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Show IN THE POLICE COURT. A Slack Day In Zion's Annex to the Judicial Mill. Something is evidently carrying on in Zion, for Kcsler's docket is daily growing beautifully less. Either a spasm of inocuous desuetude has struck the town or the argus-eyed argus-eyed bluecoatkeep their eyes on the heavens instead of the pave. The proceedings were as follows: KERR, ALLEGED PRETEXDKR. David Kerr, whose appearance is that of a granger, was the first ou the list. He is charged with obtaining money uuder false pretenses, but to the allegation he entered a plea of not guilty. He claimed that he had been engaged in purchasing goods for himself him-self and a friend, and in. ordering the goods shipped he had given the name of his friend as consignee, and when arrested was on the way to the bank for the purpose of getting money with which he intended to pay for the goods. On this showing the court placed his bond at $75, and instructed him to appear for trial tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Kerr's offense consists in having purchased pur-chased goods from Caine & Co. and W. L. Pickard V Co. under an alleged assumed name, and he was arrested last evening in the manner detailed by him to the court. His appearance is such as to lead the author- Hies to believe that his mind is not as evenly balanced as nature intended it should be. He is a resident of Paysou, a member of the Mormon church, and from papers found ou him it is inferred that he has had hard luck in business matters. Police Pointers. J. H. Parry and J. W. Smith are charged with disturbing the peace on the police docket. Parry left his watch as security for tneir appearance. There is still one vacancy on the police force to be filled. New uniforms will soon be in order. Some of the suits now in use would make good sigus for an old clo' stand. HE JOSHED m'GI.VTT. R. II. (iiliam acknowledged that he was drunk, but was innocent of disturbing the ' peace. Ail he had done was to josh Mc-Ginty, Mc-Ginty, the pride of the force, just as he had done many times before. '1 he court taxed him $5 for his exhibition of inebriation. |