The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-06
BLACK FRIDAY
FOR MIGRANTS
Congestion of Prisoners Re-
suits in Exclusion of Spec
tatorS From Police Court.

Yesterdays session of the police cOuri
resembled a star chamber affair. Their,
were present only Judge Bowman and
court officials. policemen. reporters anc
prisoners, all spectators being excluded
| Ii wasn't meant, however, to be Sc
cret sessions -the fact was, that there
was simply no room for spectators
every seat and bench being occupied by
prisoners.
A record was established in yester-
days court proceedings, when fifty
three prisoners filed into the room. OF
these forty-two were booked as vag-
rants, the result of Chief of Police Bar
lows activity on Thursday. Thirty
four of these pleaded guilty, eleven re-
eeiving sentences of 100 days each, one
thirty days, and twenty-five given
hoaters. The eight who pleaded not
guilty will have their hearing on Tues
day.
The Migrants were called Up in
punches the first being the ten taken
into custody at Hot Springs. As it APP
peared that these men had really been
on their way out of the city, they were
given until this morning at 10 O'Clock TO
resume their journey. The majority of
the others were taken in from the
American House in the general clean
up of that place Thursday night, fol-
lowing the murder of John Barnett.
Eleven Of them were sentenced 10
serve 100 days in the city Jail. twelve
given a chance to leave the city, and
eight will be tried next Tuesday
1t was A motley throng that filled the
court room, but several ludicrOus stu
atoms were developed. In the first
batch of ten Migrants, all pleading not
guilty. there were two Germans who
might still be at a loss to know why
they were arrested except for Judge
Bowman's linguistic ability. Then
when the time for the trial in each case
was set for next Tuesday and the bail
fixed at 300, which meant that each
one would have to remain in Jail until
that time at least, W. II. Clark was the
first TO have a change of heart. After
explaining to the court that he had
been on his way from Garfield to Ogden
when he was arrested, and that he mad
the prospect Of job in the latter city,
he was permitted to change his plea
and, under the promise that he would
leave the city within a few hours. he
was permitted to go. 1t was really
funny then how the remainder of the
bunch of ten discovered that they had
jobs awaiting them in some other place.
and in one. two, three order they all
had their explanation for the court and
an intense desire TO change their plea.
At the suggestion of Chief of Detec-
tives Sheets the fioaters were given.
It was much the same with the 9th
ers. those who saw the chance of get
ting away changed their plea and 9TH
ers took a chance, only to get the 100
days. however.
Jack Royle. who wants to be known
as Young Sharkey." had a little the
best of the third round i'm his go with
the municipality yesterday. He showed
some foot and headwork himself and
also CleveTness that really gave him the
better of the round. He was willing TO
plead guilty to the charge of petit lar
ceny, consisting in having stolen some
lead pencile from an old man i'll the
savoy hotel. and give promise that
he would leave for Los Angeles by next
Monday.
William Parish. who has been cut
ting ice for the Denver & Rio Grande
at Cotton, also cut some figure in the
court yesterday, but satisfactorily ex-
planned his drunken condition on the
previous night and was discharged.
William O'LeaTy viii have a rest for
the next thirty days for the purpose of
restoring his proper eyesight. Under
the influence of some, and then some,
drinks on Thursday. OLeary was I'M
der the impression that all the neckties
in the Peoples cash store really be
longed to him He had just begun col
lecting them when his mistake was
brought to his attention. He will regret
that mistake for thirty DAYS.