Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-27
Edward Butterfeld Accused Of AS
sault and Battery,
TIMM0NY HAS A BUSY DAY,


A"' i'ilN' NAe AN'NN " NoWNlNluN IN
the dir adjacent to the Salt Palace that
stirs people to pcrpotrate deeds Of dis
turbancc.
Hardly had the ionr.hnircd Turks
left the court room yesterday afternoon
and tho sulphurous fumes OF the he.
Kreko- Rowc-Iiili debate drftcd
through the trnnsom. when Edward
Buttorncld. an old-tlmo salt Laiscr. who
resides near Judge Colborn'a sodium
chloride c1lnoe. faced Judge Tlmmony
on the charge OF assault ana battery
with n shovel upon the persons of Dr.
ana Airs. Luther. Evidently Butter
Held was decidedly fresh for one living
Ia close proximity 90 90 much salt
This case was somewhat of novel
one. u ia Judge Timmony'H fate 60
the prime factor in dispute IL
whlsks. In this case, however, water
was TIE cause N the unHepmly con-
duct on State street on sunday after
noon. Nj Butterncld was watering his
onion patch on the day In question, dur
ing the process he had occasion TO dam
the irrigation ditch. the water unfortu-
nutcly Overlooked Into the l.uthuf'H lot,
whcruupou the doctor and his wife OPEN
ed the ili0drstoa ana let the stream
pass. buticincld objected aud then tho
trouble begun.
Mrs. Luther on the stand solcmnly
ayCrrcd that Buttcrncld used some
shameful language and punctuntrd his
'matks by hitting her In the stomach
with a shovel.
Have you any marks on your per.
son 10 show where you were hlt2'
u have" naid the wl,ncsr az she cx.
uminod hot toe cap.
Mrs. Luther INDUCED IN lengthy
story regarding the nllorpd outrage.
when the court cut the proceedings
short ana Dr.. Luther took the stand.
The doctor is small man, hut be
proved that be- was o. tnlkgr. He pro-
Ctcded 10 tell the court substantially
the same story as related BY hlH byt-
rit. Luther was ~ the
opinion that Buttorflold while he
looked like man. was not "a genuine
specimen Of the genus homo. lie was
big enough. but he was a counterfeit.
he was not man. but n beast
Al this stage Judge Timmony called
the wrathy doctor from the seventh
Nor OF his INDIGNATION down 60 the base
mont Of solid facta-opiniunH did not
80 In that court. this was no prOyfua
trial facts were what were essential.
Then the witness desired TO Introduce
visible evidence In the form of bruises
that he SAID were TO be found upon his
anatomy Just na Luther was going
20 DON his coat and wHt he was brought
up short by the Judge saying TN take
but. Judge. l can show YOU" he per-
sisted.
There IL no necessity for you TO show
me. Tho court prcsumcs you are telling
the truth"
when zee Buttorneid treat my
wife like that I get mad. ana I pick up
a brick and dare him TO hit me. I
have the bruises 10 show that he aid
hit me judge. and they are here Please
can l not show Thorn TO you. nlreadyY'
The curtain was again rung down on
the dlsroblng act.
Mr.. Buttcrnold then told his story Hs
said that he found the water gates
open and closed them twice. and Luther
opened them again na soon as his back
was turned. The doctor finally struck
him and he returned the compliment
on the lattora arm. He positively de-
MED having struck the lady. Mru. But
terrified and her son cortohorated the
story OF the defendant.
Then Judge Timmony said;
There is sharp defined, contrndlc-
tlon N testimony ana ! am free 10 say
that do not believe man like Mr..
Buttcrncld would strike or abuse woe
man. / am satisfied he ala not strike
Mrs. Luther, or abuse her In any way.
charged"
Bllly Hughes. n one-nrmcd rcspcctn-
bly, dressed youth Of eighteen. then
pleaded not guilty 10 violating the H.
ccnse ordinance regarding pcddllnF
II aint guilty Judge" he said. Tor I
done nothing, ! was hungry and tried
10 pcddlo but didn't sell any"
officer Roberts said the boy was ped
ding button-hooka on the West side
and by strange coincidence he nua-
pended operations AZ house that was
entered and robbed about the same time
as he was IN the viclnlty.
The couT-> after due dcllhcrntlon told
the lad On account Of his crippled con-
dltlon, that he would let him 20 pro-
vlding he would vhcatc the town In
stantcr. HugheI went.
Mary. Sarah Johns and Helen Nor
ton. three ho;ei mattresses went out IN
company with n couple OF young blooda
on Monday night. At O'Clock yestcr-
day morning they were caught coming
out of n house OF M fame on CONNER
cial street ana were taken 90 police
headquarters whore they promptly In
on putting up $40 bail each. A the girls
did not put IN their appearance the
same was declared forfeited.
Charley Wong q Chlnnmnn. picked
up watch and refused 20 return II 10
H. lawful owner George Foster. Ac-
cordingly Foster had the Oriental ar
rested on the charge Of petit larceny.
Wong appeared IN court with l.. II.
Rogers as his attorney.
Foster said that he had offered the
Monaghan $3.50 as a reward. but the
nndcr hold II FOR n s. reward. Onnoor
Eddington testified on the same lines
ana then Mr.. Rogers produced the
missing property from his pocket say
Ing;
"This Isn't petit lnrccny. Tho china
man merely supposed he had q Hen on
II. a civll action could recover Il. but
we don't want TO cause trouble" The
court suggested that the watch be re-
turned which was accordingly done.
The case was dismissed.
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