Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-02-11 | Page 4 | Word Just as Good as That of Father of Country-Lafferty

WORD JUST AS GOOD GOODAS GOODAS GOODAS AS THAT OF FATHER OF COUNTRY COUNTRY lAFFERTY LAFFERTY ed X Negro Assures Police Judge That Capital Not ot ot Cause Him to I lc A A. A J L L. L an all aged negro who ho was the st stat star I attraction In po- po lieu lico c court urt yesterday maintains that hI his word Is Is' Just jutt as good us mis that of or G George Washington notwithstanding lag ins time tiiu fact that his name hns not hot gone down In the pages of or history for this particular virtue I 1 wouldn't lie to you he ime de declared de- de dared to J Judge N J II 1 fanner Tanner yesterday yesterday yes yes- es afternoon when he hue at attempted attempted at- at tempted to overcome evidence in inthe time the vagrancy case a against him I 1 woul wouldn't nt lie to nobody I 1 woul wouldn't nt lie If It you oU hanged me for or HI ItI itI It H. I earn m- m my living Ive I've c got ot three Jobs jOlla and a letter coming from tin time east t with money moncy in It it 1 I just want vant you rou to be lenient Judge Ill I'll leave Ica here when the letter comes The fhe court was court was Inclined to be merciful The Time court said J Judge Jurige c cI I Tanner lanner addressing the time prisoner is going to let et you ou go so and and amid Ills His statement was cut short with j Laffertys Lafferty's S interruption I J j hope you do o I hope you ou do dond And nd I added I 1 wouldn't lie He to you ou Judge Just as soon as he lie was certain certain tam tain that the magistrate meant what he ime said