Show WHO STRUCK THE I JAUNTY COPPER Judge Bowman Decides Ques Question Question tion and Parcels Out Fin Fines s of 40 Old but always momentous a qu ques question s tion simIlar to one that has battled baffled the nation was settled in the Salt Lake po pa police palice lice court yesterday by Judge J M 31 Bowman The question was Who struck Mr Patterson Judge Bow Bowman Bowman man decided that Charles ChancE M 31 Brooker did It and that he was d to do so soby soby by W H Chambers Mr Patterson Is a policeman youth youthful ful blonde and of athletic proportions Brooker is an optician rather slight and sedentary employment has made him far less robust than the smiling Mr Patterson Chambers Is a jeweler and knows more about the Internal economy conom of watches than about fisticuffs Nevertheless In the Annex saloon Sat Saturday Saturday night Brooker well supplied with money pounded on the bar and so vociferously that he attracted the at attention attention ot of Policeman G A Patterson When Patterson entered nt nc saw naw at once that Brooker was not of the class that creates trouble so he spoke to him gently Chambers was Intro Introduced introduced and the bluecoat was given the impression that the pair were his stead steadfast steadfast fast friends He them to come outside where their Impressions would not be distorted b by tile nazy atmos of t the e saloon They agreed but just as the policeman turned his back to start for the door chambers hambers ut uttered uttered a la Ion sinister command and Im Immediately mediately Brooker apparently obeying Chambers struck Patterson in the back backof of the neck As Patterson whirled Brooker with wonderful accuracy planted a blow on the eye Patterson promptly seized Brooker but Chambers started to aid his friend when the bartender leaped over the bar and detained Chambers The handcuffs were slipped on Brookers wrists and then Chambes tas as manacled The pa patrol patrol wagon was called and they were taken to jail Both were released on bond bondIn bondIn In police pollee court yesterday morning Brooker and Chambers guilty i Are Arc you OU a fighting man Mr Brook Brooker er Judge Bowman asked I No Indeed replied Mr Brooker I Whatever I ma may have considered my myself I self at one time I sh ll never again harbor the notion that I am a fighter Chambers also professed utter igno Ignorance ranee rance of the art of Inas Inasmuch Inasmuch much as neither had ever been arrested before and had not had an opportunity s 0 celebrate New Years day adequate adequately ly Judge Bowman fined them 20 I apiece Brookers fines were separated Into two 10 penalties one for disturb disturbance disturbance ance and one for tor resisting an officer Chambers was tined fined for Inciting dis disorder order The usual grist of vagrants beggars and drunkards were given an opportunity tunit to leave town by JUdge Bow Bowman man I |