The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-02

strange, puzzling quandary yesterday
amid the unfamiliar surroundings of
Judge BOwmsn's court So strange was
everything to him that when he was called
TO answer to the charge of drunkenness,
he lost his wits and couldn't even tell If
he had been drunk After much bashful
stammering he managed to blurt out that
he didn't know whether he had been
drunk or not. but / guess maybe | was,
although hardly ever get drunk" When
the court insisted upon receiving plea
to the charge, ErekensOn pulled himself
together sufficiently to say; 81 have never
been in a place like this before and l
don't know what to do After some slight
coaching from the sidelines, however, he
found the proper play. and after pleading
guilty was sent on his way with an ad
monitiOn.
About the main effect of the publicity
given to Chief Barlow's order that the
speed ordinance must be observed seems
to be that when one of the fast ones" is
caught he digs I'D his s. bail money and
then forgets it. Eight forfeitures of the
81 bail required from the number of fast
drivers over the street intersections APP
pear on yesterdays court records. Joe
Berger had the temerity to plead not
guilty. but after the arresting officer had
given his evidence. Berger waived his
right to enter a defense and was found
guilty. He had the fun of taking up the
courts time for his s.. however.
When Fred Burnett. a farmer from Ida
no Falls. en- route to Payson. stopped over
in Salt Lake for the purpose of locating
his sister so that he might visit her he
found the task more erduous than he an
ucipated. Worse than that. he found the
streets which he traversed to be lined
with saloons, and Fred is no camel. He
found also that the Salt Lake City blocks
are long. and that it was necessary to
rest occasionally in the different GASES
as he reached them. Whether II was due
to the dust of the desert OF the cooling
fragrance of the GASES was not explained
but in any event, Burnett lost his way
and instead Of finding his sister, wound
up as the guest of Chief Barlow. His
naive explanation and excuse that he
had got drunk while hunting his sister
saved the day for Burnett and last night
he continued his journey to Psyson.
Thirty days was What Happened to
Jones' yesterday after it was shown to
Judge Bowman that he had begged the
price of q meal from Patrolman Spears
Saturday night The fact that his initials
are y. 3. might Indicate that the sentence
is suggestive that others of his ilk take
notice.
James Daniels denied Yesterday that he
had stolen a bottle of whisky. valued at
=. from the saloon Of Peter Fotes & Co.
- West Second South street Saturday
night and he will be given the opportun-
ity TO refGte the charge before Judge
Bowman this afternoon. In the meantime
however. the prosecution feels so sure of
its side Of the case that Daniels is con-
fined in the city Jail in default of 500
bail.
From Winter Quarters to Police Head
quarters: Or What Happened During Ny
Layoff. forms the title of one of the
chapters in the life OF Charles Renshaw.
laborer. After months of grinding toll
the principal character in the tale took
brief rest during which the quiet seclu-
sion of Chief BarloEs home for those
whose eyes become strained from the
him. After two days ouiexness and rest
from the turmoil Of the thoToughfares
where the white lights shine brightest.
ReDShaw was able to return TO Winter
Quarters last night
Saturday DRINKS we're the winners
yesterday. l. y. Barnell being the luck
less one, coming In too late Sunday MORN
ing. However. he tore up his s. ticket.
pTefeTring not to show.
The case of John Whitehead and George
ST Clair, both of whom were charged
with fighting, came near being a conun-
drum. but no fsTorites were played and
the answer was found in fine of SO
against each. St Clair. q youth. pleaded
guilty. but said Whitehead had knocked
him down and then began beating him
without provocation. The affair hap
pened on Third South street about 2:9O
o'clock Sunday morning, and PatrolTnan
Whitehead had been the aggressor Frank
Troxier- q companion of St Clair. also
corroboTsted the lsttsrs testimony that