Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-31
A DEMOSTHENES
IN POLICE COURT
James Manols Delivers Address
That Won Him an
Acquittal.
HIS COUNTRYMEN ARE FINED.
Campaign Against Foreigners Block
aiding Sldcwaliss-McCall Found
Guilty of Petit Larceny.

This mornings session of city po-
lice court was enlivened somewhat by
the appearance of five Greeks. The
quintet was charged with violating
the sidewalk ordinance by blocking
traffic In front of saloon at 555 West
Second South. The court was told
none of the defendants could under
stand nor speak English. An inter-
prefer explained the charge against
them. Then one James Manols sprung
a surprise by stepping out from the
line and said:
NOW. your honeyur. pleass lisun
to mea intentions"
Before he could be shut OF Manols
declared he was not standing wit
els people; / don't see what is meant
about 1t; I don't see how dat is /
amt got no time for to loaf on emmy
streetwalk; thank you" The court
said, Then you want to enter plea
of not gullty2"
Most assumptiosly,'' asserted the
witness vehemently.
James was told TO step aside for n
second while the others. Peter Jotem,
John Rosos. Pete Kidppies and Bin
Elpos listened to an interpreter, told
them what they had done and asked
If they had done 1t. Four answers,
uttered simultaneously sounded some
thing like this: "Wallapooloosus,
dyacastoria uni benzinarats."
THEY PLEAD GUILTY"
'orhey plead guilty" said the inter-
prefer turning to the court.
Tell them they are fined So each"
answered the Judge When the four
heard this the comment was distinctly
American: "Wow!" said the four as
they sat down
James Manols, the oratorical. then
took the stand in his own behalf. Here
is his testimony: First of all l don't
know his people. 1 wass standing by
listening by myself to nothing when
a man wit no badge on pushed dis
people away. / walk over and say.
Hey, dis people don't know what
you is meant. I'll tell them what ISIS
1t meant. He took me and holded
me by dis arm and pretty soon after
a long while another policeman with
badge came and holded me. Dat is
It judge what my intentions I mean
and 1 don't loaf 1 amt got no time
to loaf. / bin in your countries and
never saw like dis before. Discharged
Thank you" And the five left the
room.
WHEN SILENCE FELL"
Florence Coleman, charged with bat
terry will appear before the court Tues
day to refute the charge that she tried
to make hamburger out of Angelo
Mazzuchi with a Ratchet.
John Doe!' called out the clerk.
No one got up. One court attache mo-
toned to the man meant to get up,
Dat a'int me name: it's Elmer
Hockey; yes, / was drunk
50"
Then silence.
John Rhyme was ]. A. Riley this
morning and he was charged with
selling jewelry-the phony kind-with-
out a license. He pleaded guilty and
was fined $40.
b. II. Hackett was put on trial for
striking a ''loidy" with his clenched
fist. The "loidy." Olive Christensen,
denied that Hackett ever struck her;
James Swearington sower Hackett did
and as Hackett's attorney asked for
timony, the case went over.
Jennie Steel, colored--very-who Is
charged with assault with n deadly
weapon, upon one Pratter. who was
stabbed in the abdomen, was in po-
lice court this morning. She is rep
resented by Atty Newton, who waived
a reading of the complaint and took
until Tuesday morning to enter
plea.
COLTS COST s25.'
l.. e. Mccall was found guilty of
petit larceny and was fined SOS. owen
Dusenberry and r.. Rauey, Wilson
hotel attaches, from which Mccall was
charged with stealing a Colts revolver.
testified against the defendant. Nc
Call did not deny pawning the gun
after finding It in n room at the VIII
son and had an unsatisfactory ex-
PLANTATION for failing to take the Colts
TO the office, hence the horse on him.
George w. White, charged with bat
terry. was charged s. for his fun.
Court, II was announced, will con-
Yene on Labor day. owing 10 the
amount OF business accumulated.
" Twill be truly Labor day" yawn-
ed the court attache and todays
court adjourned to enjoy the pun.