The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-25
HEARD AND SEEN
in TIMMONY'S COURT

"Clem Smith, the complaint says you
were drunk the 2Sd''
Glenn moved like an awning on a
windy day
Sick" he replied.
''Oh! Were you ever sick before?"
No, sir, not in this city. 1 have no
friends
May your good fortune continue"
William Tenzell and his co-worker.
j. H. Seymour, de cook vat been
neider he will take till dey get ready.
yes" pleaded guilty to peddling with
out a license.
''Tenzell may go under suspended
sentence said the court.
And Seymour? asked the prose-
cutor.
"Ay seen plenty" responded that in
dividual
We'll, if you haven't. we'll enlist you
in Kimball's culinary"
William Hamer denied the mild ac-
cusation of officer Knowlton that he
was a warrant. The officer said Will
liam had been cautioned to leave town.
but, instead of so doing. had begged
life preservers and biscuits from every
housewife on the west side.
that. owing to the delayed arrival of a
train. a circumstance over which he
had absolutely no control. he had been
forced to. entertain the city since last
Saturday. Was simply exercising him.
self on Mrs. Mulligan's front lawn when
the impromptu debut of the patrolman
cut short the days festivity.
The court held that the delay IN
traffic was some excuse, but as there
-; 4 l. 10
coming, would detain the accused
twenty days.
F. Monroe, an old-timer. who assault
ed the Theatre steps night before last
and gave himself up, on condition that
he should be called in time for a morn
ing train, was on hand. The story was
corroborated by the desk sergeant, and
though the train had gone. Monroe
could scarcely see the necessity of an
other twenty four hours delay,
The court wiped his sDectacles and
donned his most sagacious air.
Frank" he said, "it is with wonder
that l hear of your mad effort to break
into jail, and with unGisguised aston
ishment I learn of your success. l
ought TO give you ninety days, but as
you have, ] understand, taken a dose
of DR.. KimbalPs cough remedy, I'll let
you go. Your punishment has been
sufficient
Ed Corners, the dimindtive plumber,
whose original chrome has graced the
boards many a time, denied stealing
several pounds of butter and an egg
from the refrigerator of Mrs. Daniels
boarding house, S2S South State street.
Mrs. Daniels said she saw him running
downstairs, and he dropped one pound
in the hall, which returned. The land
lady even set the dogs on him.
Corners maintained that he wasn't
the only man in town, a fact readily
conceded by the prosecution. He asked
the court to decide what he wanted
with butter without bread, and for the
life of him couldn't understand how he
could have taken the goods when he
was in the other part of town. a Mr..
Murray said Corners was in the vicin-
ity all right enough. as did George
Daniels and tanale man, who had
accosted him thus: Hello, Shorty.
What are We doin wild de cow"
Your alibi is shattered" said the
court.
Rats said Shorty. Il haven't seen
him for a week.
Then Shorty said he had eaten three
meals a day and never had any use
for butter in his life. He twirled his
hat and smoothed his bangs, and sank
slowly when the court said twenty-five
days.