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Show FIVE WELSHES IN'JAIL; ONE JOHN, FOUR JIMMIES The Welsh family is evidently holding a reunion In- the city Jail. There are im- prisoned at this time five men bearing the name of Welsh, either serving terms or awaiting trial. A peculiar phase of ithe matter is that of the Ave men four have the same Christian name. About ten days ago James Welsh was convicted of petty larceny and was sen- tenced to thirty days in Jail, In default of , thirty simoleons. A few days later James Welsh No. 2 was convicted of vagrancy and was given a $30 fine. He Is serving It. " James Welsh No. 3 was not long in show-' show-' lng up, and Jailer Parry's face began to wear a puzzled expression. "Wonder how long this influx of Welshes will continue?" he asked. " James Welsh No. 3 was charged with being a common vagrant, and got a $35 fine, which he is serving at $1 a day on the rock pile. Then the chain was broken, for John Welsh, the fourth Welsh made his ap- pearance. John was charged with being a common beggar. - He waa given a meal ticket on Parry"" coffee house, back of the City courthouse, good for thirty days. James Welsh No. 4 la in Jail awaiting trial on a charge of petty larceny. He Is alleged to have stolen a revolver. Charles Zengelln, a soldier from company com-pany O, Twenty-ninth infantry, Fort Douglas, was arraigned In Police court Thursday on a charge of battery. He pleaded not guilty and he was given time to prepare for trial. About ten days ago James Welsh, a soldier, was arrested on complaint of James Smith, an employee of a Commercial Commer-cial street shooting gailery. who alleged that Welsh had stolen a revolver from him. He swore that he missed the revolver re-volver and that he found It later in Welsh's possession. When he attempted to recover the weapon, he alleges, another soldier struck him on the head and face, inflicting serious injuries. Smith was In such a condition that he could not testify, and the case was continued. When It waa called again, a physician reported to the court that Smith's injuries were a great deal more serious than was at first supposed and that It was not definitely defi-nitely known whether or not his skull had been fractured in the scrimmage. Search was then Instituted for Smith's alleged assailant and Zengelln was arrested ar-rested on the charge. Frank Woods had the laugh on the police po-lice department, but he didn't laugh In the Police courtroom. He had been arrested ar-rested on a vagrancy charge. When arraigned Thursday he said ,he was "not a healthy beggar." though he admitted that he had begged a little and had not worked T-Ta sanltAri that ia Ha y- a mined as to his physical ability to work. The examination was made by the city, physician, who signed a certificate to the effect that Woods has lung trouble. When Woods was brought up for trial Friday he showed the certificate to the court. It was then that he had the laugh on the policeman. Judge Diehl was of the opinion that the city Jail was no place for Woods, but he took the position that it would be cruel to force him out in the cold If he were unable to care for himself. Woods thought that he was able to care for himself, even though he could not work for a living. Upon his agreement to drift at once to a better climate, the court suspended sentence in his case for twenty-four hours. Woods ' agreed to board "the rattlers" and made a short cut to California. |