Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05
BUSY DAY IN
D|EHL'S COURT
Atty. Newton Charged With Four
Separate 0ffenses, Which
Cases Come Up.
WIFE BEATER CRlNGES AT BAR
Says lie is Not Guilty Because He
Did Not Remember Striking
The Woman.

This is certainly busy day for Atty.
Soren y. Christensen and also for his
client, Atty. Newton. The latter is
charged with -FOUR separate oftenses and
all of the cases were set for hearing
today The first complaint was that
filed several weeks ago In which New
ION was accused Of disturbing the peace
and quiet of the prisoners at the coun-
ty Jail. II was understood that this
case was continued indefinitely and thai
1t would never come 10 trial, but yes
terday afternoon County Atty. Chris
Jensen had the case set for 10 O'Clock
this morning in Judge Diehl's court.
When the matter was called. it was
continued until the 10th of this month.
The next case that of grand larceny.
wherein Newton is charged with hav-
ing participated In a scheme to deprive
man named Olson of check for 1890
is on before Justice of the Peace Dana
T. Smith this afternoon. beginning al
2 o'clock.
Cases Nos. and 4. in which the at
torney is charged with threatening to
shoot and kin a newspaper reporter,
and with disturbing the peace. came up
before Justice f. NJ. Bishop yesterday
morning, as chroncled in last eve
ning's News" and we're taken up at
the residence Of the Justice at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. County Atty,
Christensen was present at that time
but did not prosecute the case. He
turned the matter over to his assistant,
Job p. Lyon. No hearing was had at
that time. bat continuance was made
until 4 o'clock this afternoon. when
the cases are being heard.
When the first case was called in
Judge Diehls court this morning, Atty.
Soren X. Christensen made this state
ment:
If the court please, 1 would ask
that this matter go over until some day
next week. as l apprehend that this Is
going to be rather strenuous day both
for me and my client In other words,
this is our busy day"
OTHER STATE CASES.
Other state cases were disposed of as
follows:
John Williams. a cripple. charged
jointly with Alma Jones with burglary,
was dismissed on motion of the coun-
ly attorney. Jones pleaded guilty yes
terday and was bound over to the dis
trict court, and as Williams was being
held more as a witness than a de-
PENDANT, he was ordered discharged.
The case OF Walter Mitchell accused
of assault with deadly weapon, was
continued until Tuesday morning. His
bail was fixed in the sum of $3.50
WHINING WIFE BEATER.
Next Monday afternoon Is the time
set for the trial of William Whiting,
arrested on the charge of brutally as
saulting and beating his refenseless
wife. When arraigned on the charge
this morning Whiting whined that he
did not think he was guilty but that
il he did beat his wife he could not
remember the circumstances. His
memory will be refreshed ON Monday
In manner he may not relish.
BORROWED A QUILT.
w Inman could not say positively
whether or not he was guilty of the
larceny of a quilt and blanket from
roominghouse. Tpe admitted that
he took the articles in question. but
said he intended to return them His
only excuse for stealing the bedding
was that his landlady had not taken
care of his room as he thought she
should have done. Mr. Inman will oc-
cupy IA 'room," at the expense of the
city for and during period of %
days.
HE LANDS A JOB.
Henry Tolman, charged with vagrancy
pleaded guilty. He said IL was true
that he had been hanging about saloons
and questionable resorts for some time,
but offered as an excuse that he was
unable to find employment of any kind,
He declared that he had looked in vain
FOR work but was unable to find any.
The court gave Tolman job on the
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