The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-18

George ]. Arnold of the Arnoid-Dick-
son brothers." who was convicted in
police court last Saturday of having
brutally assaulted Mrs. Mary NJ. Bran
don, an aged woman, was sentenced by
City Judge ]. j. Whitaker in police
court yesterday morning to serve nine
~ days at hard labor i'm the city jail
Arnold, who pretends 10 make visible
to the naked eye the spirits of the dead
for money consideration. and who has
reaped a harvest from the gullible in
this city for four years. will not be
permitted to pay $50 into the city treas
ury, but will be compelled, unless the
decision of the court is reversed by
higher court, to spend ninety long days
and nights in the city jail, except when
he is at work on the rock-pie
The court room was well filled by
those who were interested in the case,
and the closest attention was paid.
Arnold, the defendant. accompanied
by his co-laborer. Dickson, We're in the
court room together with Judge o. w.
Powers, their attorney. The case was
the last on the docket, and after all
the other business of the session had
been disposed of, Police Court Clerk w.
A. Wight announced the case.
Arnold was complacent. believing
perhaps that a fine would be imposed.
which he could readily pay from the
fortune he has accumulated in deluding
the public and preying on the weakness
and sorrows Of the grief-stricken.
Judge Whitaker, who had heard the
testimony. and who had promptly pro-
nounced Arnold guilty of having COM
mitted brutal assault on a woman
almost old enough to be his grand
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and asked if he had anything to say
before sentence was passed.
Judge Powers said that he had moth
ing to say, and Judge Whitaker asked
if the prisoner was ready for sentence.
He was. He got the sentence.
"Oh MyI" Says Arnold.
"The sentence of the court is that
the defendant'-and Judge Whitaker
paused an instant. while Arnold's face
began to show a look of worry, ''be
confined in the city jail at hard labor
for and during a period of ninety
days."
"Oh, myw exclaimed Arnold. as he
sank into his seat on the prisoners
bench.
The sentence was within ten days of
the limit. No alternative sentence was
given Arnold. and he will not be per-
iililNSU " SSlliS Will Justice on a money
basis.
Judge Powers then gave notice to the
court that he would appeal the case to
the district court, and stated that he
would prepare the papers in the appeal
at once. He stated that in his opinion
there was no need of immediate incar-
ceration. The court agreed in this, and
placed the undertaking in appeal. or
the appeal bond, at $500.
Arnold was released on his own re-
cogniZance until the appeal bond could
be prepared and approved by the court.
The sentence of the court that Arnold
be incarcerated in the city jail for near
~ three months. at hard labor. elected
many expressions of approval from
nearly all classes who read The Her
aids bulletin during the day. The fact
that he was not given an opportunity
to buy his way out of Jail by the pay
ment of fine pleased the majority of
people who were willing to express an
opinion, fully as much as did the
prompt manner in which his conviction
was secured.