The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-22
HEARD AND SEEN
In TIMMONY'S COURT


A lanky farmer dressed in a frock
coat de overall, abbreviated trousers.
negligee shirt. scarlet tie and no hat,
arose as the clerk called Pete Smith.
He had been inebriated more or less.
probably more, he admitted in voice
rivaling the noise of a cross circuit on
1000 volts.
The potatoes will be put up all right,
for the court simply advised Pete 10
keep sober two wears.
Guilty. 1 presume" muttered ]. s.
Larsen, whose Interpretation of the
queens English in Second South
street saloon made the blood of all who
heard run cold. and whose threats. II
carried out en- the same occasion,
would make Frank Dooley ashamed
that he ever passed Woods Cross.
First time here he added.
Under other circumstances" said
the court, the usual courtesy would be
extended. AS it is. $40"
George Burton, charged with being
drunk
Il did" answered small man with
pair of whiskers that showed signs
of general debility. Il was in court
many years ago he continued. Ior
some mischief work in the Fifteenth
ward, but 1 haven't been here since
the last time before in many days"
You're doing well. You may 60
Mrs Marteil"
The fairy arose instanter. She was
charged with disturbing the peace of
her family, the coal oil can, a dozen
newspapers and a match. and If the
blamed thing had gone off, so she told
the jailer, they never would have ar
rested her.
She assented to the correctness of the
charge.
''Yis. an supposin' I wuz drunk,
wuzn't il in me own homicide2" she de-
manded. rs it the july iv a brass
mounted presarver iv the ordination, is
it, to assail 4 ladys carakter in her
very house? I'll lave it to any of yez.
the divii bit o free country do 1 see
in this
She sat. and when the clerk had
wiped away a tear. the court expound-
ed: Drunk, 10; disturbance, 80"
George Browns expression revealed
his feelings, when it was insinuated
that he had tried to make liquor trust
of himself.
Yes" he answered, signing.
How did it happen?"
''Oh, l came to town."
We'll. that's something, of course.
You may 50 back"
Louis Johnson certainly reached the
conclusion that he was a vag. after the
court had finished with him.
Carrie Griffin, a lady of color, and j.
r. Griffin, her other half. did some tail
knocking against Miss Jennie's lover.
An seed him, yes, sah,'' said the
former. land 'ah seed her wifi black
eyes. and she said Louis was de re-
sponsiole PATTY. Deb seems to ha' been
a misunderstanding wifi de no of dem
betwixt. 1t wah mighty appa' ent, yo'
honah"
Mr.. Griffin had seen Louis hit Jennie
because Louis didn't want Jennie to
drink. Drinks cost money, and Louis
had been taught from childhood that
two can live as cheaply as one. when
no drinks are ordered. Jennie was
something of a meal ticket to Louis.
anyway, the testimony showed, and
the court. looking very stern, gave
Louis ninety Gays.
Il never done this" protested Louis.
That's all right; you sit down;
ninety days.
John Stephens. the Oregon Short
Line brakeman accused of assault and
battery upon the person of EnOch Lit
tieford. admitted his technical guilt,
anu sCDiillleu ludl lHtIc was Slcdt
prov2cation. He had been told that
Littleford had beaten his boy severely.
and lost his temper, Lindsay Rogers
represented the defendant, who was
nOminally fined in the sum of 50.
Judge Timmony had another Oppor
tunity to cinch a woman-beater, and
he did so by imposing a fine of $50 in
the case of assault and battery against
W. H. Weller, alias Jenkins. The rs
timony of Mrs. Alice Budson was about
the same as heretofore published, cor
roborated by Thomas Mikesen. Weller
and Mrs. Budson and Weiier's young
lady, Miss Platt, were going home when
he became angered and turned on the
woman, Miss Plat getting out of the
way. When Mikesell arrived Mrs. Bud
son was screaming for help, and Weller
had her up against the fence striking
he-.
Weller. when asked bv the court.
said he had nothing to say, but denied
doing the hitting.
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