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Show WLL THE EARTH DO? Tim I'ltltro Want tu Know How lucii Etl-dmiee Etl-dmiee tli ' Jury systani" Knjulrrs. It was a "blue" Friday in police circles, cir-cles, not that its minions had relaxed their euergies, but that they had failed to meet the stupendous requirements of "the jury system." The failure to arrive at a verdict iu tho Connors case and the Jexonoration of Thomson and Kane, alias Stafford and Archer, had taken tho snap out of things not that there had been any relaxation of energies or lessening of vigilance, but that they were confronted con-fronted by the question of just what amount of evidence was ueeesrary to a conviction. There was no question as to the participation of Thomson and Kane in the robbery they admitted their guilt but pleaded that tin y were lured by an undue "inllooence," all of which should c nvinco Hyde, if their story bo true, that he is in the wrong channel and should consecrate h's genius to the "iridescent dreams" of the politician. When asked by the marshal why they had not unfolded their story on the occasion oc-casion of the preliminary examination tho boys stated that their attorney, Costello, had advised them to hold it. Happy thought from the distincuished luminary, but an expensive one to those w ho foot the bills for justice. Tnkxn Krem t lie Turf, Blanch Scott and Minnie, two wayward way-ward girls whoso conduct the authorities author-ities have been wafctini,for some time were taken in by Oilicfr George Al- l;.-l.i ,1 -...! , origin last evening anu escorted 10 Marshal Young's office win rj ho succeeded in drawing from them the admission that they had abandoned their homes in Provo. A telephone message was fired down to Marshal Brown at once, and arriving hero today he t.iok them in custody. They will be taken back to I he parental roof this eveniug, when tho lecture curtain cur-tain will bo run up. Police i'ifkingl. Thomas French, who w as arrested by Officer.! en kins for carving a coon named Stradford with a knife, was ordered to appear for trial this afternoon at 2 o'clock before Judge Laney. French, in justification of his action, states that his victim was monkeying with his domestic do-mestic affairs and hence his appeal to the bare bodkin. John Turner, Tom King and James Kico were arrested last night by Sergeant Ser-geant Donovan for an assault upon John Doe, who was badly mutilated. They will have a hearing before Judge Laney. James Williams, arraigned this morning morn-ing on a charge of assault and battery, was heard and discharged. There were three drunks to draw five and trimi.iings from Judge Laney. The trial of Samuel Smith for maintaining main-taining a cow nuisance was begun at 3 o'clock this afternoon before Judge Laney. |