Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-17
Police Rejoice With Prospect OF
Losing Sight Of Col
3red Thief.
MAY DsPoRT GEORGE BIND
Chinamnn Appears Addlcd as TO His
Head and Federal Officers
VIII Investigate.

lHfTt "a IudhlA hNHNAii' i'JN'NA'-fs
about police headquarters today over
tho prospects of Kidding the city Of
Mary Taylor, colorcd, and one of the
most troublesome thieves that ever
infested this city The woman has
been arrested scores of times on
charges ranging from vagrancy TO rob
berry, but each time she has managed
TO escape punishment. she Is regarded
by the police as being one Of the elev-
crest dips that ever operated in
Salt Lake She was arrested again
Wednesday on a charge of vagrancy.
The officers had tried to get her on
charges of robbery, frequenting an
opium joint and kindred charges. but
in each instance success did not meet
their efforts.
The woman was in court this morn
Ing before Judge Dlohl. and when her
name was called. her attorney. VIII
Nam Newton, entered plea Of guilty.
with the understanding that the time
for sentence would he fixed for Mon
nay morning and. in the meantime.
the woman was to be released on her
own recogniZance.
Assistant city Atty. Rogers and the
police officers jumped at the chance
to give the woman "foater." They
the notorious character and took the
view that If she will leave the city q
great good viii be done to this com
munity. The order was made with
The understanding that the Taylor
woman leave town Immediately. On
Monday morning Judge Diehl will i'm
pose jail sentence. II Mary Is here
she will have to serve the sentence
and, no doubt IL Will be one for a
long term. If she leaves the city
and then drifts back here Ia few
days, or at any time before the ex-
pirntion OF the sentence, she VIII have
to serve time.
The authorities have found this
scheme to be an excellent one. as
crooks of Mary's calber are anxious
TO keep away from the city when they
know that a jail sentence is hanging
guilty to vagrancy and given float
err" the other charges against her
Mere dismissed.
GRANAT SENTENCED.
Sentence was imposed this morning
on Frank Granat, saloonkeeper, charged
With interfering with an officer This
case has been on the docket for several
months In April w, II. Dye. server
of poll take notices, called at, Granats
place TO serve a notice on an inmate
of the house, whereupon Granat In
terlereu ana threatened TO throw Dye
out of the house. He was arrested
and his attorney contended that Dye
was not an officer OF the city
Judge Diehl ruled, however. that
Dye was an officer and that Granat had
interfered with him while Dye was In
the discharge OF his duties. He was
ordered to pay a fine of $50. Judge
Weber, for the defense asked for a
stay, and Il Is likely that the case will
be appealed to the district court.
S. l.. Graham, carpenter from Den
yer, stood up. looked around and sat
right down again. The man was
charged with being 'uulawfully' drunk
and denied the allegation. He was OF
the opinion that II he was drunk at all
II was a lawful" one and he was ready
for trial. He stated that he came here
from Denver and was on his way to
Binghoom where he had job. The
court decided 10 let Graham go and
the latter is now beating 1t" for Bling
ham.
w. A. WesternRn declared chat he
was not guilty OF entering the room Of
George Thomas 242 west South Tenn
pie street and stealing S. He emphati-
oaly declared he didn't do it and asked
that the case go over until tomorrow
morning. His request was granted
The case that hts attracted considera-
blesInterest WAS that of the city VS. WIN
Hayden. goood looking colored man.
charged with vagrancy. Hayden was
dressed In the height of fashion and
appears TO be we'll educated. He was
accused OF vagrancy by wandering
about the streets at late and unusual
hours of the night but the most that
was proved against him was that he
wa sseen out as late as IL 80 and nei-
Their Officer Pierce nor OfIicar Howell
had seen him work Judge Diehl took
the view that simply because some Off
Ger had not seen the man work thar
Ill
grancy Hayden was not required TO
put ON a defense and was discharged
From custody.
SWEARING EXPENSIVE.
/. T. cost Mamie Woodruff, cOlored, just
$40 for lndulging In vile language to-
word officer Pierce last night He
arrested the woman In Commercial
street and while on the way 10 the
station she used nrofane and abusive
language toward him. Pierce stood
the abuse as long as he could and then
locked the woman up on the charge of
using abusive language.
Blanche Flowers, another negro wO-
man. charged with vagrancy, win plead
tomorrow morning
Yesterday afternoon Detective
sheets arresten two men giving the
names Of Lou Roseberg and Sam Red
man, The police believed the men 10 be-
grafters and all around crooks They
were charged with vagrancy and this
morning lost no time In pleading guilty,
with the understanding they We're to
have chance to leave the city They
were given an opportunity To leave
and h0stened tn the street,
George Bind. a subject " China. with
added brains. was called upon TO eN-
plain, through Mrs King, an interpre-
ter why he walked into the Clswson
residence yesterday morning. Bind
said he was looking FOR another China
man he thought was working for the
clawsons Judge Diehl continued the
case until the 4 S, officials may be
communicated with for the purpose of
investigating Tho Chnaman's case.
Bind said he wanted 10 get work here,
but WAS unable 10 do so because ne had
no money ana no friends lie said the
Chinese OF The city refused % have