The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-26
POLICE ETCHINGs.

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dry at 137 West South Temple street,
filed a complaint before Police Clerk
Diehl yesterday, charging petit lar
ceny against Tom McDermott n Ray
Davis, two young boys, who, he says,
stole a dozen brass fittings from a fence
which he a out on exhibition. Otto
Pathe, another youngster, admitted to
Croft that he was Eith the boys Friday
night when the articles were stolen.
He said they sold the brass to a junk
dealer on State street. He will be held
as a witness. Davis was arrested last
night, but allowed to go on his own
recognizance. He denied stealing the
brass. McDermott has not yet been
arrested.
Trouble between a conductor and a
passenger on the Warm Springs line
resulted in the arrest of Fred Maury
yesterday on a charge of assault and
battery. Tom Olorenshaw, the conduc-
tor, said that Maury refused to pay his
fare and he had to put him off, where
upon Maury called him a bad name
and struck him in the face. Maury
was released on his own recognizance.
James Gibson of the Salt Lake the
atre, residing at III South Second East
street, complained in police court yes
terday that his little boy had been Sc
verely bitten on Feb. IS by a bulldog
owned by Will George, his next-door
neighbor. He says George promised to
kill the brute, but neglected to do SO,
and hence he swore out a complaint,
charging him with keeping a vicious
dog.
May Langton, a well known charac-
ter, was locked UP last night on COM
plaint of a cowboy, who says she re-
lieWed him of $3.50. She was arrested in
a saloon by Officer Seigfus. At the sta
ton the -cowpuncher, who appeared to
be-in love with May, became very ten
der-hearted, and said ne would rather
go to Jail himself than see her there.
He even tried to rustic up $40 bail, but
failing, the woman vas placed behind
the bars on a charge of prostitution.
A suit was filed before Justice Nc
Master yesterday on a change of venue
from Justice Robert G.. Atkinson Of
Brighton. The complainant is Mary
Rendlesbacher, who asserts that
Christian Rendles3acher, on March Il,
had threatened to beat and strike her.
and she fears he will execute his threats
unless restrained.
Ada Hemsley, arrested Friday in a
room on Second South, where was
found a lot of ladies' garments stolen
from a Chinese laundry, was given a
hearing in police court yesterday on A
charge of prostitution. Sixty days in
jail vas the penalty. Holden O'Conner
and escaped from the officers when ar
rested Friday, has not yet been recap
tured.
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E. V. Barker, a colored bartender at
Bruce JohnsDn's saloon, was fined $40 in
police court yesterday for committing
assault and battery upon Sam Pierce.
a white man The trouble occurred
over a game of dice, and Sam said
Barker struck him in the eye, when a
dispute arose Is to who was entitled to
the money.
James Cavanaugh, who stole a Ian
robe from a buggy in front of the Des-
ert National bank Friday afternoon.
was tried in police court yesterday. re-
ceiving a $50 fine and seventy-fve days
in the city jail.
Arthur Wilson, charged with abusive
language and vagrancy, secured a con-
tinuance of his cases until Monday to
secure witnesses. The complainant is
Goldie Ludlow.
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Mike Boyle was given thirty days to
sober up.
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Charlie johnson was fined SO for
drunkenness.
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The police department wish to give a
fair warning to the boys who persfsE in
throwing at Cinnamon. Unless they de-
sist some arrests will follow.