Show COURT AND JURY BRIBED scandalous condition in city of bean valle 1 the thirty ogden and seventy salt lake boys camping in the shady groves on the river one mile west ot huntsville in naming their city bean valle did so because or the large number ot boxes containing pork and beans the boys were divided into squads of eleven for each tent and each tent was called a ward and has one representative in the city council an election was held and the following officers were elected mayor charles noble of ogden prosecuting attorney ned roberts of ogden city city judge ralph thrown of salt lake commissary department wallace bong of salt lake chief of police bert densmore pt ogden ten policemen were appointed one for each ward ogden boys make up the first three wards in the camp gw hamer is councilman for ward NO 1 leland lewis ward no 2 and vallard gilson ward no 3 at the first meeting of the city council a large number of laws were enacted and these proved to be as a kid expressed it A hot bunch of holy terrors these laws lying scrapping swearing stealing chewing the rag etc they provide for a certain time to eat to fish to go in swimming to go to bed and to get up the cops were given instructions to pinch every kid who breaks law it was not long before the bull pen was full of kids who just wanted to see it the cops would really pinch them some of the boys made bonds giving as security such articles as flah ing tackle coats hats jack halves and the like others who had a pull with the officers manager to keep out of jail when the boys found that the city of was no farce but the real thing and that those who broke the laws were up against it strong as a dog they began looking around for eoma one to plead their cases in court one boy received as a fee one dozen cookies tor defending his chum now cookies are as great a luxury in beauville beanville Be anville as diamonds are in ogden so it was not two days until one could see a dozen signs on main street announcing so and so attorney at baw for a quart can of pork and beans a boy can hire two of the best lawyers in the city and with soda pops he can stack the jury or fix the court at the first session of court there were several prisoners most of whom were up for going in swimming bufore the lawful time during one of these trials an attorney asked a small boy who was on the witness stand this question what is your longevity the little fellow looked earnestly in the face of the attorney and said did you say how long Is my some of the sentences pronounced by the court upon the lawbreakers law breakers were such as sitting in the hot sun for an hour tying to a tree ducking in the river cutting camp wood tor an hour drinking pepper tea and cooking out of regular urn the boys do their own cooking taking turns they spend their time in fishing swimming playing baseball etc the outing a great experience peri ence for them and will do them good |