Deseret Evening News | 1897-11-02 | Page 2 | They Were Talking Politics

THEY WERE TALKING POLITICS And a Citizen Strikes an Officer and Is Backed Up by a Councilman There was a little ruction on the corner of Btnte and riret South streets today In which an officer of the lucy Petr Johnon by name wus ono of he contending parties and U C Wllley who Is I said to be an cxJall bIrd tool the other I appears that the men were talking talk-ing politics and In the midst of It Wllley out with some vile epithets directed di-rected to Councilman Chris Diehl The crflcer hoIst 1 the gentleman that he WOUld have to subside In the use of cecIl language or go In dull nicvtcapon I ru hlngs became quite warm and Wllley iiruck the officer an upper lefthander Mr Johnson then proceeded to capture his antagonist when Councilman Coun-cilman OMeara It Is I said appeared on the seene and politely but emphatically told Mr officer that he had better not do anything of the kind If he desired to hold his Job The olll cer rather than have any further trouble let I er go at that and all was