Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-08

i him not guilty he took Il liking to the
police department and seemed to look
A upon the offices OF Lieutenant Hens
4 pei and Chief of Police Barlow as a
4 home--until he was thrown out. Then
he{Was brought to the station, literally,
/ in a barrel when in an innovation on
i 9the "sandwish advertising man he re-
agfused to heed the officers warning to
keep off the sidewalk. A day or two
4 IN jail on that charge didn't do much
4 to quiet the irrepressible Mr.. Clifton,
and Saturday he hired an automobile
| to carry him from the Wilson hotel to
] the Newhouse block, the fare
Was So, and Clifton only had a
| dollar, so there was another arrest.
| So sincere was his declaration Shuall.
this black coon am done had enuff
of the city by the Salt Sea. when All
| git QUILT, Aim soin' to weah thuah
| soles or muh shoes Off gittin' avail"
that the police took him at his word
| and he was given a tioater.
William Morgan and A. Beckstaad,
Two youths charged with the theft OF
two horses. entered pleas Of not guilt,
TO the complaints filed against ths:n
accusing grand larceny but through
theircounsel retained the privilege OF
changing their pleas tomorrow morn
ing, should they elect to go directly
10 the district court for hearing. An
against Beckstead transferred to the
juvenile court, as he is only of the
age Of Il years, but this was opposed
by Asst. County Atty. Bowman on
the ground that the Juvenile court does
not have jurisdiction in felony cases.
The case OF A. H. Rohner charged
with having obtained money under
false pretenses by issuing worthless
checks, was discharged in Judge Bow
man $ court on motion OF the prosecut-
ing attorney. In the explanation to the
court it was stated that Rohner's Of
Tense had been committed under the
influence of liquor and not with any
Intent to defraud. H.8G. Cook OF He
Der City, the employer of Rellner ar
rived in the city yesterday reimbursed
. those who had accepted the worthless
checks, and Guy Cappnccio, the COM
planning witness in the case, acknowi-8
edge his satisfaction
What was intimated to be partner
, ship misunderstanding was brought up
In. Judge Bownan's court this morn
ing when William, Waterfall OF SS7
Windsor avenue, was 5arrajgned on a.
charge Of obtaining money under false
R pIetensas.. The complaint recites that
waterfall, representing himself to be
the manager for the Stolser Coal Saver
pany. of which Robert Stokers is tile
principal, had collected from the Union
Paper Box company without authority
the sum OF $3.50 due on a contract. The
complaint is sworn to by George T..
: Browne. Owing to the absence from
the city of Mr.. Stoker, who he defend
ants counsel said was-an important
witness to show that the matter was 4
misunderstanding. the hearing of the
case was continued until July 90
y After taking up an hour Of the court's$
time this morning in which he got lost
IN a maze of conflicting and contradic-
tory stories, and found guilty of the
theft Of ~ quantity of bed clothing
from the La Palulna rooming house at
ti46 south State street, Ignacio Gueyero.
q Mexican. showed that he had in
n n y RfsH!lR " idea sa q sta hu
the clothing. He viii have the next
six months in the city jail to chuclsle
was caught by Officer Tipges
while he was attempting 10
pawn the stolen bed clothing. He
told the officer first that his sister
had given 1t to him 10 pawn, and then
changed his story, saying that the
stuff had been given him. by two Am
ericanos,,'' He elaborated on this lat-
zttl Ills .DulIGNOulu
up by admitting that he had not told
the truth because "it was easier to lie
than tell the truth ~
The police have relented and r. W.
Stringfellow may perform the Third
Degree, at Salt Palace. After the
case against Mr.. Stringfcllow had
City Atty Rogers Informed the court
this morning that the chief of police
had Inspected the show and had found
it all right, and because, too. of insult
ficiency of evidence, he asked that the
case ha dismissed. The court was also
informed that the management OF the
show mad promised that the utmost
pronriety would be observed within
the show.
II anyone knows where Fred Merrill
is. he should forget it. or at least not
tell It to the police. Merrill is an es-H
capped prisoner, and has another charge
of larceny hanging over hiin-but the
police aren't the least bit worried-ex
#cept that perhaps they might stumble
on to Merrill when they aren't looking
and have to arrest him. Merrill, now
III the lowest depths of the drug habit.
was in such a condition that even the
workers on the chain gang threatened
to go on strike II they had to work with
him, and his cellEaates refused to eat or
sleep IL he was Kept among them. 1T
took him n long time to sec his chance 4
of escape--and the guards didn't see /.
MIN when the light daWned. The sec
.ond charge of larceny has been con-
tiflued indefinitely, with the hope that
it will never need to be called UP again. 4
Mrs. Anna Engelman found scant
comfort in her desire for revenge
against her neighbour Andrew Olson
Rodberg.of 1854 east Eighth South street
this morning wher@lie was found not 4
guilty of having disturbed the peace.
The defendant was discharged immeti-
atcly following the introduction of the .
evidence, and without n a
word of argument. From the statements
of the complaining witness she had at
tempted to go into the yard of Mr..
Rodberg's home for the purpose of 4
talking to a boy who had struck
her boy. She accused the defendant
of having stopped her and calling lots
of bad names" but she couldn't remcm-a
her just what names he had called her
because he talked so fast. She adj
lnitted that she had told him that The
had better go into his house and mind
his own business The second Wit
ness could only testify to having heard
MIR Rodberg talking loudly, but said
that Mrs. Engelman had been talking
loudly. too and shouting at the de-
CHI would ba Il, ~