Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-08-06 | Page 12 | Shortens Time of Vagrants to Leave

SHORTENS TIME OF VAGRANTS TO LEAVE Time for "getting out of "town" in the cases of men and women who face .Judge E. A. Kopers on t a vagrancy charge, who admit their guilt and who request opportunity to leave the citv, has been recently shortened bv tlie magistrate, who presides over the "criminal "crimi-nal division of the citv court. Twenty-four hours in which to leave lias been the customary period but Judge Kogers apparently has coiie to the conclusion that this privilege i-been i-been abused by numerous person: have recently 'been brought into t on bench warrants after they had i-to i-to obey the orders of the court. The "court is convened at 10 o't: in the morning and in several icita: Friday and Saturday where the dei: dants made pleas for opportunitr leave town Judge Rogers said: "p for sentence is fixed at noon,'' ar: :: leased each defendant on hi; cr-recognizance. cr-recognizance. . . The accelerated pace with whirs ? released prisoners hastened from '--courtroom was ample evidence tha: necessity of making haste was