Show I STATE T A IE NEWS N W J OFFICER IS The Sample Bottle Botte Produced in inCourt inCourt inCourt Court Contained Nothing But Water Aug 4 One of or the greatest Jokes Jok 8 ever perpetrated In eer a court of Jus rice tice was Wi witnessed in Justice cur Boyers court ur of this thi city cit at nt noun noon non Jutte today to a The case ce Of or vs ys W C Cooper of jf the city drug dr store stare for selling l in tn liquors contrary to tho the city ordinance ordin nce was ws set for trial at 10 II a I m Alter After some delav delay the following worthy citizens were selected selete J J S Scott An drew Pierce H H G Brown and Nei Nephi Nehl ht Packard Packard The prosecuting witness Alex winess Jennings of Levan Utah tah was wa first fIrt called He testified that tt ho bo was wa In the employ cle or the city on July 13 1802 1102 that he nor Dur ur chased ch d a bottle b tte of beer beet front from Mr Cooper on the te said sad day dy for tor which he I paid ald S 25 cents took the bottle to his cent te botte buggy which stood in front of the drug store bugg wrapped it in a burp burlap sack and ana took It to camp There Tere being no label labe on the i bottle he being unable to read or write had hat his companion label the same and later In the day dy delivered delvere it i i to Marshal Hall flaIl Hal The bottle botte was wa wa produced Identified and ac canted as evidence The witness was w s in to open the bottle A corkscrew botte A and glass class were produced and the witness proceeded to open the bottle botte In the tho pres ence suet of ot the court cour A Dart of the con conot Dar te tents of ot the bottle was o turned e Into t the vessel L It appeared p d as clear and J spar kling Iding kl as a the te waters water wate of our beautiful Spring creek creek and and a great roar roa of laugh augh tar ter te went UD up from the large lae crowd of ot spec assembled The witness wines tasted ot of the contents mid the he roar of confusion confusion His honor Justice Boyer rapped rp t for lor or der When quiet was restored the de attorney I D D Houtz Hout asked aked the witness if that was wa beer The an answer answer meet came promptly that It t was not hats all aU came from both bot attorneys s almost simultaneously and Mr Scott foreman of the Jury jUr moved an acquittal each ah consented and ad his hia honor dis die discharged charred charged the defendant defendant at the same sae time adjourning court until 2 p m in I After Ater the crowd had departed Attorney Thurman Turan Marshal Hall Hal and the com corn complaining complainIng pluming witness retired to the marshals office where the contents of ot a great heap of or beer and whisky whisk bottles bottes were geat exam exa ined med Whereupon his honor Mr Ir Thur Thurman Thurman man mn turned to the te witness winess and said Gentlemen you have hare been ben duped At 2 o clock court cou reassembled and all al the theca cases ca were dismissed and Cooper ant and Min Bin Mn dray eray ry were were discharged |