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Show High Kangaroo Court Appeals for More Heat The ' high kangnroo eourt'; of the WOber county jail, which Is composed of prisoners, who try rub- violators of the barred kingdom and sentence them to hours of cleaning up the "tank'" or to so many whacks with a board w hen they are found guilty, yesterday lost Its dignity. They tried to sit to hear the case of a fellow prisoner who had placed himself him-self in contempt, but the Judge, tho I prosecuting attorney and the counsel for tho defendant shivered so fiercely from the cold temperatures of the Jnll that they had to take a recess, and dlvo Into their bed blankets. Rut court had to go on later in tin-day, tin-day, despite the chill, so the court addressed ad-dressed a note to Sheriff Plncock In which It said The high kangaroo court of the Weber county Jail, convening In ses- , elon today, was unable to continue . due to the cold We the officers of the court, respectfully request of tho I sheriff that he kindly permit an of- ; fleer to bring us wraps, or more spe- I clflcally, our coats, which were taken from us in iccordance with the rubs i of the Jail and locked In a closet until our realease And for the love of Mike plea.se hurry ' ' |