The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-28
DR.. M|[[ERON IS
FOUND GUILTY
In Judge DiehI's Court Thurs
day of Violating Quaran-
tine Measure.
NO FINE IS IMPOSED
BY THE COURT, HOWEVER
Four More "Vag" Cases Come
Up; War Against Women
Crooks Continue.

Judge Diehl's court Thursday afternoon,
but no sentence was imposed, DIR. MIL
leron, 1t was alleged, removed two small
poX patients from Parley's canyon TO the
isolation hospital without giving the prop
er notice to the city health department,
In rendering his decision Judge Diehl
said that there appeared to be friction
between the county and city health ON
GERS, The county officers. he said. oug ht
TO have reported the discovery or the
smallpox cases 10 the city officers. lie
believed that the defendant did what ne
thought should bo done under the cir-
cumstances, The ordinances arc made 10
cover just such cases as the cnes IN
point, the court said. The court found
the defendant guilty. but felt that no pen
atty should be imposed Some others,
said Judge Diehl, probably are as neeu-
gent In such cases as was the DEFENDANT
Four "vags" had their innings in the
police court Thursday afternoon. Lulu
Jordon and Alice Parker. who are SAID
to have touched two men giving the
names OF John Brown and George Ran
dolph Wednesday night, were placed un-
der $50 bonds each and the cases con
tinued until today. They were booked as
''vags'' because their victims declined to
file charges against them, for perfectly
obvious reasons. Brown was relieved OF
$40, while Randolph was separated from
Jap ONeil. up for vagrancy, filed a
demurrer 10 the complaint through her
attorney, Wllll3m newton nc
rer will be heard at o'clock Tuesday
afternoon.
The court and attaches received an
agreeable shock when Mrs. Jane Doe
Elliot. formerly almost a hopeless victim
OF the morphine habit: appeared. well
dressed and transformed into a good
looking, respectable appearing woman as
> witness for her, stepbrother George
Hubble, charged With vagrancy. The
transformation In the woman was so
great that the authorities failed to rec
l..,,, -l,a 70 q
woman formerly was violently addicted TO
the use OF morphine and frequently at
tracted the attention of The police au-
thorities.
c. Peterson, employed In the North
Star saloon, testified that Hubble 'pesti-
Gated" him by coming into the saloon
rest partially was due to his frequent
visits to the North Star saloon, Mrs.
Elliot said that her stepbrother stayed
with her paid his board promptly and
got him Into jail. she said that he, too.
had been a dope" hend. She promised
TO take Hubble home with her and see II
she can straighten him up. AS she had
done so well by herself In that line. the
court readily agreed TO have her try her
hand upon her stepbrother.
Judge DiehI learned Thursday morning
that Rena Williams. found guilty, of
vagrancy and OUT on S25 bail on three
days stay OF sentence In which 10 per
leave the city and forfeit her bail. The
bond was Increased TO $50 and the woman
notified of the courts action. She fur
nished the additional S25. Three open
ings are left the Williams woman-forfeit
the bond. pay the fine or appeal from the
decision.
Other negro females with light fingers
and taking ways Will be confronted with
the same proposition from now on. Bali
for their appearance in the sum OF 500
will he requested. From now on the fe.,.
male crooks of African extraction Will
have hard row TO hoe
oliver j. Smith. charged with embezzle-
ment Will be tried July 8 The case
was set for hearing Thursday, but the
prosecuting witness. b. Clawson, failed
70 appear. Assistant County Attorney
that Clawson is in the East and Will not
be home before July !. Soren X Chris
tensen. for the defense. insisted that the
from $1,000. The bail was fixed at $500.
with w. 3. Albertson and j. j. Snider as
sureties.
George Spencer, a barber. is charged
with practicing his trade without a license
and a warrant for his arrest was issued
Thursday. He will be tried in Judge
Diehls court.
Leon Rosevert, negro, was placed un-
der arrest on Commercial street Thurs
day morning on the belief that he stole
Mormons, that he sold for so cents In
the Shamrock saloon. The box contain
Ing the goods bore the name of Mrs. J.
w. Jorgensen OF Mount Pleasant. Utah.
The prisoner is being investigated.
The case Of Bert Powell. charged with
interfering with an officer, was set for
trial next Tuesday, Powell pleaded not
guilty. II is charged that he struck Pat
rolman Ripley az the Salt Palace few
days ago while the officer was trying TO
auell an ineipient. riot.
r. Brooks and Fred Webb, two youth
fuis held for petit larceny were dis
charged the evidence being uncertain
and insuffcienh for conviction, 1t was al
legged that they stole two boxes OF cigars,
worth Sc, from Nick Butkovich, an Aus
trian,
Dennis Murphy, young man who said
he Is a clerk at the Orpheum hotel was
given a lecture by Judge Diehl and dis
charged on charge of intoxication. Muir
ply said he has been up two or three
times within the last six months for the
same offense. The court told him he is
getting in a bad way and II he appears
again for intoXication he will be severely
punished.