The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-26
HEARD AND SEEN
IN TIMMONY'S COURT

Battered Mike Boyle, the tattered and
torn. was unfortunate enough to be
brought into police court yesterday. He
was very indignant over his name being
mixed up in it at all. When the clerk
charged drunkenness, Mixes indlgna-
ton increased tenfold.
u could walk" he declared. I got
but drink or two, as any gentleman
would on sagebrush day. L don't see
why the officers always get it in Tor
me, nohow.'
what was his condition, Mr..
Sheets?" asked Diehl.
"Paralyzed beyond redemption, re-
sponded the detective. He didn't
know he was in the drunk house"
''How's that, Nike?
Mike scratched his pate. We'll" he
said, I've nothing to say agin it. II
Mr.. Sheets says SO, well, T. and
the accused lapsed into thought with
another pull at his whiskers, and re-
peated after his honor: Ten sultrY
days"
Ed Murtie sprang something new and
unique-a graveyard cough. 1t was evi-
dent that his pioneer celebration didn't
agree with him at all. He had a Sior-
ious habit on, and was, in fact, all
broken up. Spectators thought Ed
would spit out a lung.
.Jedge, I'm dangerously sick, before
an aftir; 1 must till the truth. Hear
that, hear it. Oh, God, jedge, I'll swear
I'm dangerously sick"
The court smiled. II guess kimpau
II bring you around all right in nfteen
days" he said, and the effect was mar
veloGs.
r. Blanchard had worked in a Eureka
restaurant and had concluded army r3-
tions were, on the whole, preferable
Therefore, he was going west to enlist
and they had no right to call him a
beggar. The court was won over, and
sent Blanchard on his way
William Evans threatened the court
with siege similar to that recently
experienced with John Smith of Vir-
GINA. He cross-examined Sheets, who
called him vag in a very dangerous
manner, but finally gave in and told the
story of his life. He was granted leave
to wait for his clothes, which are To
be dispatched from Denver by his
wife.
A hat from ]. P. Gardner's cost
John Franklin twenty-five days. John
went in and out of the store, but iidn't
recollect taking the sky-piece, because
he was drunk. Mr.. Gardner refreshed
his memory.
81 was poor and had nuthin'," walled
Bill Harmon, accused of begging. Il
sawmilled in Butte an ranched in LO-
gan, but if de court pleese, I'd like t
go to Park City. 1 can send We de
money as soon as 1 gets dere, judge"
Go on. Never mind sending the
money"
A tough mark was Dan Quinn, who |
confessed his bad qualities ere the |
complaint had been read.
Just gets out o. de Dillon hospital |
an gets in here. Is it right? 1 am |
vag. Surei a boiler-mal1er is me bust |
ness"
Find a town where they need you,"
advised the court.
eff yell let me go this onc't I'll never |
show face again in here" promised |
Mother Dudley.
Seems to me I've heard that before"
said his honor.
"Oh, now, sees We remembers me,
we old rascal" replied mother.
The court looked confused and much
imposed upon.
but as true as. We live, judge. I'm
goin' to quit drinkin. so how can 1 get
in? I'll not drink another drop in this
town."
III just chance you one" concluded
his honor, land suspend sentence"
AN if / returns sang mother, as
she went downstairs we can give me
twelve months"
The court remembered l.. S. Brennan,
1 hero of Santiago bay. and nodded
as Diehl assumed front
At came up town. said Brennan,
and l says to myself, says /, Now, I'll
watch myself about drinking; then l
got to worlxin' in the sun an took a
glass of beer. Then 1 says, Now, I'll
watch myself about not gettin' drunk
put / fell down hatchway on the In
LLAMA in Cuba and it effected me-"
Daft" muttered Diehl.
Bats said Sheets.
Il don't do it again, 7 won't. an III
sign any kind of articles you've got'
Never mind,'' said the court quite