| Show ditc Wi tC i i KU ai WHAT WAS IT I 1 the aa on of peterson who j obtained d the jewelry I 1 i in justice dees court yesterday at sf hernoon ter te moon noon john doo doe peterson Pc terson or ilan peter Ilef sing AS he lie afterward called himself waa was examined on charge of obtaining goods from froma J S jlewis lestis co under false pretenses II 11 esq conducted the th case for ho the prosecution the defend ante ants deportment wae was peculiar abe tt hen asked if he lie was ft aa ready to plead to the complaint om plaint he asked in a sheepy man jar what he charged with the court r read e d the charpe charge and the defend 1 ant th then e n astonished everybody present by paying he wished lie could find som somebody emly who could read properly he I not understand A word wora eliat t had ad bee been r eald paid the corn com i plaint waa was then explained without legal technicality but defendant to plead to a thing like lik that A plea p lea of not guilty was as there fore entered and witnesses were a era ex tle th te almony given nen b by tamee jaine in me teller at t the first national bank and of 0 if D lewis ot of the firm of J S S lewie lewis A co af substantially u the same as the part 1 lars a rs giten given in in sunday mornings mor aings I 1 aln ALD c t zd during r g t tho he whole of the examina ution t defendant e n d t eat sat demurely lookin ait it his toes meantime picking hi his teeth with a rugged toothpick HF ile raid paid he be had no questions to ask the bitnes wit nes when hen sir lewis conclude ed his testimony eili mony however defendant arose rose a deliberately took off his coat and hat and tapped over to where witness was am pitting the reporters eyes gleamed be anticipated c abed a fine item and mr 1 ll 11 alp ilp probably thought hie his end was near that gentleman jumped from his clifair and an officer planted the defendant in hie his prope place the court was in doubt ae as to tl it e nature of 0 the offense defend defendant a nt I 1 11 ad been guilty of apt the evidence showed that no delivery of the good hadj had been made defendant tool took them from mr lewis arse ision while iw in the bank the court took ahne to look k the matter up and see if defend ant was probably pro bibly guilty of obtain obtaining in mp goodal ds andor false pretenses of lir goo reny or of battery in the meantime d defendant 4 ie is in the custody of the sheriff |
