Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-05
John O'Brien Relies Upon His wife
to Get Him OF,
FINED 800 AND 100 DAYS.
Principal In tho ifrutai Assault Jus
unes Ills Actiou. because
Ills wife nit Him.

Another wlfe-bentor this afternoon
met Die Just deserts bsf1r. Judge Tim
m1uy
John OUrlon. who ioat Thursday
night r1 numerically oud brutality beat
Hnl huNel hIs wife ot thrIr home on
".'t South Temple street. entered the
court room with n launiy and easy
H.it Tie lcft d o. s1dIer aud wiser
MON with Zine 1f 800 and ONE hundred
l0'a in thc city JAIN against him on the
I.'..v records.
'iidon Ind talked his wife Into tha
notion NJ forr'ying him und not swear.
.H' out amy complaint or On anywlse np-
I,'nF nrHinHt him. THE Nif--Iuit.r
"af confident but DC reckonai without
N"".r EnuWltou, who. acting under
Do irugt.uua from chief Hilton. HuurH
HuI 90" complaint charging OHuf.Hn
YIN assault ana battery and further
hlni.l up Witnessed who saw the in-
human assault
John oBrlen." called Prosecutor
A heavy sot ana square .iawei man
afHH' uul refCrtcd the court 90 bts i'd.
tlUHHy ThumnH Albums
Attorney Adams then Camo forward
Hnt stated that "rhis mans vito ion't
WON in prosecute on the charge OF aH-
s1n'l Aul battery ~ course. TINT llea
not Include any further charge vi disc
'Ifhlng the peace"
ie was then Informed that Mira o.
I.fI,n had nothing 90 do with mo c9ae
1H iIr tH swearing out tho complaint
was concerned, aH Onlcor Knowiton
sal ,ahgn that matter entirely out Of
Docs the city want to dismiss this
faart puoripd the court
,hi'g Delhi emphaticaily-"No. your
oI'ron then made rambling state.
mont i1 the erect that STR. Adams. mia
NIi" nui himself together with tho
eIinra.gs had agreed 10 led the mntter
drop lln was met with the storm 1urB.
ulh. Are you ready to pr1oeoIf"
perhaps he was.
DO you appear for the defendant,
ME Adhmaf' asked the court
~ do not desire 10 appear ln the
with u1crity.
The nrHt witness for tho prosecution
called was John Oswnrth. who lives op.
l".li' the scene uf the assault no gave
detailed account of tho revolving nt-
nIf upon the same lines that have all
tldy boon published. on hearing "nw-
fll screaming he Haid he rushed across
mo me lodging house. whpru he saw
UNrlrn drurginE hlh terror rtrirkon
wife from beneath the table 0f tho
font room by the hair u hor hond.
uNflen punched her twice IN the face
and Kicked her In the LETT breast then
pc chnhed him through the house out
M the street.
Miss swenssn. the chambermali. stat.
% That % lirlcn came home drunk. ask.
~ iur ms supper and when she told
hlm there was none Tor him. called her
llnr She then proceeded TO relate tho
Incidents relating TO the assault In de-
tau Little Lily Jordan followed and
lo.l ihr story Of the occurrence.
With the exception of the first wit.
ness. the defendant declined 20 ask any
questions. lie then was sworn ana took
tha stand. M he Informed the court thnt
Do had no witnesses na he expected tho
case 10 be dismissed. The wlfo.bcater
made statement to the offect that hp
hnl family troubles and his wife had
been very mean 10 him. As Co Miss
suouHuu, she lied 10 him and tho court
N} wife got mad Mt me and told mo 10
fei out and then struck me ON tho
liin. then with q plaintiye whine he
lllrI and 10 n very sore now" A
tubiuod litter ran through the court
room ut this sally.
Prosecutor Delhi docllncd 20 argue tho
case ana let IL stand on IT, merits
Then Judge Timmony snid. Under
The testimony there o. nothing for mo
court 90 do but md you guilty OF tho
most unpruyQked and brutal assault
lh1i 10 has been his lot 90 at In iudg-
m"nt upon during his term OF office.
IN' sentence NJ the court ~ that YOU
pay % firH M 800 and be- imprlHoned IN
ihn city lall Tor and during q period ~
ono hundred days.