Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1901-03-10 | Page 14 | Devine Held for Trial

DEVINE HELD FOR TRIAL L Negro Who Was Arrested With a White teWo Woman a aThe The case of John john Devine the colored porter who was arrested Friday morn morning mornIng ing inS on a charge of fornication occupied oc occupied u pied nearly all the afternoon in Judge court ourt Devine and Myrtle Collins a woman of shady repute were arrested together in a room oom at 51 West Vest First South street The defend defendant defendant defendant ant was represented by Attorneys Att Ray Van Cott and James Hamilton while the prosecution was looked after by Assistant County Attorney Fred Loof Loo Loofbourow Loofbourow The prosecution tried to that the negro had sent a note to the woman and arranged for her to meet him hm at atthe atthe the lohe place and Introduced testimony to show that they had been found in the room roam together The defence d fen e tried to show that the note sent to t tA the woman was to have her meet a white man in the place and that the negro was simply an agent through which the meeting was planned The woman declared that the negro had not been guilty of anything criminal The court thought there was cause to believe him guilty and b und him over to the district court under bonds which he furnished The attorneys Immediately gave no notice notice notice tice that they would take a change of venue in the case of the woman