Show f i rE 1 YINtI The stars yesterday were Papa Smith and Frank E McGurrin Papa because of the fact that Mc Gurrin had landed twice on his optics having charged him with assault and I battery While it took all afternoon to try the case and Incidentally the patience pa-tience of those In attendance there was but little if anything developed that was not printed at the time of the disturbance In the office of the County Clerk Mr Smith testified that Mr McGur rin had entered the office and asked to look at certain records over which he did not have charge and was very severe in his manner When Smith told McClurrin that he was endeavoring to treat him like a gentleman but had received treatment that should not be accorded to ja puppy McGurrin hauled on and landed on him twice Then Smith picked up a piece of wood and struck McGurrin inflicting several bad bruises Smith denied that he had been the aggressor at all and blamed It all upon McGurrin Several other witnesses also corroborated corrobo-rated Smiths story For himself McGurrin told a similar story to Smiths but alleged that when ho asked for the books he had been discourteously treated and had not the least Intention of striking Smith until tho latter squared off at him when ho decided that the proper time had come to inaugurate hostilities and he did The defense was Justification and Judge Tlmmony saw It in the same light as the attorneys for the defense Waldcmar Van Cott and E F Mc Gurrin and dismissed the case saying it was very evident to him that the complainant was hunting for trouble and discovered It While the case was in progress DIehl startled the audience by asking that a policeman be sent upstairs and then all appeared to be of thc opinion that the hostilities might be renewed but It finally transpired that the bluecoats business was merely to summon witnesses wit-nesses In the case from the Judges chamber to which they had been banished by request of the defense B 0 Dan Grlflln had been run in for drunkenness but as there was no complaint com-plaint against him the court decided that he might goT go-T i would not linger on thc way Daniel remarked or you may be nabbed et Dan did not linger J U + 5 A razzledazzle trio In the persons of EdCalnJohn Hogan and Fred Sturgeon next slid toward Diehl at his request You are all charged with vagrancy remarked the prosecutor What have you to say Cain was the only one who had any thing to say and he spoke for the party If he had not been called oft bvj l the court he would probably have expended his remarks Into next week They were all from the Aspen tunnel In Wyoming and denied that they had been brought hither because of the Stockmens convention convcnton Throw upI mean let me see your handy requested Diehl After doing the palm net the prosecutor admitted that the hands had a good look to him and in consideration of thc fact that the three defendants suggested that they did not like thc Salt Lake climate anyhow and would he glad to change their quarters they were given a chance to do so soB B B S Then the docket ended |