Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-19
FUNSTON FINED
FIVE DOLLARS
For Disturbing Peace Of lola, and
Same Amount for Carrying
Concealed Weapons
MADE RADID SPEECH IN COURT.
Regretted Saloonkeepers We're Not 10
Saloons When They We're
Blown Up,

lola, Kosn July he n Funston
former congressman from this district
and iuthcr Of Gen, Frederick Funston,
was today In police court found guilty
Of disturbing the peace and with hay
Ink carried concealed weapons, lie was
fined s. on each charge and the costs OF
the suit were charged against him,
making total OF sSi,65.
The charges against Mr., Funston
grew out of the wrccking with dyna.
mite by a temperance fanatic on July
10 OF three lola Joints or saloons,
The explosions followed an agitation
against the saloons, IN which Gov, Hoch
was appealed to IN an effort to secure
the enforcement Of the state prohibition
law Intense excitement followed the
act " the dynOmllor, and for three
days the city was crowded with poo.
pie, wno came from IN many points OF
the state TO view the wreckOgo caused
and 10 Join IN q hunt for the dyna.
inter, During the height Of the excite.
mont MI Funston, II was charged had
made nnNmmntory uttomnccs TO
crowds that gathered about him on the
streets, When Patroman Cannon tried
TO persuade MIR, Funston 10 dosIst. a
quarrel between the two oneuod and
Funston II " alleged attempted 10
draw y revolver Funston was arrested
and formal charge made against him,
after which he was roleacd upon his
own rccogni2nncc,
IN the trial, which was attended by
hundreds OF persons one witness teetl.
Ned that Mr., Funston had said, II am
glad that someone had nerve enough
to DO H. Tho only regret IN that tho
men (saloonkecpcrs) were not there 10
be blown out Of their buildings, II the
police officers had done their duty this
would not have happened, | have no
sorrow IN my heart for the men along
this street that have suffered loss, be.
cause they have done business with
these men and have not put u stop to
the saloon business"
palr0lman Cannon testified that Mr.
Funston had threatened hls life and
had cursed him,
THAT'S a lie,' interrupted tho do.
PENDANT
Mr. Funston testified IN his own de-
Tense, lie admitted he had come 10
town armed with u shotgun and had
purchased shot ON that day He ns'
serted that he wanted the shot 20 pros
tocl his property, located some distance
out from lola, against n threat that
had been mnde 20 burn H. He denied
having made inlnmmNtory utiernnces
The loss caused by the explosion was
estimated AT 100000, and the alleged
dynamlter G, l., Melvin, h stlll at
large, although II warrant h0s been w..
sued for his arrest and hundreds OF
men have searched for him,
Judge Adoir IN sentencing MIR Funs'
ton said
III Nv with great regret that ! have
been called upon TO render judgment
IN the matter, While this N not u
matter of testimony, | wish 10 state
that ! have known Mr. Funston ever
since I have been IN Kansas, that !
know him 90 be an honorable, upright
oiligon ANA u man Of exemplary charac-
tor and reputation, heartily sympu.
thIgc with hs feelings N regard 10
the Joint question A man who re-.
CARDS his family ana children would
naturally resent anything which would
tend TO disgrace or injuro them do
not wish n understood that any Judg'