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Show Police Court News Paul Sinks, erstwhile employe of the Utah Construction company, was apprehended at Copperton Wednesday afternoon when he attempted at-tempted to take "French leave" from Bingham without paying his board bill at a local cafe. When stopped by Proprietor Sam Sturm and Judge S- J. Kennsr, Sinks refused re-fused to pay the $24.50 due, but when threatened with an immediate immedi-ate attachment on his vehicle, he decided that it was cheaper to settle set-tle up than to evade payment. The penalty for "beating a board bill" in Utah is six months' imprisonment im-prisonment in the county jail. Judge Kenner states. Louie Johnson was fined $10.00 by Judge A. T.. Williams Thursday afternoon on a drunkenness charge. Johnson as arrested by police Chief Al Pautch on Wednesday evening when he apparently imbibed too freely and became belligerent, challenging chal-lenging all comers to fight with fisticuffs. Chief Pautch accepted the challenge but instead of a fight there was an arrest. Ervin Randall received a 30-day jail sentence and. a fine of $35 before be-fore Judge Williams Thursday on n rfninlcpnness charge . Randall, I who also fell into the toils of the law last payday, fell through the plate glass- window of the Royal shoe shop, and demolished $47 worth of glass. A few pair of shoes displayed in the window were damaged and cut, it is said. |