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Show WHITE WINGS-OF PEACE. The Oases Against Sheriff Burt and Elder Morgan Dismissed. THE DAY IN POLICE COURT. Justice Kesler Has Lots of Business-Drunk Business-Drunk Chinamen and Trespassers. Tres-passers. The trial of John Morgan on the charge of beating his daughter, and the trial of Sheriff Andrew Burt, Morgan's son-in-law, on the charges of disturbing the peace and threatening threat-ening to kill his wife, were to have been held before Commissioner Greenman today, but before the time set for the hearing, the complainants on "both side appeared and had the cases dismissed. KKSLER S BUSY DAT. ' An Immense Grist of Justice Ground In Police Court. John Jones, drunk, discharged. J. L. Chambers, drunk, discharged. John Doe, drunk, discharged. Matt Carlson, drunk, discharged. Wm. Bradley, alias "no name" drunk, dis-thareed. dis-thareed. And that's the way police court opened at 2 p. m. Justice Kesler returned from his Cache Valley trip full of business and strawberries and cream, and he felt quite frisky. Then the following business was transacted: 'James Fay, petty larceny," called out the court. "Eslinger is on duty," responded Armstrong. Arm-strong. "Well, what's that got to do with it?" said the court. "Eslinger arrested him," was the reply. "Oh." James Palmer, a hackman charged with fast driving, by his attorney G. Harrington Smith, pleaded not guilty aud his case was set for tomorrow at 2 p. m. Then Smith reconsidered, withdrew with-drew his plea, pleaded gtiilty and the court after hearing a few statements in which defendant, de-fendant, who wears a sideboard collar, said he was trying to catch a train and that the horse which was frightened was a skittish colt, fined the defendant (15. James Brown charged with besrging was called up and on evidence by Officer Lund that he was striking various parties for the price of meals, bed money, etc., he was discharged dis-charged on condition that he would not repeat re-peat the offense. F. F. Dolph, James Foley and Jno. Wilson pleaded guilty to trespass. They were lying in front of the cracker factory on Third South, and the night watchman, Louis Stein, was afraid they might get a biscuit, so he 11 . . T r .. u A . I a m iainu vuiLci .uaiucns nun biicdicu luvlu. The men all told good straight stories about coming in to spend their money which they had, and were all discharged and went back to work. George Williams was charged with being drank and begging. He pleaded guilty to drunk but said he did not know he had been begging. Wm. Johuson who was with him told the same story. Officer Rhodes and a citizen named Rowe said they had been panhandling pan-handling for lunch and that a woman had threatened to pump them so full of lead they wouldn't float unless they got out of the front yard. Also that he, the witness, had punched the culpilt Williams in ih eye and nearly put him to steep. They were each sent up for twenty days. ; Joha &hbo,ti qaUdaakingJsas phsrggdy . with being a vagrant, said he came in from Colorado Saturday, and pleaded guilty to the charge. Officer Rhodes said he had been rushing the can, etc. "Twenty days," said the court. "Thank you,'" said the prisoner. John Freeman and Fred Mathews, drunk and vagrancy. Long M. Sullivan who made the arrest, said they were both drunk when arrested. Both men said ' tlify "worked at cutting ice," a statement which provoked a smile until they explained that they were employed in an artificial ice factory. They were dismissed. " t'has. Dixon for refusing to pay street car fare called for trial. There being no prosecution prose-cution Dixon was discharged. Dixon got a wrong transfer check and righteously righte-ously ref'.ised to pay fare a second time. He was arrested in consequence. trk..wl li-nnL-1 A tYinn with A hllP'lfi nORft pleaded guilty, but said he was celebratin' the Fourth. Hs was discharged. George King, a one-legged man, charged with vagrancy, pleaded in extenuation that he came from Provo aud was going to Butte. He was sent on his way. Wm. Burtlett, drunk, said he guessed he was drunk, but as he came from Pocatellohe thought he 6honld be excused, especially as he had spent all his money in Salt Lake. He, too, was d seharged. James Day, drunk, a man who had just struck town, pleaded guilty. He was discharged. dis-charged. The case of Jas. L. Kempton. charged with disturbing the peace, pleaded not guilty and his case was continued to Thursday at 10 o'clock. Wm. Stephenson's family arc at Ogdens-bury. Ogdens-bury. New York, and his plea of guilty to the charge of being drunk excused him because be-cause he supports them by building fences. That was the evidence. Barton Kellcy was charged with fighting and exhibiting a deadly weapon. He pleaded not guilty but said he was as full as a goat. He was tried and Stephen Terrell testified that he took the gun away from him in Merritt'a saloon on Second South street. Barney said he did know where he got the pistol; never had one before ; wos so drunk that he couldn't remember re-member anything. Barney was fined $10. John Monson, a plain drunk, was fined $5. D. Donaldson was charged with insulting a lady. He said he "vos jy dot Swcnska country and did not that English speak." so Al Ecklund was called in to interpret. The language used was as follows: "Lady in dis house eisegeblut dein mich und chew tobacker och sine wich dcr hurtcnbloch die gemannering hoch en kerploffen." Donaldson was discharged. ' The contortionist, Louis Dupont, was then hauled up for getting his wiry frame full of fire water. Louis explained tt at he was full in his own home and that his wife was sick and his mother was dead, and if he was let go he would never, uever, never do 6o any more. Louis was let go. He, how. ever, stayed in court to testify against a Chinaman, apparrently being a professional witness. P. J. Spaulding and B. Mount charged with kicking a Chinaman named Jim Bang down stairs because be called to collect a wash bill. Jun said Spaulding "ching chong chile muck a hilo," or in other words pulled his queue. The evidence showed the Chinaman was right but the court discharged them. James Fay charged with petit larceny pleaded not guilty. His case was set for tomorrow. to-morrow. Beulah Johnson, prostitute, was fined $25. John Murphy, charged with fighting, said th other min did all the fichtin?. and that he was not in it, as his opponent knocked him out with a club. He was fined $5. |