The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-28
News of the IntermOuntain Region
FTER BLIND PIGS" I"
MONEY FURNISHED
Officers of Provo Furnish Money
10 A Drunken Man TO
Buy Booze.

Special 10 The Tribune
PROVO. Nov. oT.--Thc following afh-
davit shows to what length the prohi-
btionisis are resorting to enforce the
ordinances and clnch The blind pig
dealers in Provo. George Buckncr. who
was arrested late Thursday night. Il
week ago. by Pstroiman Warren Forro
and locked up on charge OF being
drunk, was taken into police court Fri.
day morning. and there, in the presence
Of the court and the city marshal, was
promised immunity from punishment II
he would go out and purchase bottle
of whiskey from one Of the blind pig
dealers. Buckuer claims that he was
stu under tho influence OF whtskey from
the night before. and Inc told the court
and marshal that he had no money to
buy uquor with; ulcreupon Pollcepan
James Snow got a dollar from Marshal
Williams and gavo it TO Buckner to get
the ehiskcy with. Stil in drunken
condition. Bucl1ner was turned loose TO
go where he pleased, and with bright
booze with. and that dollar belonged TO
tho city marshal. or presumably came
out OF. a contingent fund which the
marshal il allowed BY tho prohibition
that man can buy s. drink or many
drinks when he cannot buy q. bottle TO
take away with him. and George BucE-
uer found himself in this condition. He
but could not buy the bottle ho was
sent out tn buy. Tho result was that
George Buckner was more or less drunk
oil of the time between tho time he
WAS released 9t 10 o'clock on Friday
morning until about s o'clocl; So turday
evening, when he reported TO Policeman
Snow that ne could not get the whis-
key he was sont to buy. Thcreupon Po-
liccman Snow again arrested BuckneT
and locked him In the city Jail. and kept
him thcro until Monday morning, when
L. t-1.z
Noon and sentenced to pay a fine Of
S5 and in addition serve flve days In
the city Jail. Guckncr was then locked
up and on Tuesday morning was, again
Of drunkenness. He was also convicted
on this charge and sentence was de-
ferred until the following Saturday, after
the expiration of the former sentence,
and Was fined s5 for this olfense.
BuCKNER'S AFFIDAVIT.
State of Utah, county of Utah. SIS.
/, George Euckner. being first duly
sworn. dcposc and say: I WAS arrested
late Thursday night, November II. by
Policeman Warren Ferre and locked in
toXicated- and on the morning OF No
vembcr Is j was taken before Police
Justice A. A Noon and pleaded guilty
to the charge. but sentence was sus-
city ma rshal and agreed to by the court,
that was to be given immunity from
punshncnt II / would undertake. 10 catch
some OF the "blind pig" dealers OF Pro-
vo by buying from some one of them a
bottle Of whiskey and giving the same
10 Marshal ]. Il. Williams. Y was also
promised good. big reward for my
services. and thereupon Marshal Will
! lians, through Policeman Snow. gave
me ono dollar in silver to be used In
buying Hhiskcy, At the time | was
given the money by tho policeman ] was
more or less under the influence of drink
and all of the time between the hour
was released on Friday morning and 8
o'clock Saturday evening ] was under
Inc influence OF drink and the marshal
and policemen all knew my condition,
because I reported to them at intervals
during this time, And because of my
failure in procuring whiskey while in
the employ OF the city. as / supposed I
was subjected to punishment twice for
the same offensc. Is this Justice? I
am willing to leave the decision with the
citizens OF Provo (Signedl
GEORGE BUCKNER.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this
9th day OF November 1910, at Provo
City. county of Utah. state of Utah.
ANDREW. b. MORGAN,
| (Seal.) Notary Public.
My commission expires juno II, 1911.