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Show - Police Notes Lint Thursday night aging of sixteen tramps gathered around u largo bonfire bon-fire in Heck's grove, northwest of the U 0. W. depot nml after filling upon atcuhol proceeded to make thu night bidet in by their wrangling and now and then u ribald song. Marshal Thoniaa mid Policeman Woodhotuc with the aid of n few- citizens succeeded after a hard struggle in landing ten of the tougheet of them in tho city bastile, hut then they cause J trouble and it wni necessary to station watchmen at the jail nil night to prevent tlio tramps digging out or aid being rendered b) tl eir coirpaiiions on theoiiliido The) wcrearraigiieil before Jttstlie Willis at 11 n. in. 1 rlduy, the city nttorne), riioiuns Juhn of l'rovo, being here to prosecute. I'ivc pleaded guilty In drunkenness, two to resisting nn ottleer nnd threo nut guilty of resitting mi oflleer Imt they were subftqupnlly prove-u guilt). turn lee Willis after giving them asevoio lettuienllo veil the live drunks lo tjo piovlding they would Imive town wilhiii thirty minutes. Al 1 p.m. 11.8 others were st'iitonccd the tlilee, who pleaded not guilty, to III) dn)s at hard labor on tho streets, ono o the others toHOdnjs nnd theother to 2rnhi)s Thy have lieuu (.ravelling Miiin Street this week. |