Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-03-13 | Page 2 | 14 Freshies Say "Not Guilty, Judge"

14 SAY NOT GUILTY JUDGE X TOT Or guilty W was 8 the plea NOT chorused by fourteen 1 j members of the UniversIty University University sity of Utah freshman class who were arraigned before Judge W. W H. H Wilkins today charged with disturbing the peace The boys were very solemn According According Ac Ac- cording to the police their attitude attitude atti atti- tude toward the charge was much altered since the night before About half of the youths had spent the night in Jail James Tames E. E Shields one of the arresting officers was In hi Ogden I and the city found it Impossible I r to proceed with the case Upon of the city attorney attorney attorney ney the boys were allowed to go goon goon goon on their own recognizance and the case was set for tor hearing on March 20 According to the police the I trouble arose when the freshmen arrived at the Commercial club I b bent nt on annoying the sophomores who were giving a dance The 1 dance committee had anticipated trouble and Officers Reed Billings Billings Bill Bm- ings and J James mes E. E Shields arI arrived ar ar- rived on the scene about the time I the raiding party of freshmen I appeared The boys did not attempt to tor r reach ach th the dance hall ball but are said saido i to o have thrown ill smelling melling I liquids and ancient eggs on the seats of the sophomores' sophomores auto auto- mobiles The boys were ordered by the officers to leave but continued continued continued con con- the disturbance They were ordered Into the patrol j F wagon and books at police head- head I quarters Those who could not furnish bail ball were sent to Jail The boys were booked under the names of N N. Cotteral O. O Larsen J. J Walton E E. Bird J. J Clark C. C Nate J J. J Neville C. C Pearson D. D Mayer layer H. H Broadbent B. B Gutherie S S. S M. M Dalton and R. R Ellerbeck Judge Wilkins warned the boys boye boyst t to be present when their case is called and to to le leave ve the courtroom and building in an orderly mahner maimer