Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-21
POLICE COURT MILL.
Grl~t This Morning Was Sparse
ShcrnhalIs Case Comes Up.

Sbcrnhali's Case Comes Up
Business was rather slack in Judge
Diehrs court this morning and yet II
consumed nearly three hours to get
through with the small docket owing
to the fact that some witnesses were
not present and there was case for
compromise.
Lucille Johnson, a negress living IN
Commercial street, charged with jan
bling knife into the back OF j. w.
Kallstran of Idaho. entered plea OF
not guilty to the charge Of battery
Kalstran stated to the court That IN
wanted to 20 away from town To-Day
but was willing to remain over unth
tomorrow morning to give his ieSti-
mony He said that, while he had pusl-
ness to attend to elsewhere, ne pro
posed to stay here until the woman
was prosecuted.
The case OF Abe Bernstein. not kid
Bernstein, az reported, charged WIN
battery upon Sarah Bernstein, VIII be
tried tomorrow morning. Bernstein
who is an old man. pleaded not guilty
this morning and said he woulu 90
ready for trial tomorrow. when tne
warrant for his arrest was sworn OUT,
the police thought Kid Bernstein was
the individual wanted.
AN ANNUAL AFFAIR.
william Murray, booked as John
Doe" was on the mourners bench TINS
morning on the charge of drunkenness
Murray pleaded guilty but explained 10
Judge Diehl that the drunk was really
nothing more than an annual aHalr
Just year ago Murray was carefully
towed to the station with big iohu
aboard and he stated that IT only
honpens once year" This being the
case he was discharged and may not
be expected back for another i
months.
on July 10 S. V. Trent had an alter
cation with Conductor w. > FRAN
com on South Temple street car and
according to the complaint sti ,,.t
Francom blow in the back. The
row started because Trent declined To
remove his feet from a seat and wien
the conductor demonstrated with MIN
a blow was struck. This morning
Trent, by counsel, pleaded guilty TO
I the charge but Attorney William
| Leary. representing the complainant,
| Insisted that "a fine be Imposed Judge
| Diehl sentenced Trent To pay q line oil
$40. which was promptly paid.
| III Earl Black hop ileud, charged
| with vagrancy, comes back to SAT-
| Lake. he will serve four months on
the chain gang. This sentence was
ifnpOSeu upon MIN tHis HfOTHllBf DuA
Black was given a floater yesterday
and by this time Is. no doubt. far away
from this city. Leon &C. Simmons,
pal of Blacks, was given go days fol
a similar offense, and he, too, was given
a chance to leave the city.
CANNoNBALL MUST WAIT.
Ben Jarrett. alias Cannonbsll. col
ored, the human mocklngbird, charged
with James Wilson with breaking into
Rowe & Kellys clothing store, pleaded
not guilty to the charge of burglary
He has secured Atty. Newton to de-
fend him, and the case VIII come up
for preliminary hearing OH Aug. IA.
Say man" said Cannonball "doan
yo-al know dat August II am long
time { walt in dat ole Jail? But say,
| amt agoln' out on dat mill II | en-
help it,"
The case of the state VIZ w. s.
Shemhall. charged with forgery. came
up this morning for hearing, but by
agreement went over until tomorrow
morning, at which time "a new COM
| plant, charging the man with obtain
| ing money under false pretenses. win
| be filed and the accused will take five
| or six months In the county jail.
| Shernhall is accused OF raising check
| from ~ to 800, The check was draw
on the Miners Mercantile company.
! and on July ? the man changed the
| figures so that the check read 500 in
| stead OF 49, He said he was drunk
| at the time