The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-25
CALLED UPON
TO EXPLAIN
W lily
THEY WE'RE GLoRIoUSLY INTOxI
GATED ON A SUNDAY.
Italian Charged His Loud Yelling to
keg of Becr-A Greek Fooled
the Court.

The morning. session OF police court
was of brief duration and consisted
largely of Italians charged with dis
turbing the nunicipa: peace
A parasite from the Red Light
district gave the name or Max Green
burg Either he or his female con;
panion readily produced the 500 de
manded for his release on bail which.
of course, was forfeited by his non
appearance In court, thus DENYING thG
judge and the city In general the pleas
ure of putting him on the rock pil5
for 80 days.
Peter Pi, Greek. was arraigned on
the charge OF disturbing the peace He
had deposited $40 bail Sunday anu
was hardly expected TO show up He
was promptly on hand. however, and
through an interpreter entered a plea
of guilty. The court appreciated his
appearing for trial, and let him OF
with a fine OF SIS and costs.
The name rt Spiro Audek was next
called and On Italian nasteDed with
in the encl oeure In answer 70 the
summons. Flo was charged with dis
turbing the peace and dignity OF the
commonwealth upon the Sabbath In
a lengthy conversation between the
prisoner and his interpreter, 1t devel-
oped that instead of the name. given.
the defendant was really Bill Andw-
nadu, and furthermor" according to
his personal opinions, he was not gull
ty. Guard Lsyer was sworn and testi-
fed that he had discovered the de-
fendant using loud and abusive lang
uage in the .ower part OF town and
that, when ne arrested him. there was
an attempt oil the part OF the prison
ers friends 10 reclaim him as their
own Sheriff Barlow Wilson arrived
on the scene at an opportune moment
and took charge OF the prisoner in
question while the officer went afte~
the others The latto. was not sue
cessful In his quest and returned, TAX
ing AndwDaau to the station. The
court questioned the prisoner In rela-
ton to his conduct on SUNDAY and
learned that his companions had Sc
cured a keg of beer and were celebrat-
ing with its contents when, In some
strange and i2explicable manner, the
effects of the same apparently turned
their heads.
The court asked him why he was
yelling at the time Of his arrest, fol
lowing the breaking of a window au'
was promptly Informed that II was the
keg of beer that did the yelling, the
defendant being In no way answtrable.
Thus satisfied Of the defendant s IN
nocence the court imposed fine OF 50
and costs on General principles.
Dan Campbell was charged with
mendicancy 0nd Indignantly derlec
having ever begged q cent in his lie.
He admitted that he had borrowed
occasionally irom certain persons,
naming them. but stated that that was
by no means mendicancy. The court
examined him closely aud then told
him 10 go TO work "a something and
behave himself. in the meantime a
suspended sentence of 30 days would
be n effect
John Bryant pleaded guilty to
charge Of drunkenness. statlns that
il was the first time he mad gotten all
edge on" since Christmas. The court
appreciated the defendants absti-
nence but thought slight token OF
justice-"say about s5 in lawful mon
ey"-would settle the matter COM
pletely,