Show TWO VERSIONS OF WHAT HAPPENED TO TOI I MRS JONES TOLD IN POLICE COURT I Because Mrs Irs William Jones and her daughter Mrs Irs Lillian McEwan laughed while Jones was telling his side of the tile wife beating case in the police pollee court yes yesterday yesterday afternoon they th were severely cen censured censured censured by Police Judge Diehl Jones was found guilty but was discharged with without without without out punishment It was Mrs Irs Jones laugh laughter laughter laughter ter that saved sav d him from the penalty which might otherwise oth have been Im Imposed Imposed posed Jones was formerly connected with the street department and was one of the chief figures In the Investigation Into the affairs of oC Superintendent Raleigh The Jones family lives at Sixth North and Twelfth West Vest streets Mrs Irs Jones in her complaint alleged that her husband had beaten and kicked her on Monday morn morning mornIng ing in a row at the breakfast table She explained that he called to her early in inthe inthe inthe the morning to arise and get breakfast As It was then about 5 she de decided decided elded to take another wink of sleep He then sha sh said pounded upon the wall wail with his lila boot awakening the children and causing them to scamper into the I room to learn what had happened Mrs Irs Jones stated that she had been married years rears and In all that time I had been compelled to light the fire In Inthe inthe inthe the morning i Ask that man how many fires he lie has kindled in e years she cried resentfully Jones was not asked to furnish fig figures figures figures ures When hen breakfast was at last ready read Mrs Jones said sa ill her husband remarked that there must be a change and she replied that she was getting too old to be made over oer There was a flow of ot conversation she said which ended In the expulsion of herself and the children from Crom the house while Jones ate his breakfast alone Mrs Jones added that her husband was industrious but that some weeks he spent his earnings in revelry r To guard against financial embarrassment she said she worked for the neighbors Jones In telling his side of the rumpus declared that Mrs Jones had called him himan himan himan an old Billy Bill goat and other things which were not relished by him him Then she tried to hit him with a lump of coal With his right hand he knocked the coal from her grasp and made a few passes with his open palm Mrs Irs Jones snickered smiled and nd hid hl l her face in a It convulsion of laughter while Jones was telling his story This displeased Judge Diehl He re reminded reminded reminded minded Mrs Irs Jones that she had been married for years and that It was a serious matter for an old couple to lo quarrel HP HI Je described her conduct c with I words which took the smile from her lips and caused the corners of her mouth to droop dolorously As to Jones he said that the man had done wrong and was guilty guilt but that after his study stud of Mrs Jones he lie did not feel disposed to inflict punishment |