The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-16
HE AIRING OF
FRANK GOFF
CASE
LIVELY TILT BETWEEN CON-
TENDING ATTORNEYS.
Detective Pender and District Attor.
ney Harris Called AS Witnesses
Case Continued.

The preliminary hearing of Robert
]. Mcclure, 3. E. Bramlett and Mr.
Garrett, charged with having robbed
Frank Goff of $3.50 on the night of
December IL. was resumed in the mu-
nicipal court last evening The state
having concluded its testimony in the
case, the defense offered its testi-
mony.
The testimony given by the defense
by number Of witnesses was to the
effect that the old man, Goff, came to
the Apex saloon Friday night Decem-
Der IL, and proceeded to partake
freely of the liquors that were on sale
AT the bar. 1t was testified that Goff
became highly intoxicated and fell
upon the floor in a supposedly drunken
stupor and that he was carried by
Roselle, Cody, Collins and Burns. un-
der the direction of Mr. Bramlett, to
an upstairs room, number 6, where
he was placed in bed and covered
up and that no money was taken
from him at that time.
G, c. Brown, barber, stated that
he saw the old man the next morning
on the street In front OF the Apex sa-
loon. in his stocking feet, without
coat or hat upon him, which caused
some amusement on the part of those
who saw him. The witness deslg-
mated the occurrence as "a laughable
stunt"
When Mrs.Loveless. the woman hav~
ing in charge the rooms above the
Apex saloon, was called to the stand
she wore a neavy veil upon her face
Judge Maginnis, for the defense. asked
her to lift the veil. which she refused
to do. and the district attorney, n. ].
Harris, interposed an objection to the
demand made by Mr.. Maglnnis, Judge
Maginnis insisted that the woman
SHOULD explain why she wore the veil,
to which Judge Murphy replied, 1T is
none OF Judge Maginnis' business why
she wears the veil. At this a lively
tilt ensued between the lawyer for the
defendant and the prosecuting attor-
ney, which was largely indulged in by
the court Judge Murphy stated to
Mr MaginniS that he (Maginnls) was
supposed to be a gentleman before
tie court and abide by the courts rul-
Ing. Mrs. Loveless did not remove her
veil. She was Immediately excused
by the attorney for the defense. who,
at the time. interposed the Idea that
the lady was wearing veil because
of black eye which had been occa-
stoned through certain family dis
turbances OF recent date.
Mr.. RoSelle, orother-in-law Of the
defendant Mcclure, stated that he was
acting as bartender at the Apex saloon
on Friday night, the 11th OF December,
when Mr.. Goff came into the place and
drank quite freely at the bar. He
said ne had occasion to step to the rear
Of the building and while there he
heard heavy "thud upon the floor"
He rushed into the saloon and saw
COR lying upon the floor In sort of
stupor. Under the advice of one of /
the proprletors Of the place. Mr.. Bran |
lett, he and three other men carried /
Con upstairs To room No, 6. where he
was put 10 bed and covered IN" with
The bedding. Mr. Roselle stated that
while Mr. Cor was being taken TO his
room no money was taken from him.
He saw Goff the next morning in the
bar room and gave him a drink. Goff
was hatlesS, coatless and without
shoes. The witness also stated that on
Friday evening after Gom had had a
1umber of drinks and wanted more.
hat Mr. Mcclure, one Of the defend
ants told him he could have no moro