Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-14 | Page 7 | Police Judge Releases Punisher of Vandal

Police Judge Releases of Vandal If It you you find find a boy wilfully damaging your garden swat him good and h hard City Judge M M. J. J Bronson didn't actually give this advice In police court Wednesday but he indicated there would be no punishment for such an offense when he found J J. IL R Smith 1022 22 NInth E East street treet not guilty of battery Mr Smith testified that on Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day night he heard a noise in his yard vard and found that a large Jarge sto stone e had been taken from his rock garden and thrown o n. n on the sidewalk It was the inird time in a week the stone Lione had been removed from the garden he said He asked three boys found in the y yard rd what they meant by such ac actions ac- ac but they refused explain to-explain and also refused to put the stone back in Its f. f place He bit hit one of them Marlin Williams 19 of 1163 Sherman avenue ave aye nue flue The complaint against Mr Smith had lad been signed by the boys boy's father K H. H Williams When the elder Williams evidenced dissatisfaction at the decision of the court Judge Bronson explained that his son had been guilty of vandalism and that Mr Smith had given him what was coming to him