Show BULL HAS MANY WITNESSES TO GOOD CHARACTER brindze cup I 1 hero in burlesque played in this mornings police court the police court proceedings this morning had really more merit as a burlesque performance than many of the comic operas minstrels and comedies on tho road A plain abbreviated bull terrier specimen of the canine tribe was responsible tor all the tun the case before the court was that of tho city vs stein the defendant was arrested upon the complaint of D C mcdonald on the charge of keeping a fierce and dog contrary to the law ana statutes in such made and provided were it not for the fact that the keeping of a vicious dog is a criminal offense it might have been taken for granted that a one act farce was on too boards or elsa the grand ensemble of a minstrel show was being presented with judge murphy as interlocutor and city attorney bagley and attorney macmillan at the end men a trio hard to beat was formed the ordinary jokes were made to look cheap affairs in comparison with those cracked by the attorney minstrels there were no old puns sprung on the unsuspecting audience and everything went off in the most approved style the nd men trained their battery of wit and humor on the various witnesses examined for tho city and the defendant and anything that is now unknown about that poor bandle cur Is not worth knowing officer backum and the complainant mcdonald testified that the dog belonging to stein had a vicious disposition while a whole array of witnesses joseph flygare herbert slade william eccel W E kneass and city detective fender came forward ana Sed to the previous good character and reputation of the aforesaid cur some of those had been acquainted with tho dog for several years and in response to questions aiom the end men of tap show described his sunny disposition his love tor children his playful habits and the whole list of dog virtues was gone over and the best picked out to be attached to the character chai acter ot this certain bull terrier his pedigree was asked about and an tecc dents inquired into ciby pender was asked are you acquainted with the dog in question 1 I do not have a speaking acquaintance with the dog only a passing acquaintance was the reply finally interlocutor murphy delivered himself thus in view of the great array of witnesses and the legal talcut arrayed in this case the court ought to take the case under advisement and render a written opinion but hk time Is so fully occupied that he does not tel like doing that one thing about the dag that I 1 am extremely sorry for and that is witnesses persisted in calling him a buu dog I 1 dont know much about dogs but I 1 do know that abo aforesaid dog iff a bull terrier and as he has ea a pretty good character the action may be dismissed fop the melba concert at salt lake tabernacle jan rio grande will run special train leaving p m returning leave salt lake 1030 p m fare fop the round trip seats on sale at rose book store street cars will meet the train on arrival at ogden |