The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-18
@ F F EN- DE R s
IN POLICE
COURT
WONDERFUL EXPLANATIONS OF
HOW IT ALL HAPPENED.
Ono Fellow Wholly Unconscious of
Having Been OTunk-Another &c.
came Possessed Of Property.

Mike Donahue and John Walby
were brought before the judge of the
municipal court this morning for trial
OH the charge of stealing two pairs of
pants from the Cohen clothing store.
The testimony proved to the satisfac-
ton of the judge that Donahuc was
guilty, but that Young Walby could
hardly be connected with the affair.
1t appeared in evidence that the two
men entered the store at about the
same time last evening, and that while
Halby was talking trade with tho
clerk OF the store, Donahue lifted the
two pairs of pants and undertook to
make his getaway. He was caught,
however with the pants in his posses
sion Walby claimed that Donahue
was stranger TO him and that it was
a mere accident that they appeared in
the store at the same time. Donahue
was sentenced to pay fine OF $50 or
go TO jail for period of twenty DAYS.
j f. Wellock apologetically con-
fessed that he was drunk yesterday.
and the court gave him the privilege
of paying fine of IS or go 10 jail for
five days. Wellock said that he had
been drinking during the day. but,
said he, IL had no idea that the officer
would arrest me for that and then
charge me with drunkenness. 1t may
be, though, that ! was drunk
Mickey sullivan was before the
court for the alleged theft OF a pair OF
shoes. valued at 81 A railroad man
had lost the shoes that had been
In ehn ohnV M tho
of the shoes was not in court this
morning to testify. That is the rea-
son that Mickey is being held until
further investigation can be made
In telling the story OF how he hap
pened 10 gain possession of the shoes,
the shoemaker stated that Mickey
brought them to his shop and said he
desired to trade them for a smaller
pair and little "to boot" The shoe
maker raked up an older pair OF shoes
for Mickey and gave him 81 10 boot.
Mickey Swore that he came by the
shoes honestly and that he had mover
stolen anything in his life. He was
asked to step aside until further testi-
money could be obtained.
Joe Shannan was tried for the lneft
oil two boxes of cigars, valued at Sc.
The estimony in the case proved that
Shannan grabbed the cigars from
cigar case in the front part of the Ed
Mcclure saloon on lower Twenty-fifth
street. and he had tried to get out of
the house with them. He was cap
tured by the proprietor of the place
and a byStander and turned over TO
the authorities.
When ShanDan appeared on the wit
ness stand he showed signs of having
been in a fight. his eyes were both
of purple hue, his nose looked as
though It had been bumped, and the
rest OF his face bore evidence of hav-
ing been pushed through barbed
wire fence. He said he had been In a
fight in the McGuire place, but that
he had not stolen any cigars. 'If |
had hold of two boxes OF cigars in that
fight, your honor. / did not know it,
and / don't think | did. Everything
and everybody seemed TO have hold
OF mo"
1T looks as though the man has
been considerably punished" said the
court. 81 will sentence him 10 pay
fine of $40 or serve ten days in jail