The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-04
A Noted Turf Character.
POLICE COURT GLIMPSES

Two questions of unusual Importance
and magnitude judged by police court
standards. were involved in the trial OF
Thomas Bowden before Judge Bowman
Yesterday.
one was whether or not Joseph
Tause, the aged complainant, habitually
clanches his INST and waves his right
arm above his head to give emphasis
20 his remarks while COnversing.
The other whether the defendant, in
addressing Tause OF May p said
there viii be something doing here,
or there viii be some dead ones here.
Upon the solution Of these weighty
problems rested the equally weighty
question of whether BOwden was guilty
of disturbance when they engaged in
w0rdy battle across the fence from the
Bowden home, 613 South Fifth West
street, on May "a.
The house there is owned by Tause.
II seems that the relations between
owner and tenant have not been har-
mcnious lately. Tause had other ap-
pLicants for the house, whom he wished
% get I'm. IN view of the i'll feeling be
tween himself and Bowden he wished
t0 lose no time in getting them in.
Therefore the little exchange Of person
a.ities when they came together on that
evening
Both produced witnesses to swear
that it was an habitual trait Of Tause
To raise his fist in conversation. This
brought out the real question Of wheth
or Tause was not d bit over Jealous in
his demonstrations at that time. And
# So. was his increased ardor not IN
terpreted by Bowden as a threat; was
not his arm raised in a threatening at
ritUde and did not BOwden accept this
as a challenge TO fight? All the wit
uesses told different stories, and in
their enthusiasm to favor their re-
sUeCtive champions the other question
was lost sight of. After which it be
came apparent to both the court and
prosecutor that these six or eight Wit
nesses, i'm recalling their testimony
given at the trial, may be some day
stricken with a troubled conscience.
Quite convinced of this beler, Judge
Bowman then spoke.
THE defendant is discharged and the
case dismissed" he said.
But ] have one more witness who
should be heard interpOsed Tause. 1t
is my wife"
Apparently the court was too wearied
from the jumbled mass Of contradictory
testimony already given, and he re-
peated his order.
81 have already said quite distinctly
and emphsticaIIy that the case is over;
The defendant is discharged" ne repeat
led with even more emphasis. while the
defendant and his little party Of wit
nrsses made a rush from the court
room. leaving Tause and his followers
90 drag Gejectedly behind.
Lee Dolly, a ldbOrer, addressed bad
names TO the night Waterman of a
downtown business block. The night
"a-enuau declares he did not retaliate
WIN similar names but I'm the most po-
--- and geutlemanly manner he sale;
Sir, YOU have wantonly and without
cause attacked my high character and
good name In so doing you have held
Yourself liable to punishment by the
law. This is a grave offense. person
ally deny the cruel charges. Therefore
shall take legal action and give you
ne opportunity 10 prove the truth or
ielS'ty Of your charges before court
of law"
Which the considerable Waterman did,
nHct 70 the regret Of Dolly, for upon
ms failure to make good he was fined
81 and given the alterna tive Of i've days
IN JAIL He managed 10 raise the 80.
however, and was released.
John Trench a blacksmith's helper,
NlqlnE himself in a state Of financial
Embarrassment, tried to raise money on
ne sale Of razor to pay HIS way 10
IoaateLlo- A patrolmaL discovered him
'H@rlng the razor for sale. Such a
,iansaction constitutes the charge OF
violating the license ordinance.
french was sent TO Jail.
It's an outrage when a respectable
9ards working man can't sell his per-