The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-28
N AY SMI [ II
in POLICE
COUR I
SHE MET A MOST CHARMING
CITY DETECTIVE.
Who, After a Stroll Through the City,
Invited Her to His Oen-The
Invitation Cost May $40.

The police court grind was a
varied one today. ranging from an
obstreperous miner who gave Officer
Chambers spirited tussle Thursday
| afternoon. to May Smith, charged with
yagrancv and accused of attempting
to entice Detective Pcnder TO her pic
ture gallery.
| The first mentioned individual gave
the name of Ed Smith and pleaded not
| guilty to the charge Of disturbing the
| peace. Thompson is a grey-bearded
man of fifty and claims to be miner.
| officer Chambers testified that Thomp-
son went into the Down coffee house
on Twcnty-ffth street. Thursday af'
| ternoon and tried to sell huge mug
get pin to the proprietor's wife. Sus-
| pecting that the pin was ''phoney,"
| she handed il over to Off1cer Cham
bers, who chanced to be sitting near,
and the latter Immediately asked the
miner where he had gotten 1t. The
man promptly informed the officer
that 1t was none of his "blank" busi-
ness and followed up the assertion
with vile epithet.
Officer Chambers revealed MS lden"
tity and placed the man under arrest
Thompson, however, was not TO be
taken without struggle and it requir-
ed considerable assistance before the
officer succeeded in subduing his pow
erful prisoner and handculhng him.
Thompson told a tale OF being out
of money through gambling away his
wages in Ogden and stated that he
was a hardworking man and innocent
OF using the language Of which he was
accused. He said he did not know
that his captor was an officer until
later
The court preferred to secure the
testimony of the restaurant people
before passing sentence and the case
was continued until the afternoon
session.
James Foley. who pleaded not
guilty TO mendicancy, Thursday. was
found guilty this morning and was
given a sentence of twenty days. Of
fcer Chambers and A. d. Smith tes-
tilted to the fellows begging tactics,
and. In spite of the denial made by
the prisoner. the court sentenced him.
May Smith pleaded not guilty to the
| charge of yagrancy Detective Pen
der stated that he discovered the
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young lady trying to gain access to a
business house on Twenty-flfth street
where she stated sne had an engage
ment with the proprietor.
According to the officers story. his
masculine charms must have made an
immediate impression upon May as
she turned her attentions upon him
| at once. Sne inquired regarding the
bundle of dog meat he carried and
was told that 1t was a lunch where
| upon she ramarked that the officer
and the lunch certainly looked good
| and asked him If he would not like to
| repair TO her apartments and inspect
some pretty pictures which she had
there. The detective thereupon
brought her to the station.
The court pondered over the mat
| ter deeply and asked Detective Pen
der and his would.be charmer some
| very pointed questions. much to the
amusement OF the spectators as well
as the prisoner herself. After remark
ing that possibly 1t was a case for the
higher courts. the judge fined May
| $40 and released the officer from fur
ther responsibility in the matter.