The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-15

The humidity OF the atmosphere OF Salt
Lakes dry" Sundays was unusually eX-
cessive last Sunday, there being total
OF seven cases of prOstration brought TO
Judge Diehls attention yesterday after
noon. OF these six were presented with
bills of s. or five days for the care given
them III Chief Pitts receiving station on
East First South street. The seventh was
still so incapacitated at the afternoon re-
ception given by Judge Diehl that he was
unable to respond TO the Invitation extend
ed to him.
The Sunday DRINKS coming before the
court yesterday set a new mark since
the Sunday closing of saloons became ef-
fective. That the lid can be pried open
a wee bit however. and parts of it re-
semble a sieve. even though the forces
OF Chief Pitt and Sheriff Emery are sup
posed TO stand by and patch up the holes,
is best shown in the Monday court pro-
ceedings. OF course the police can't tell
how men come to get drunk on Sunday
when all the saloons are closed and
watched over by the officers-and the men
themselves won't tell
Old. her face scanned and furrowed and
her shoulders Dent under the weight of
20 years. Mary Williams tottered up to
the judges bench yesterday to plead gull
~ 20 having been drunk and in sobbing
voice, tears yelling in her eyes. 10 pitt
fully beg. Let me go this time, judge.
and ! will try to be good after this" Her
case was one of the harsh shadows that
fall so frequently in the afternoon court
room, but before she could finish her
plea Judge Diehl had ordered her dis
charged from custody. and with faltering
step and mumblng her thanks she left
TO try 10 be good"
G. NELSON. who was arrested last week
charged with having stolen a quantity of
iron from the local railroads yards, and
who was released upon his own recogni-
zance. failed to respond when his case
col led In dow
bench warrant was ordered issued
At the suggestion of Assistant City At
torney Rogers the case against George
Hosley. charged with the theft of a small
gasoline stove from room on Commercial
street. was dismissed. 1t was explained
to the court that Hosley is a victim of the
drug habit and that friends of the I'M
fortunate man were in the city from Ida
no for the purpose of taking him there
where he would be placed under the care
of physician. The case was dismissed
and Hosley was taken back TO Idaho last
night.
W. Dunn and William Hanson, two gen.
tlemen of leisure. are among the early
guests to Join the Christmas week house
party at the popular city hosiery on East
First South street. Upon the invitation
of Judge c. B. Diehl the visitors will re-
main at least a month. The invitation
came at an oppcrtune time and relieved
embarrassment. It seems that on Sun
day evening the gentlemen found that
perhaps through thoughtlessness they
were without funds sufficient TO insure
the style OF living to which they had been
accustomed. They let this unfortunate
condition of affairs be known to several
persons On State street. and this led to
the invitation from Judge Diehl that they
accept the hospitality of the city.
Judge Diehrs hesitancy in accepting
purely circumstantial evidence and mis- de-
sire to learn facts for himself by Quizzing
the principals. proved fortunate for young
Will Glazier and led to his being freed
from the charge of THEFT. Glazier was
charged with having stolen 81 from wo-
man. and the chain of circumstantial
evidence as brought out oy Prosecutor
Rogers seemed almost perfect The wo-
man testified that while GlaZier and
young woman had been visiting at her
aome she had placed the money in a cup
in thief cupboard. and that later. after
eilazier had gone. she discovered that
the money was missing. The young man
told a straightforward story of his ac-
lions in the house and his testimony i'm
pressed the court Not entirely salts
fled with the evidence. Judge Diehl began
a cross-examination and brought out the
fact that another man. named Layton
had been in the house at the same time
At the mention of the name of I.aytcn
even Prosecutor Rogers threw up his
hands. and the innocence OF Glacier was
considered definitely established LAYTON
Is the man recently arrested for having