The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-27
BOWMAN FREES
SURE THING MEN
Bill Newton Gives Further Evil
dence of Mysterious Power
in Police Court.
TWO CASES IN CONTRAST
STIFF SENTENCE RECOMMENDED
FOR HARMLESS coNsUMPTiVE.

IT Justice is not blind, as has been
often asserted, she at least winked an
indulgent eye yesterday afternoon in the
criminal branch Of the city court com
monty called police court.
This is the way it happened yester-
day In the court room Of Judge Bow
Two alleged pickpockets. B. Edwards
and James Kelly, declared by the po-
lice TO be professional thieves, were picked
up while operating at the race track on
Tuesday. Tney were charged with va
granCy, spent a night in Jail and aD-
peared for hearing.
Meantime their legal representative,
one Attorney Newton, was working over
time No complainant appeared IN court,
there was no detective or other repre-
sentative Of the police department. At
torney Newton had been in consultation
with numerous persons. He held a wills
pered conversation with the prosecutor
Then he arose and with all the dignity
OF his profession addressed the court
Il move that these two defendants be
released on their personal recogniZance,
TO return here tomorrow afternoon at
o clock and have sentence fixed
The court gazed down at the pTOsecu-
tor. He remained silent Then the court
''The defendants are released on their
personal recognizance and sentence VIII
be fixed tomorrow afternoon at O'clock
All Of which means that the defendants
are placed under no bond and by this
proceeding are permitted their liberty and
the opportunity Of leaving the city. They
SLOUGH after their attorney and out OF
the court room. They are seen no mOFei
they do not appear on the following aft
ternoon at o'clock and after necessary
formal entries on the docket by the court
clerk the case is ended Such is the pro-
ceeding accomplished with the aid OF a
legal representative" in the case Of two
alleged professional thieves
a. Nav If Cop,narIson
The next case is called. It is that of
Owen Egan, in the last stages of con-
sumption, who complained Of i'll treat
ment at the hands of other prisoners,
who objected to being kept awake by his
incessant coughing during his night in
jail.
Egan was charged with violating the
license ordinance.
Weak from the ravages of the disease
that IS wearing him down, he arrived in
Salt Lake Tuesday night broke" He
had no friends and, without the price
of a nights lodging. he undertook to sell
a nugget stick pin 10 John Richardson, a
waiter in the Portland coffee house, "a
East First South street
The waiter testified that Egan had Of
fered the pin for sale, but that he re-
fused it and the sale was not closed.
Egan sold nothing and there was no evil
dence TO show that he was a professional
peddler. It was a transaction such as
might take place any day.
Had No Lawyer.
Yet the circumstances were sufficient
for the police to base the charge upon.
But Egan had no legal representative.
Consequently when the testimony had
been heard the prosecuting attorney
spoke:
Il would recommend that this man be
given sixty days IN the city JAIL he said.
The court seemed impressed. He re
manned silent for a few moments while
considering the recommendation Of the
prosecutor. Then the prisoner cut in
I'm too IN to go to jail he declared
in a husky voice. II m wasted to almost
nothing; I can't do any work If you
DO put me there; it won't do any good.
I'm not a thief and 1 haven't done any
thing wrong. / was simply trying to
sell that pin, like any other person who
is broke might do in order to get money
for a nights lodging and something TO
eat. Please let me 90 and I'll get out
of town"
Egan then referred to an attorney pres
ent in the court room, who was formerly
judge Of the police court, and said he
might say something IN his behalf. This
attorney, in order that he might not in
terfere with justice, spoke reluctantly,
but finally admitted that he had known
Egan for three years, never had known
him TO be a prisoner in court before,
and knew nothing against his character,
please let me go and let me get out
OF town" pleaded Egan once again. while
the court pondered the problem. He was
'WilI you really leave town If re-
7 give you my word" answered the
prisoner with evident sincerity.
He was finally permitted to go.
AS q little memento of his detention,
however the police department retained
the gold nugget pin.
A private safe may be rented in the
d. nd hrsra rr1F Of he, Go