen was very positive that he paid
Pitcher 25 cents once for two bottles of
the Salt Lake brewing product, but
the latter could not remember it.
L am going to give the defendant
the benefit of a slight doubt began
the court, when the evidence was all
in. There is no doubt beer is being
handled carelessly in that part of town
and I give warning now that it must
be stopped. Mr.. Pitcher is discharged"
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Shorty Bangs, suspected of being one
of the gang of burglars now in town,
viii spend the next six months in the
Jail because he was caught
with a pass key and small file in his
pocket 1t wasn't so much the key and
the file but the fact that he is an
ex-convict, that brought the heavy
sentence. Shorty protested that he
had done nothing, but once a suspicious
net it is hard to escape and the maxi
mum sentence. as in this case, is gen.
orally imposed.
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Morris Scheivels, whose apprehension
is due to officer Fitzmaurice, will have
a hearing at o'clock this afternoon.
He was arTaigned on charge Of
burglary yesterday and entered a plea
Of not guilty. His grandfather was in
court, but evinced little interest in the
boy, who tearfully said he had no
money with which to engage counsel to |
defend him. Scheivels' right name is
Beryl Kirk, but he never let on that |
be heard the court when that name /
was called out. The police have evil !
lence connecting Kirk with several
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George Goodwin. another suspect, |
aad his case continued over until this !
afternoon.
Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold |
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