Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17
FEMALE FAMILY ROW.
Two West Side Ladies' Indulge In q
HairpullIng Contcst-Pollcc Items.

Al 2 o'clock this afternoon there was
n diversinvd aggregation OF backsiand-
err on the mournors bench In Justicc
Timmony's court. Interest ccnterci
around family fracas that had the
theater OF operations In the backyard
at the rear Of 40 south. Sixth West.
when Mrs. Verb. the wife OF u Rio
orands Western machinlst. according
10 the evidence, pulled the hair. slapped
the fncc and otherwise abused the per-
son OF Mrs. kleinke. tho wife Of the
boss swiichman also down at the ". u.
w. yards
Attorney straup and Chris Debit
handled the case FOR the city. while At
tornsy Nathaniel V. Jones held up the
end for tho defense.
Mrs. klcnke stated that both her face
and feelings were considerably hurt ow-
Ing to the occurfacc. she continually
stated that she had done nothing. when
assaulted except 10 report the matter
Ia her husband,
Mrs wcrb. on the other side. pro-
tested her Innocence and affirmed that
Il was the other lady who did all the
haif-pullng and shaping; Furthermore.
Mrs. klcinke threw a toy car at her
head. with the usual outcome of wo-
Inan's nim-damnEed the back door.
clnre Of the evidence.
Justice Timmony said II was one 81
the most unpleasant cases that had
been brought into court for some time
from the fact that respectable ladies
had 30 far forgotten themselves ~ 90
indulge In u lively quarrel After gly-
Ink q fathsrly lecture he Imposed u ilne
on Mrs, wcrb o. $40.
NJ. Meaeham, the well-known charac-
ter, who has been absent from the city
for the last fourteen months. was
hauled IN on Friday afternoon with u
big load On board. The court thought
he had been punished enough and cUn-
rsquently discharged him.
A. Hwenaon and u. Roberts. the belll-
coHe bricklayerr. appeared IN court on
the charge OF lighting on Second South
last Friday evening. Swenson pleaded
1ustinable provocation, while Roberts de-
llvered Mare Anthony Grafton. tho
gist o. which appeared 10 be that he
couldn't tell whether he was guilty or
not until he had heard the evidence.
Three minutes later Roberts was as
ssssed ., while the other man was dis
charged.
u. soderberg. an intelligent young
Swede, who has been IN this coun-
Try but ave months, answered TO tho
charge Of riding wheel on the side
walk within the prescribed district.
~ he was comparative stranger To
American institutions the c1urt told
HIM IN 90 aud sin no more.
John Welch, an lriHhman who stood
~ urgent need of n clean shave. plead.
ed guilty 10 the extent OF two drinks q"
A. he had been IN inil since Arbor day
he eolemnly promised never To got
drunk again, and was allowed to de-
part.
NJ. Reeves. who affected cranini
intefumsnt Ia padercwskl. also
pleaded guilty Ia the ch1rge ~ helug
drunk, una was iikewns discharged.
Geo. Reagan. who was gathered IN
by ofilcer Hemnle. while he was al.
tempting 10 occupy the whole ~ Sec.
ond Houth In state of i0vlniity un-
becoming 20 citizen OF this city. was
assessed $40.
Peter Peterson. another yiolator o,
the statutes regulating the consump.
tion OF liquor, was fined s. for the
lapse.
Don't You know" asked the court
that an old man like YOU. without d
hair between you and h sgen, ought &c
be In bed before . "a, M When DID
you start 20 take In your load2"
"fir2" yentured the defendant.
Chris Delhi came 10 the rescue nnt
INTERRUPTED the auery--''When did Vol
get your first drink"
"oh. Sunday evening" came tn
response.
SUNDAY drunk. eh7" unused In
court. "Five dollars
Holden o'conner. one Of the sextett