Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-26
Amazing Story Unfolded During
Hearing of StringfelIoW Case
This Morning.
INVESTIGATION is NOW DUE
Attorney Snow is Preparing to File
Charges Against Policeman Who
Was Too Dcmonstratiye.

| against an officer Some time ago De-
tective Frank Wheeling was charged
with striking Il negro veterinary sur
| gcon in the face while In the office
| OF Chief Pitt Shortly following this,
Patrolman Griffin was suspended 10
days for committing mild assault
upon Hal NJ. White. a newspaper re-
porter whom he had unjustly accused
of taking typewriter from the re-
/ porters room at police headquarters.
The latest case grows out Of the
| arrest on the night of Aug. ri at the
| SAT- Palace of 4. w Stringfcllow by
| officer Fred Clough on the charges of
| drunkenness and disturbing the peace.
| The case came to trial this morning
| and brought out some SENSATIONAL
| features, consisting of serious alleEa-
| tons against the officer on the part
| OF the defendant
| Young Suingfellow was represent
cd by his brother, Ally j w. String
| fellow and Atty. Ashby Snow. The
latter had practical charge of the
! case, and before the prosecution got
! through, had three officers, Clough
! Pitts and Special Officer Rhodes of the
| Salt Palace badly muddled.
Officer Clough was the first witness
called, and testified that on the night
| in question, Stringfcllow was at the
| Salt Palace in an intoxicated condi-
| ton and declared that he disturbed
the peace by loud talking and cursing.
on cross examination by Atty. Snow,
Clough made some amazing admiS-
Hions. admissions that Will furnish
cause no doubt. for a most rigid In
vestigation on the part of Chief Pitt,
HAD TT IN FOR HIM.
In answer to Atty. SHOWS questions.
Officer Clough admitted that he had
ii in for Stlingtellow because the
latter had made some disparaging
remarks about Clough some time ago
in the Court saloon. Clough also ad-
mitted that he stated on that .occa-
sion thar he would run Strlngfellow
in" the first chance he got
on the night OF Aug q Clough saw
the young man at the Salt Palace ana
ordered him to go home. This String
fellow refused to do. He was arrested
on the charge of drunkenness and tax
en- TO police headquarters by Officer
Pitts but released by the desk sergeant
on $40 bail. This was brought out by
the testimony of Pitts. Mr. DAILY. the
prosecuting attorney, looked greatly
surprised and asked Pitts why he per
mltted the man to go If he was drunk,
The officer hadonO explanation TO make
beyond saying that the desk sergeant
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NOT SO VERY DRUNK.
Officer Clough said that Stringfellow
was drunk, but mot so very drunk.
After being released on bail the young
man again went back to the Salt Pal
ace in a buggy. He went TO the man
agement and demanded protection stat
ing that Officer Clough had abused
him Clouh said he saw Strngfellow
at the bar waving his hands and talk
ing about him and admitted that he
seized the young man by the collar and
forced him into the buggy, ordering
him to go home. Strngfellow demurred
ana accused the officer of hitting HIM
and then Clough placed him under ar
rest for disturbing the peace and lock-
ed him up In jail on oss-eXamlna-
ton the officer did not deny that he
strucky Stringfellow in the back as
the young man was getting into the
buggy, and he repeatedly admitted that
he had had II I'm for StringfelloW and
had stated that he would get even"
with him.
Special officer Rhodes testified first
thar Suingfellow was drunk. Then he
said. ON cross examination that he was
not drunk but had been drinking, In
fact, all the officers who testified be-
came badly tangled when cross exam
ined and did not know really very
much about the case
sTRlNGFELLOW STORY.
The defendant told rather sensa-
| tional story. He said he was at the
| gate watching the people come from
| the races when Clough came up be-
| hind him, seized him by the neck and
| threw his back 10 feet lie said he
then went to the management and
| demanded protection, stating that
| Clough was no gentleman" and say