Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-05-29 | Page 15 | Deputy Sheriff Booth Accused of Profanity

IDEPUTY SHEHIFF BOOTH ACCUSED OF FIFilTI Woman Testifies That He Swore at Her; Collis Is Found Not Guilty. Alex Collis, charged with resisting resist-ing an officer, wns tried in the court, -of Justice Stanley A. Hnnks, Friday afternoon, nnd found not guilty. Collis Tvas charged with having resisted Deputy Sheriff "W. 33. Booth when the latter had attempted to servo an ex-fejji ex-fejji T edition upon a buRgy on tho Collis H ft premises. The icstimonv given by both B sides of the ease cliff ered widely. S 33ooth said that when he went to the S3 house he informed Mrs. Collis that he j mffi 7 was a deputy sheriff and had an oxe- i rjy? cution for the buggy and handed her tf a copy of the execution, fifll Jl' Mrs. Collis said that this was not the case, but that wlien she had asked why ML ?' the buggy was being taken. Deputy e IS i Booth replied: "31. is none of your W : business. " Other witnesses for tho dc-iSl dc-iSl $ jendant testified to tlin same thing. Before tho deputy had taken the buggy 1' from the lot, lie was mot by Mr. Oollis. f Sir. t ollis testified that he did not ri j know that Booth was a deputy sheriff nnd that Booth did not make his iden-"uL'? iden-"uL'? lilv known. Witnesses for the defen-J defen-J 5:iht swore to similar statements. 'A. When Booth attempted to take the f bnggv. Collis grabbed him by the arm, upon which Booth placed him under ar- ' Test. Collis said that the first inti- h mation he had that he was talking with rll ft an officer was when a handcuff was j clicked upon his wrist and ho was av-I av-I rested.