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Show IN POLICE CIRCLES. A Small Grist in the Police Court This Mornlnsr. Peter Downey, a member of Co. B, Six-teenty Six-teenty infantry, stationed at Fort Douglas, begrimed ana bedraggled, and suffering acutely from the effects of a jag, pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness in the police court this morning. The court was in a forgiving mood, and discharged him on condition that he retura to the post forthwith. forth-with. A PERSISTENT PROSECUTOR. Hiram Worthington, the eccentric fruit dealer, today applied for a second warrant for the arrest of Charles Murray, who was tried and acquitted yesterday on the charge of using false weights in the sale of grapes, lis was advised to defer action until Monday. Mon-day. RAPID TRANSIT WORK. But four cases were on the police docket this morning, and as these were for inebriation inebria-tion Justice Gee disposed of them in five minutes, sending two to the bull pea for five days each, and dismissing the third. A MORMON APOSTLE IN THE TOILS. Alice Fairclough today had a warrant issued is-sued for the arrest of Joseph E. Taylor, the interment director, on a charge of using menacing, insulting, slanderous and profane language. The accused is an apostle of the. Mormon church and the trouble was caused by a horse belonging to her trespassing on his nroDerty. A VAGRANT RELEASED. A young man named Conwsy, in jail under the suspicion of being a vagrant, was released today on the intercession of a friend, who promised to give him work at the Mungo smelter. . AN OLD PLAINSMAN1 ARRESTED. r Captain Vandercott, an old-time veteran of the plains, was arrested at the Warm Springs this morning on a charge of stealing steal-ing a teaming outfit belonging to Stephens Bros, of Ogden. He claims that ho performed per-formed contract work in payment for the team, and is ready to face his accusers in court. AdeDUty sheriff arrived from Ogden Og-den this morning, aad will return with him this evening. akrbsted por assault. John Holly is under arrest for an assault and battery on Parley Read. His case will be heard Monday morning. |