The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-08
WRITES AFFECTlONATE LETTER
TO WIFE OF JAS, TAYLOR.
proper Relations Presented In
Court-Man is Beaten.

In the criminal division of the Mu-
nicipal court this morning a variety
OF cases were before the court. Tho
negro figured most conspicuously in
the rendition of the program.
Alfred Taylor, a colored gentleman.
was up for vagrancy. but the testi-
The man pleaded not guilty TO the
charge and Detective Pender was plac-
ed on the witness stand Mr.. Pender
stated that Taylor had been hanging
around for some time with no visible
means of support ana that he also
had a tendency 10 associate with
white women and had succeeded 10
some extent in doing so. The detec-
tive also said that Taylor had threat
ened 10 Kill white man who had mar
ried the negro's alleged sweetheart
The defendant denied the state
ments OF the detective. stating that
he had been working at The HermI-
tage hotel for a number OF weeks and
had only n few days ago checked his
belongings 10 Miller, Idaho. where he
expected to go Immediately. He de-
MED having threatened to kill a white
man and also denied any Irritation
with white women, but finally con-
fessed that he had married a white
woman In Idaho While ne was in the
midst of denlals regarding the threat
to kill JAS. Taylor, husband OF tho
woman whom the negro had married
In Idaho City Attorney De Vine pre-
sented him with letter which he ac-
knowledged 20 have written 10 this
woman The letter was filled with Ma
baby. love YOU" and y am sure COM
ing to get you from that man and II
he gets in my way Iwill cut his throat
before b @ 5ofIl-llnTt, me- \ EyGTVT
TIC defendniiti @eeHed astounded
when the letter was flashed upon him
and 1t was with considerable reluctan-
ey that he read the letter aloud to
the court. After hearing tho testi-
mcny, the court ordered the man TAX
en- back TO Jail. there TO remain until
tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock when
judgment will be passed.
A. 5. Brown, another OF the ebony
hue. was before the court yesterday
for the alleged theft OF a couple of
pairs Of socks, but the evidence was
considered insufficient to warrant a
conviction. so he was turned loose
| That was the beginning Of his real
troubles. for Immediately after his re-
lease Chief Browning filed a complaint
against him for disturbing the peace
Brown pleaded not guilty to the
charge and Chief Browning was called
TO testify The chief stated that, af-
ter the arrest Of Brown for petit lar
ceny. he tried to tear down the Jail.
fought the officers and used such vile
language that the other prisoners were
disturbed. He also said that Brown
viciously assaulted Officer Harbertson
by kicking him In the stomach.
Brown is so much given 10 the habit
Of suffering that when he took the
witness stand the entire court spec
| tators and all. were convulsed in
laughter Brown stated that he had
been arrested the day before and had
been released because he was not gull
ty.
"Oh. yes. All remember going to Jail.
yo hona," he said "and I remember
making n powerful noise In that JalI.
but Ah don't remember kicking no
white man In the stomach. No. sab.
Ab don't act like that. All Just fought
| them officers. Judge. 10 keep them
hlackjackS out n ma face They Just
hammered me up scandnlously with
them blackjacks, yos they did. yo
bona. But say. Judge. neva befo in
all ma lie knew a man could disturb
the peace when he was In jail. No.
sab. ! don't sec how that can be done.
A man In jail cant disturb nobody's
peace. | swear Judge. don't see how
he could do H. | guess + used some
loud, bad words. but that can't hurt
nobody If a mans in Jail when he says
'em, can it,
10 rendering n decision. the court
stated that the defendant would not
be punished for kicking the officer.
for tho officers are expected to be
buffeted around and kicked. obsery-
ed the court. ''but there Is family.