Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-13
Judge Diehl Dispenses Mercy
And Justice to Many
Offenders.
o'KEEFE HuRRIES FROM TOWN
Bcggar Who Biistercd His Arm to
Awaken sympathy Makes Hasty
Exit from Court.

A case which has hung fire in Judge
| Diehl's court since May l of this year,
was finally brought to trial this morn
Ing before Judge c. B. Diehl 1t is
that OF Frank Granat, a saloonkeeper'
charged with interfering with an DILL
Ger. The complaint alleges that era
nat interfered with w. II. Dye, a poll
tax notice server The latter called
at Granat's place and demanded OF an
inmate of the house his name Granat'
it Is alleged. told the man not to tell
his name, and then ordered Dye TO
leave the place. The latter at once
swore out complaint against Granat
and the defendant hustled up JudEs
Weber to defend him. The case was
called several times. but in each in
stance was continued until finally, this
morning, testimony was taken for the
prosecution. After Dye had given MS
testimony, the case was continued un-
til Wednesday for the purpose of secut
ing witnesses for the defene.
o'KEEFE DISCHARGED.
j. f. O'Keefe. the man arrested for
vagrancy by officer Mccormack sat-
urday, played in rare luck this morn
ing in that he was given an opportuni-
" to leave the city.
O'keefe who is large, able bodied
man, had burned a blister on his arm
with carbolic acid and them armed
with number of begging cards, went
forth to impose upon kind hearted
citizens. Mccormack caught the fell
low begging and promptly landed him
in Jail O'Keefe said he wanted to
hN IA nd
him until 6 o'clock this evening to
make himself scarce.
II don't want until 6 o'clock" said
the fellow; "pll beat 1t from this burs
long before that Judging from the
speed with which he left the court
room, O'Keefe will break a record in
getting out of Salt Lake.
LOCUS WILL TARRY.
John Henry and William Locus
pleaded guilty to vagrancy and also
pleaded for time in which 10 leave the
city. Henry, who is a cripple, was
given a ''fioater," but Locous, an able
bodied and decidedly tough looking
specimen of humanity, will larry FOR
thirty days and assist the chain gang
in beautifying City Creek canyon.
There was a bunch OF about a dozen
DRINKS before his honor this morning,
but with one exception none had been
there before and were discharged. The
exception was that of John Busch, and
he. too, would have been permitted TO
go on his way rejoicing but for the
fact that his jag was a Sunday ono
He will spend the next five days in the
city Jail thinking it over.
/. j. Dunyon, represented by Stewart
&, Stewart. denied the allegation that
he befouled the waters OF Parley's
canyon by driving a herd of sheep
through the Mountain Dell region. The
case will be tried on Sept. IL. and In
the meantime Dunyon is out on his
own recognizance.
DECISION TOMORROW.
Tomorrow morning Judge Diehl viii
decide whether or not Il man Is guilty,
OF battery IL said man hits another
over the head with a heavy beer glass.
The decision will be in the case OF
Louis Pens, n bartender in the odoi.-
ferrous Red Onion saloon on CONNER
cial street. He is charged with bat
terry upon one e. J. Salmon. formerly
a bartender at the same place. Ac-
cording to the testimony. Salmon en-
tered the saloon last Friday and pro-
ceeded behind the bar, whereupon Pens
ordered him out and informed him IL
ne returned and tried to go behind
the bar, Pens would shoot his block
off. Salmon returned. went behind the
bar, and Pens smashed him over the
head with a beer glass, infiicting a cut
three inches long. Atty. Wooten APP
peared for the defendant and shouted
in his argument, that Pens would have
been justified had he broken the other
mans neck. beat his head off his shout
drs with club or shot his head off.
Assistant City Attorney Rogers resent
ed such a statement and argued that
Pens used more force than was nee
essary. Judge Diehl win arbitrate the
matter in the morning.
John Masters, an ex-convict, charged
with burglary in the third degree. ana
Arthur Hubbard, accused of grand lar
ceny, were arraigned and took until
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