The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-01

Judge Diehl at yesterday morning
session marked the last day of the year
by clearing the docket OF state cases, a
total of l55 cases being disposed Of One
hundred and forty-eight Of these were
dismissed, being cases which have been
pending from several months TO several
years, and in some Of which the de-
PENDANTS had pleaded to other charges.
The charge of burglary in the third de-
gree against Henry Bates was withdrawn,
which he pleaded guilty and was sentenced
10 six months in the county jail Bates
entered a Rio Grande caboase about a
month ago and stole a quantity of cloth
ing and bedding belonging to the train
crew.
Benny Bingiey, who stabbed c. P.
Ranck few nights ago with a pocket
raigned yesterday on the charge of as
Eau1t with intent to do bodily harm. and
entered a plea of not guilty. His hear
ing was set for next Wednesday.
Upon motion of the assistant county
attorney. the complaint against James
Pader. charging him with a statutory
offense, was dismissed, and Pader
pleaded guilty TO assault and battery. He
was sentenced to thirty days.
John Lacixomanas and Nick Larse. who
are charged with having disturbed the
The date of their trial viii be set later
In the city division of the criminal court
yesterday the way of the transgressOr
was unusually rocky and hard and in the
case Of the majority of those appearing
before Judge Diehl the rocky road lies
in front of them for the next thirty days.
Glib excuses counted for nothing, and
oat of eight cases, five of the defendants
viii contribute a total of TO days of free
service 10 the city as laboreTs. Two con-
trihnted so cash to the exchequer and
were permitted to so their way.
Carl Carlson learned yesterday that the
pair OF horse clippers which he stole from
the city jail barn last March and at
tempted to sell for 81 were really worth
$50; at least, that is what they were
worth to the city after he gained posses
sion of them. The city will collect its
bin at the rate of Il a day.
William Campbell started home all
right Wednesday night. but the route was
uncertain and became more dangerous as
he proceeded, until as a matter OF pre-
caution he had TO throw out his anchor
and stand by until aid reached him. Then
81 new course was set that brought him
10 the main dock Judge Diehl gave him
his clearance papers yesterday.
s. T. Young and D. H. King. The two
japanese whose ever bibuious hilaritv
brought them into court on a charge of
drunkenness ana disturbing the peace.
we're each let off yesterday with S fine
on motion of Prosecutor Rogers. who in
formed the court that their offense had
not been of a serious nature. and that it
had been their first attack of alcoholic
Americana"
Four Migrants were arraigned in police
court Yesterday Mike Carter pleaded
not guilty, but after an explanation from
Officer Simpson. he was given q $50 fine |
Seerge Elicit offered as his excuse for
begging that he was suffering with rheu-
matism and was trying 10 get to friends
in Logan He was sentenced to thirty
DAYS in Jail T. J. CoEbett said he had
begged to get car fare to Murray to get
work. He will work for the city for /
thirty days, as will also J. W. Miller who /
said ne was arrested by the officer when |
he only stopped a man to get a match