Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-17
WHEN THE "SPO0KS" FAILED.
They Did Not inform Him Of I'M
pending Trouble and Now He
Is up Against II.
There T. no Chance FOR thc Man 10 Is
cape Punishment by the Payment
OF u Fine, II Means DAYS.
"oh, dean me, On N.Y."

on, deai me-. On, my,'
The ejaculation was almost too much
Tor some OF the old-time policemen who
sat In the jury box in Judge Diehrs
court room this morning. aud Billy"
Hilton and one or tWo others nearly fell
from their seats as the words quoted
fell from the lips Of one George j. Ar
mold alleged medium ono Of the men
supposed to possess the power to call
back the spirits Of the dear departed,
etc., etc.
SPIRITS NOT THERE.
This morning was bad one FOR
George j. The spirits did not seem
10 perform their proper function ana
the ghosts did not walk Even II the
ghost had walked. It would have done
George j. no good whatever Arnold.
one OF the spritualistic mediums Of the
firm of Arnold a Dickson. was before
Judge Whitaker iu the criminal diNi-
sion Of The cts court FOR sentence on
The charge OF assault and battery.
STRUCK AN AGED WOMAN.
u will De- recalled that this same Ar
mold brutality assaulted an aged woman.
Mrs Mary Brandon because the latter
seized a supposed spirit and made the
startling discovery tina, the said spirit
was a husky parsonage OF flesh aud
blood. The spirit also proved 10 be
most cowardly for 10 struck MIS-. Bran
don several vicious blows in the face
II developed that the spirit was none
other than George J. Arnold
ARNOLD FOUND GUILTY.
lie was arrested. he employed able
counsel 10 defend him. lie was taken
into custody on the charge of assault
and battery: was tried aud convicted
despite the fight warcd Boo his behalf
The evidence against him was of the
most positive kind. he denied being
/ present when the assault was commit
/ ted. but the agcd woman who was me
/ victim OF a cowafdly aud brutal as
/ sault knew that the spirit" she seized
/ by the flowing robes was the fakir Al
mold.
The trial 81 Arnold was a holly con-
/ tested AFFAIR. AZ the conclusion of The
evidence and arguments ~ Judge Pow
ers for The defense and =. J. DAILY for
the prosecution. Judge Whitaker pro-
nounccd the fellow Arnold guilty and
ordered him 90 appear before the court
this morning Tor sentence.
A FINE TOO EASY
Arnold probably thought De would
be- fined Mos likely De imagined De-
would be- ssosscd from 81 60 $50 which
would be easy for him 90 pay because
he had made big money ont 90 poor
folk who were deceived Boy "a grating
combination. on. yes The matter
would soon blow over. People would
forget an about the ease and dupes
would nock 10 the elegant parlors NJ
the mediums as Of yorc pay their dole
lars 10 see a supposed spirit and may
hap get q punch in the ego FOR iheit
pains.
But Judge whitaker took common
sense view 81 the case. The payment "f
a fine would not do. For Arnold Go De-
separated from a Few measly dollars
would be no real punishment to tho
man. 4 jail sentence would be the
proper thing.
"oH. MY" SAID HE.
So when George J. Arnold stood be-
FORE the court this morning This is in
substance what De heard
"The sentence OF the coHf, b. that sou
be- confined On the city iai ~ labor f'r
and during period ~ H DAYS.
The sentence Is What caused AsGl.l
to say. "Oh. N.Y.
Al this might have been aNerici hai
Arnold only consulted the spirits thst
answer his beck ana cali. II was ven,
moan OF them not 90 inform hin ihlt
trouble was ahead. that he was to BE-
arrested. tried, convicted ard 'haf
nsrd headed judge who didn't go mull
on the spook business would impose
severe sentence.
WILL TAKE ~ APPEAL.
But, when it comes 90 a question of
Law. perhaps Arnold docs not have
much faith IN the spooks himself re
would rather trust GO the ability ~
counsel 20 save him from going To jail
where he would have a chance foe
'spiritualizc" himself ou q diet of bean
soup than 90 trust 90 the piomptlngs - .
the spOoks. 80. an appeal is 20 be taken
Arnold VIII have TO furnish bond fof
the appeal and the case will 60 20 IN,
district court aud he fought cut there.
II De loses IN the higher fiibunal hs
will have 20 serve The 90 days-and
perhaps more.