Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-03-04 | Page 10 | Property Damage Case Dismissed

PROPERTY DAMAGE CASE DISMISSED Judge D. Tt. Roberts of the ity court dismissed the rise of the state against Jack Pullen, charged with malicious destruction of property, this morning, upon the recommendation of County Attorney David J. Wilson. The case began yesterday H the city court. Edna Nichols, complainant, complain-ant, testified that she lnd rented Pullen a three-room hous-- locatOll at 2314 Wall avenue, owned by herself her-self and Grace Herrlngton: thit portions por-tions of the furniture had been destroyed de-stroyed and that ashes had been spilled on the rugs and plld up in a corner of one of the rooms. Charles Farr. attorney for Pullen asked for a dismissal of the rise ,f- ter drawing from the complainant an admission that Pullen was a tenant Attorney Parr argued that One 111 rightful possession of property rould not be tried on a criminal charge of malicious destruction of such property. prop-erty. Following argument yesterday afternoon af-ternoon In which tho attorneys sub-milted sub-milted authorities th- - as,- vos continued con-tinued until ibis morning when County Coun-ty Attorney Wilson askod for the flls-I flls-I missal.