Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-27
PLAIN AND FANCY LOT
FACE JUDGE BOWMAN
All Sorts aud Conditions of Offenders
Tell Tales of Woe I'm
Police Court.

Transfers violating Che speed oudu-
ance, vags OF the begging, loanng and
immoral variety; drinks OF nearly every
description. and a petit larceny case
went 10 make zap the cast in the crime
iual division of the city court this
morning before Judge j. NJ Bowman
The session was devoid OF exciting or
sensational features but there we've
some interesting incidents.
For Instance, city Councilman oliver
Hodgson, who appeared recently iu
tho r0a OF a prosecuting witness
against a lone Chinaman charged with
running "bliud pig" on Plum Alley
ami selling "a bottle Of beer was this
morning placed on trial on the charge
of violating the street ordinance by
permitting gravel TO be scattered from
@ WaCon to the paved street. Mr.. Hodg-
son plead not guilty and Special Police
man a. n. Jarvis testified that Hodg-
son had contract 70 build a certain
house within the paved district ana
that one of the gravel wagons spilled
gravel 0u The paved street
Hodgs0n declared be had nothing
whatever 20 do with the matter. as Do
had sub-let the contract and that one
John Cheshire was responsible Tor the
condition of affairs complained OF. Ups
on motion OF Asst. City Atty. Rogers,
Hodgs0u was discharged and cOm-
plant is 60 hs filed against Cheshire.
George HoIaley. "a "h0p-head," ar
rested Bog Deputy sheriff Carlson yes
t.ranE ou the charge OF stealing a pair
of Ilu,mau climbers, was arraIgncd
on tha charge OF vagrancy the au-
.N o. D. D.. a
committed petit larceny HOrslcy plead
guilty Go tho charge OF v3giaucy and
heEs.d lJr "a chance 10 leave town. Ha
declared vehemeutiy he would leave 20
fast he would make LOnghoat. Shrubb,
Dosud0 aud other Marathouers look
like 90 steam roller lu the mud. he was
gFOu tnc chance ana Immediately beat
it f1r drug store io set 10 cents
worth OF dope
Jim Griffin and u. H Novel;. two
moro Yags of the boEging kind, we've
hailed before the bar OF Justice. They
were drunk yesterday afternoon ana
begged from house 3D. house along Firth
Noith and First West Tho police fol-
lowed thom for distance OF i've blocks
and finally landed the pair in Jam. Both
were drunk aa 90 result of "a trade made
uy newell of "a razor for bottle Of
whisky. Griffin was gwen 30 days Ou
tnn Il.a pile. while Newell was pro-
soutcd with "a "noaJar" the understand
mE being he l.aye the city 90 once
John ana Mary CuuueIs, charged with
drunkenness. admitted tho trnusgres-
sion but both proudly stated they had
haCu m SALT Lake Tor 40 years ana
bod only boon arrested ono8 before.
Conner aud his wife bad appeared be-
f0r ludg, Diehl 0u numerous oeea si0u-
but as Judge Bowman ala NOT know
lhls boz permitted Che pair to go. From
Che appearance of CouuoTs comteuauDa
Doe got "a fighting Jae on and someone
masslgol hIs face with either "a brick
ur Durry-romn.
Ie. Perry and Frod Baker. charged
HItu FlgrancF win have "a chance f1
defend themselves IcEt Monday after.
noon
"a D. Spears who acted aa sort 1f
stool pigeon for former chief of pulIan
Tom ID. Pitt in tho liquor cases. WHs
arrusued on the charge of petit lance.
uN The allegation being chat he stole
90 typewriter from hIa fowri r0om-
matte. E h. Houston. A plea of uuf
guilty NHs entered lul tha cla' acl fHr
lf. HIl..uHan u.hl