The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-26
1.-THE BLACKS" IN COURT
TRoUBADoURS AND MINISTRIES
BEFORE JUDGE TIMMoNY.
Trouble Over Trick Dog-The Diff
Guilty Not Settled After All-Why
Murray Quit His job.

1t was the ''coons " time to shine in
the police station yesterday. and for
cutie a while the little station was
crowded with the representatives, of the
colored race. all from the companies
playing at the Grand and the theatre. The
first OF the affair was when Ernest
Hogan, leading man of Black Patti
droubadourS. was arrested by Sergeant
Wire on charge of petit larceny Ii was
alleged that hogan stole the trick dog
from another coIored man named Moore,
also OF the company in which Hogan per-
formed. The cog was one that TOOK
part in the show, and it appears that
Moore claimed to be the owner of it.
Hogan was taken before Judge Tim
mony who discharged him on account of
the claim that the court had no iurisdic-
ton in the case. After Hogan had been
released, 1t was found that the court had
jurisdiction. but it was then too late 10
tr.- him on the charge But ii was not
long before Hogan was again in the tolls.
II is alleged that when Hogan was ar
rested by Sergeant Wire, he broke from
that officers hold and made at Moore.
who was standing near. and struck him
with = cane Moore then went before
Judge Timmony and swore 10 a COM
plant charging Hogan with assault and
batter, and Hogan was arrested for the
second time
While Hogan was being tried upon the
charge of stealing the dog. Moore got
possession of the animal. but for fear of
arrest and kept in the station Then
Moore went before Judge Tmmony and
got replevin and obtained the dog. But
Hogan triec another scheme. He went
before Justice AcMaster and took out
re-dslivery claim and after putting up
bond. went back and took the dog from
Moore. After all of this. the dog was
unable to appear in the show at the the
atre last night. and the rest of the con-
troversy will be settled in police court
this morning.
While all of this was going on. Officer
Chase appeared in the police station with
two more ''colored gents" in tow. They
were members of the company playing at
the Grand. and gave their names as VII
liam Jackson and Anthony Byrnes. There
was also g cortege of their friends fol-
lowing, and the station once more re-
sounded with their chin music" Jack
son and Byrnes were charged with max
ing Indecent exposures. alleged TO have
been committed upon the street about
o'clock They were later baiied out. in
order to allow them 10 take part in the
show in the evening. They will have to
answer for their actions before Judge
Timmony this morning.
There was another little scene in police
headquarters on Thursday. ana n negro
was The principal actor in il. He went
into the station and asked permission to
use the telephone. This was granted him
and he called M Captain - at Fort
Douglas Hello Is that yO', cap'n? This
is Murray tawkin'. l Wanter tell yo' that
l Conc broke a lamp in a club, an TZe
quit my job. l thought IL was better to
tell 70 by fone." After a little more
converse ton he put up the telephone and
explained that he worked for the Officers
club at the post. ard that he broke enc
of their fine hanging lamps and immedi-
atelv locked up the club and came to
town Murray said he thought il would
be safer to telephone ii than to stay up
there. "Yo doan know Ca0'n - like
does" he explained. EFF | had stayed
no to the post. when l told the caD'n. 7
would ny had two ov de blacklist moss
agates yo' ever saw. Capn - is u hard
hitter"
John Chinaman was arrested yesterday
on a charge of petit larceny. IL was al
legged that he committed the theft of
some coal from the oregon Short Line.
Lewd women and gamblers forfeited
1925 in police court yesterday