Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-23
WAITER ADMITS
H STRUCK WILLIE 4 | J
coIored Man Tells Judge Bow y 1.
man How it Hap
pened.
PROPRIETOR w NT FOR HIM. u "
Bail Reduced to s50Hi ghan,'s Hear.
ing Sept. g Perry's Pugnacity
Proved Expensive.

W. Henry, formerly colored
waiter at the Louvre cafe. and who
was arrested Saturday on a charge of
having battered e. u. WI lille, prophet
of the cafe, was arraigned before Judge
Whitaker this morning but through
his attorney took Until Wednesday to
plead to the charge of battery Henryss
story is that he was discharged Fri
day night and when he called on MI Mr.
Willie Saturday to secure his pay, the
latter refused to settle with him and
instead started for him., Henry adj d.
smits that then he struck Mr. Willie
The defendants bail was reduced from.
$3.50, to $50. sll3
HEARING SEPTEMBER s.
A. S. Higham. who while out on
parole from the state prison WAS q
rested at the instance of his former
wife on a charge of disturbing the.
peace, and who IL the wife haa her
expressed wishes. would be returned to
prison. entered a plea of not guilty TO
the city charge against him and will.
h have his hearing Sent. g.
PERRY GETS ss5
With the lame excuse that The hit
me first, James Perry pleaded guilty
to having battered VS.. Miller with
+ his clenched fist, and Prosecutor Rog-
gers talk to the court did the rest TO
the extent of ss5 fine or So days In
Jail. According to Mr.. Rogers state
5n1ent, Perry had made some insulting
remarks to, two young. women IN the
company of NJ Her and when the latter
gently remons trated. u Perry began
the assault On the way to the sta
ton, too, Perry had eStnced q pug.
nacious disposition, which was all bad
for Perry.
HEARINGS 5wEDNEsDAY.
n out Of seven arunks on the docket
this morning in police court, Joe Ware
and s. johnson were the only two
Ito have the temerity to doubt the ex-
pert opinion Of Chief BarloW's hired
men They viii both attempt to prove
"Wednesday that the man in blue uni
form can be wrong at times. George
Elderly confessed his guilt by FORGETTING
Z s. while four others pleaded as an ex-
scilse their first offense and escaped with
a day and night in Jail. n
TWp$ACCEPT Ell CATERS.
Charles Clark and William White,
after a weeks show of determination
to fight the charge of vagrancy, changed
their minds this morning, and also their
plea, and accepted .foaters., Clark
and White were first picked UP on sus-
picion of being wanted IN Butte. and
after being arrested, B al though 1t was
discovered within an hour that they
some charge and hit on the. eFer-ready
and handy crime of yagrancy. The case
has buffeted along for over q week and
the men tlring of the delays Ssuccun1bed
& to the Will os8 the police. Now they are
Migrants and have to move on.
NEIGHBORIIooD ROW.
After d mass of testimony, all more
or less conflicting :. 81 Z
neigh borhood row, Mrs. r. a. fleming
was found guilty this morning of hav-
Ing struck Mabel Newman, the daugh-
ter of a neighbor. While found guilty,
however, the testimony was sue as to
suggest to the court the only punish-
ment of an admonishment.
FoRFEITs BAIL.
George &Gatsas, a Greek, preferred to
forfeit $50 this lnornin rather than ap-
/ pear to defend himself against the
charge of having assaulted George
shllIli 5sSSSlii-
plant gainst Gatsas followed an al
tereation on Saturday night in which
Gatsas drew a revolver and threatened
the life of Yaleiodos.
MAY BE MIST AIKEN IDENTITY.
Horace Mifflin, arrested under the
name of John ] ZONES q few days ago as
suspected pickpocket and released
by Chief OF Police Barlow on his own
recognizance after an Investigation,
was brought into court this morning
under complaint charging him with
attempt to commit grand larceny. Milf
film, accompanied IN court by his Wife,
was represented by counsel, and en-
tered a plea. of not guilty. The attor-
ney for the defendant, in a statement to
the court. said that the arrest was UNI
doubtedly the outcome of a case of mis-
taken Identity. and on his showing the
defendant was permitted to go upon his
own recognizance pending his hearing
Sept. %.