Show POLICE COURT C F Nelson Discharged Other Business Transacted The examination of 0F Nelson who was arrested two or three days ago on the charge of rape was held in the Police Court yesterday j he only witness wit-ness was the girl upon whom the alleged al-leged crime was said to have been committed com-mitted It came out that she had not been assaulted but she had been told to swear to the perpetration of the crime the inference being that money was to be extorted from the accused The case having completely failed on the testimony of the girl herself Nelson was promptly discharged by the justice Jesse Duncan and Theodore Trotter were assessed 10 each for stealing rides over the D R GIn G-In the case of Elmer Ellsworth charged with interfering with an officer the defendant filed a demurrer which was sustained The prosecuting attorney was granted until Monday to file an amended complaint M M Burd charged with assault was discharged |