The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-16

lowing Rearns acquittal the cases
against tho five other speakers arrest
ed at the same time were dismissed
OOsGucung the streets was the
charges made IN the complaints. The
city was unable TO prove that the OBJ
strucuon TO Wit; a soap box, used as
a platform. had been deposited by the
defendants.
William ThurSton Brown. writer.
lecturer and Unitarian minister. who
was taken into custody for street
speaking, VIII not be tried until Mon
day. He has retaliatcd upon the po-
lice department by swearing out a
complaint charging the arrcsting Off
Ger with assault and battery. II Is
alleged that the policeman struck him
In the ear because he did not submit
to n search at the police station with
sufficient docility
Box, box. who put the soap box on
Second South street,
The police don't know: Sam Bar
low. their chief, dosent know. the
Socialists refuse to hl. and so the
men arrested Tuesday night for OBJ
structing the street were discharged
In police court today because Judge
Whitaker. with final legal acumen.
said the ordinance said. placed" the
box, and 1t couldn't be proved who
was the placec Another fine legal
point discovered and elaborated on
In the hearing was whether or not
a soap box Ia moro OF an obstruction
than the big base drum of the Sal
walton army
William Thurston Brown, at one
time dignified Unitarian minister
Of the city. was in police court also
today, with a badly lacera,ed ear. as
the result of his encounter with Pa
trolman c. w. Pitts at the station
last night following his arrost from
the pinnacle OF the self same inuo-
cent soap box. His martyrdom ex-
tended even TO failing TO have the
ear dressed. He showed 1t to many
who wrung his hand and gave him
great praise for his resisting OF ar
rest
Women In Court.
When court convened II was crowd
ed 70 the doors. Socialists were in
the majority and many women were
among them Mr.. Brown. with his
the front row flanked on one side
by w, j. Kerns. and on the other by
q man charged with being drunk
The case against Brown and VIII
Jargon, who was "pinched" with him.
was continued until Monday Then
when the other cases were called
Judge Whitaker heard the evidence
of the police, Charles f. White,
barber Munson NfcGinls. a cigar
clerk, and ]. w Woodman. All tes-
tilted that the street traffic was
blocked and that Kerns-the man
being tried-was standing on the
l6theTy rostum.
Assistant City Attorney Dalton
represented the city but it would
have been hard to learn that fact
from his methods OF conducting tho
case. He seemed 10 favor the side
Of The defendants and snapped his
questions at the police and witnesses
much after the manner of Attorney
Christensen for the Socialists
Then Judge Whitaker found the rift
in the legal lutte handed TO him for
judgment and ordered all the meu
discharged. The socialists. with
Kerns and William Thurston Brown
az their head, then filed out of court
and held an overflow meeting on the
sidewalk and the corridors Of the
building. Mr. Browns trial was set
for Monday next.
Mr.. Browns Threats.
Il cannot be on the corner tonight
as / am going to Provo to speak
said Mr. Brown. stopping for a mo-
Cr1p, ,-ac.Sxrfpg con ora IA.
latlonS from his friends. But you
can say for me that | shall speak
there whom | get back. and Sam Bar
low shall not stop me" he continued.
w. ], "Demosthenes" Kerns an
nounced with wave of triumph that
he would put on the regular evening
performance at the Second South
and State street corner tonight. and
that he would be the real head liner
OF the soap box circuit For a long
time the members OF this altruistic
cult held little quite meetings around
the police headquarters and looked
defiance at every blue coated min
ion that came In and out.
Barlow Chaqrned.
Chief OF Police Barlow Is much cast
down over the failure of Mr.. Dalton
10 get a conviction In the cases. He
said concerning this matter and the
assault on Mr. Brown in headquart-
ers following the arrest last night
"Mr Brown openly defied us. He
told Pitts last night that he was 60
Ing to speak and the officer told him
In return that / had given orders
to arrest the speakers. He then as
sumcd tho role of a martyr He was
arrested as any other speaker would
be. as far as his being assaulted by
Ohice Pitts | know that he was re
sistlng being searched when the al
tercation occurred
MIR. Brown No Exec option,
Every man brought into this sta
ton charged with a crime or viola
ting city ordinance will be search
| ed. Mr. Brown Is no exception and
I no other man shall be | hate 10 sec
a man of the standing OF this gentle
man In such a predicament. Of
course. but | always thought he had
better sence than to place himself
! in such a situation
Tho chief announced after Judge
Whitaker had discharged the defend
ants With City Atty Dmlnny and see
! n there was not some manner IN
which The city might get rid of what
he characterized a most undesirable
element. The matter now seems Ia
be IN abeyance With both parties to