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Show IDAHO BOY FOUND WITH NEGRO IS SENTENCED In the municipal court this morning, morn-ing, Edward Lee. a burly negro, arrested ar-rested by Special Officer Bennett on the grounds of the Utah Construe tlon company, for carryine concealed weapons, received a sentence of fifty days' Imprisonment. John Bove, an elghteen-,year-old Idaho boy. who was arrested with the negro and charged with trespass, was lectured by the Judge, who took as his text "The way of the transgressor trans-gressor Is hard " The yo ingster left the courtroom to serve the five day sentence alloted to him with the thought that when lhat was served, a penitentiary sentence awaited him for stealing transportation. Joseph Huffman forfeited $5 ball and Joseph McDcrmoit, a vag, got five days. Tho case of John Jones, the negro porter charged with assault, was heard but, owing to tho Incompleteness Incomplete-ness of the evidence, the case was continued until tomorrow In the case of M L Little, charged with assault on E R Slater, It ap peared that Slater had called Little a liar and Little had retaliated by hitting Slater with a two-by-four Judge Reeder. in summing up the testimony, said that in no clrcum stances were words a cause for blows under the law, and that even though Little had though: himself justified by the provocation given he was still guilty of the crime charged against him and he gave him the minimum penaltv, a fine ol $5. Ben Foreman of Logan, charged with having stoleu a horse and buggy from William Anderson, was given time to procure an attorney and his ball was set at $500 The case of H J. Hoy, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses was settled by the com plalnant withdrawing their complaint com-plaint and. on motion of Attorney John Heywood, the case was dismissed. dis-missed. nn |