The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-09
BERNICE WINS TO
DISMAY OF DAVIS
Miss Anderson's Case Dismissed
in Police Court.
PROSECUTION WASA FAILURE
FURTHER COMPLICATIONS ARE
THREATENED IN AFFAIR.

/ Miss Bernice Anderson viii not Ian
guish in a damp. dark cell for the re-
mainder of her days because she ADOPT
ed a unique method Of collecting $3.50
due her from Harry F. Davis. EXPERT
publicity promoter. A large and curious
crowd assembled in Judge Diehls court
yesterday afternoon anxious to see
whether she would be hanged or quar-
tered consequent to mr. Davis action
in causing her arrest for embezzlement.
To the disappointment of all the fair
prisoner was not even given a trial but
was peremtorily dismissed.
Miss Anderson departed in triumph.
swishing her skirts in saucy scorn as
she passed the author of her troubles
The latter CRASHED his teeth and
threatened dire things-not. however.
until the subject of his threats was
far beyond the reach of his voice and
at a safe distance.
Then he had his baggage removed
from the hotel. where both Miss An
derson and himself nave made their
home, and his name no longer appears
numbered among the guests.
Dismissed the Case.
When court opened County Attorney
Farley Christensen, who appeared as
the prosecuting official, made a brief
statement to the effect that after hav-
ing carefully Investigated the circum-
stances Of the case and the motive of
the prosecution he desired to dismiss
the proceedings.
To this Judge Powers, Miss Ander-
sons counsel, demurred. He said that
in Justice to the young woman the full
circumstances should be aired. She had
been employed by Davis and was his
creditor TO the extent of S257. Some
time ago she had visited Judge Powers
for counsel, he said, and had explained
that she feared Davis would beat her
out of her money He had advised her
to retain any collections she made for
him up to that amount as ii matter of
protection. She had done nothing fur
Their than TO follow that suggestion.
County Attorney Christensen re-
sponded that while he thought it was
technical embezlzement, the motives
that PROM ted Davis to bring the
charge were such that he would not
prosecute the case. This terminated the
proceedings.
Trouble For Davis.
Davis declared that he would bring
N-ioS 1AGi CAAeaA - ana ndSlllN sought out
the mining man from whom the $3.50
collection had been made, urging him
TO cause the rearrest of Miss Anderson.
HIS quest was vain. The mining man
received him with language more forci-
bic than parliamentary and with sur
prlslng display Of bOyiSh activity es-
corted him beyond the door.
Then DAVIS. who had hitherto acted
under authority of a letter from the
mining man. said to have been obtained
under the representation that the lat
ter's money was jeopardized, withdrew
TO his office and solemnly announced
that Miss Anderson might depart for
Colorado without further interference
from him.
other employees engaged by Davis are
said TO be preparing to make things in
/ teresting, and the young man NAV
have warm finish if the complications
continue.
Miss Anderson. who was ambitious
to leave last Monday night and who
remained TO meet the court charges.
! says she has now decided to sojourn
in Salt Lake as long & there are pros
poets Of further excitement in which
Davis may figure as principal