The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-14
PARLEY D|SM|SSES
THE JONES CASE
Final Act of Foolish Farce
Enacted in the Police
Court.
w. HANSON WAS THERE
IN PROPER PERSON
Diehl Renders Only Decision
Possible on County Attor-
ney's Motion.

For one solitary, feeting moment
Monday morning the Mutton Jones case
showed wobbly sign of life but for @
moment only. Then it dropped dead
again.
On Friday last County Attorney Par.
ley P. Christensen attempted to prove
that Jones had committed a crime be-
fore he had proven that crime had
been committed This proceeding fooled
nobody who understands the attitude
of the County Attorneys Office toward
William R., alias Mutton, Jones. Every
schoolboy understands that prosecutor
must show that Il crime has been com
mitted before he can legally show that
certain individual committed it. Par
ley P. himself certainly knows that
much. The reason, therefore, for his
1nslstence upon such an irregular course
thoroughly what Judge Diehl's decision
must be on opposing counsel's objection
to such course.
Parley P. Appears.
Promptly at 10 Parley P, pushed his
magnificent embonpolnt into the Police
court, bearing all the outward sem
blance of a gladiator who had como to
do OF dies. The pathos Of the situation
was in the fact that everybody knew
he had come to do neither. w.
Hanson was there also, With
chesty front and knitted brow this
great man paced the anti-chamber Of
the Justice temple, pauslng anon to
bend his Imckerel eye on vacancy and
tear the taSgles out Of some knotty,
abstruse legal problem. Now his com
prehensive gaze swept the wide area
OF the inner court, now it rested on
some gossipy group, of witnesses, now
it fixed itself with searching pene
tration on some hapless culprit who
fell full upon him, Then the pale green
orbs were lifted heavenward, pitying
look FER spread the bulging brow of
w. Hanson. His lips moved. Harkl
"What fools these mortals be!'
Coming back to earth, W, Hanson
leaned over the attorneys table and
whispered something to Farley P. That
gentleman of ambition and avoirdupoise
nodded his head in token of acquies
cence, Then W. Hanson darted over to
the prisoner, William R., alias Mutton,
Jones. greeted him with great JUNCTION
and, grasplng his hand, wrung it with
the fervor of a long-lost brother. Per
haps Jones didn' 7 know what was
coming.
The clerk called the case and Soren
X Christensen, for the defense, re-
newed the objection be had made on
Friday 10 the introduction of the bill
from the Nebraska Furniture company,
bearing his client IS o. 4,
Moves TO Dismiss Case.
The court sustained the objection
and, instantly Farley P. arose and said:
f'If the Court please / move that
the case against William R. Jones be
dismissed. -
$50 ordered,'' said Judge Diehl,
simply, and Tribune reporter had to |
make record time to overtake Farley |
p, who, accompanied by his ever-faith- |
full w Hanson, had hurried from the |
courtroom and was hot-footing it up |
First South street like a long distance |
pedestrian.
rDon't you worry; said he, "I'm
going to take this case before court
Where I can get Justice. Oh, we re
after that man Jones and we re going
to get him, don't you worry. This
case is going before Dana T. Smith,
that IS where it g going"
And Farley P. really thinks be is
making the public believe that it
makes difference where or when the
Jones case next comes to light, or
whether it ever shows up again at all,
as long as the man charged with en-
bezzlement and grand larceny is to be
prosecuted by his political chums and
friends.
New Complaint Sworn Out.
During the afternoon Robert Bridge,
q deputy sheriff, swore to q new com
plant against Jones, charging him with
the crimes of embezzlement and grand
larceny. The complaint was issued by
Justice Dana L. Smith, but, up to
late hour, no warrant had been issued
for Jones's arrest. The new complaint
is in almost the same language as tie
old one Two closely typewriter pages
of legal cap are required to set forth
the articles which Jones is accused of
"taking. stealing and carrying away"
These articles comprise just about
man habitation. In the list there are,
for instance, one refrigerator, one
wardrobe, one bed, one fruit stand, one
plate, one dozen pair men g cotton
gloves, one putty knife, one cork screw,
one strainer, two dippers, one paint
brush, one can japalac, one package
tacks, one horse brush, one tea pot, one
box hooks and eyes, one ladies' chem
ise, one white apron, one towel, one
flannel shirt, one underskirt, one black
wrapper, one box EPSON salts. one
can vegetine, one water pail, two pot
lids, one half dozen thimbles, two pack
ages safety pins, one rubber glove, one
cakes chocolate, one package figs, one
monkey wrench, one screw driver, one
tack hammer, one box old clothes, one
bottle strychnine tablets, one pillow
slip, two fry pans, one quart sewing ma
chine OIL six lunches shoe strings, three
pickle dishes, one tape measure, one
case green peas, one bundle paper nap
kins, eighteen spoons, two broken glass
tumblers.
Justice Smith said that he couldn It
say just how soon the case would be up
for trial, but he thought, probably, it
would come along "in short time'