Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-07
IN POLICE COURT.

An even fialf dozen drunks were
lEhaled before Judge Bowman this
morning. but the old reliable excuses
failed to impress the court. Five of
the penitents were assessed a. SIS fine,
but John Collins, familiar. was
discharged and given al reward
OF merit card Collins proved that he
hadn't been in the courtroom on a
charge of drunkenness since last
February, and his five months good
behavior was thought to merit re-
cognition. For the others, however,
there was II o excuse, even though the
most of them had simply been cele-5
brating the Fourth.
Migrants Jared better than the
DRINKS, and w. L. Paine and Thomas
Dwyer We're given the chance to
leave the city before sentence is pass
ed on them tom orrow morning IKE
Mike Screen. charged with violating
1.-the liquor ordinance by selling intoXi-
cants to a girl under the age of 20
years. pleaded not gully. when ar
raigned and VIII he given a prelm-
mary hearing on July 10.
j. W. Burnstruin seemed to prefer
to forfeit $40 bailratherithan answer
/ to the charge OF disturbing the peace,
but Prosecutor Rogers would not have
1t that way. On the motion of the
prosecutor the bail was declared for
fcited but a bench warrant for the.
arrest #of Rurnstrom also ordered is.
sued. c. Nj. Lucas arrested with
. Rurnstrom under Il similar charge
was represented in court by counsel
and will have his hearing saturday.
William Ballard. whose marital
TROUBLES reached a crisis when he was
arrested upon complaint of his wife
who charged that he had violently
struck her plainly intimated in the
courtroom this morning that he would
prefer to be tried by some Judge other
that Judge Bowman. When arraigned
and when asked for his plea he reit-
Grated that he wanted u change of
Venue. When it was impressed upon
him that he was entirely out of order
he pleaded not guilty and was placed
under 500 bonds pending his hearing
on July 16.
s E. Glandcll. whose Unsuitable appe-
tite for the toothsonies norsel of chicken
led him into trouble yesterday. finds
himself in deeper trouble today. Yes
jterday his craving for chicken VAS so
{oNerpowering that lie couldn't WITH
stand the temptation of the henroost OF
j. S. Nelson. at as west Fourth South
street. He got the chicken. but his an
iticipation of the coming feast was
lnipped by Mr.. Nelson, who has serious
objections to the loss of even one of
his chickens. Instead OF enjoying an
iappetizing chicken dinner, Grandell
found himself at police headquarters
with a charge Of petit larceny against
him, and at liberty only after deposit
ing SO as a guarantee of his good
faith if1shis assurance of being present
to explain his side of the case to the
court. His good faith didn't carry,
however, and when he failed to appear
In court this morning a bench war
rant was ordered issued for his arrest.
Unless he can now increas Sc the measure
of his good faith to $50 he VIII be kept
at headquarters SO that he win be sure
TO answer when his name Is called out
in court tomorrow morning.
Tim Murphy was too deinonstrative
in his celebration Of Independence. and
It cost him $40 for the use of the street
as show place. He had yelled and
shouted SO that his voice WAS sttll
haarse. but he managed TO pitch It hi gh
enough to tell the court that he had
had so much fun that he was willing to
leave Salt Lake now If given the
chance The court however, thought
that Tim should pay for all the fun he
had had-,and Tim will make a noise
like breaking rocks for the next 10 days.