Show POLICE COURT Paddy Boyle Secures a Berth for the Winter Paddy Boyle put up a great job on himself yesterday Paddys address < 3 ad-dress is the city jail but once in a while his terms of imprisonment expire aud the cruel jailor turns him adrift on the hearties world When Paddy was turned out a fe w days ago and saw that winter was cominp on he made up his mind to arrange for Ra winters sojourn at his old quarters and yesterday morning he proceeded to carry his plan into effect He tripped gaily dow yn Main street until he came to Burton > Companys store when he paused and walk ing calmly up to the door disrobed a dummy of a coat and sauntered down th o street with the garment slung carelesal ly over his arm Ho had gons but s shor distance when Officer Blrkner nailed him andmarchodthe culprit off to tho police sta tion Paddy chuckled to himself over the success of his scheme and when upbraIded by the desk sergeantafor stealing he replied re-plied Shure now you dont think I wanted the coat do yez What did you steal it for then in Faith replied Paddy with a twinkle i n his eye it was only to make sure of mould m-ould berth for the winter They wont giv e a man but tin days for s a drunk so I con eluded to do something desperate seel Din the afternoon Judge Gee brought joy to the old mans heart by presenting him with a receipted bill for sixty days board I in the city bastile SMALL OFFENDERS I John Marvin was sent up for ten days for stealing a can of oysters from Wisoomb Cos store James Brown was fined 5 for obtaining meals under false pretenses A pair of plain drunks were assessed gD each to ron coNsriBAcr y Judge Laney will hear a peculiar case to day It that Mr seems Fatham the proprietor = pro-prietor of a store on Main street below c G f the Walker house incurred the ill will of the clerks union because he refused to close up his place of business at 7 p m as demanded by the union Tho union has been getting even by having a delegation of its members stand around Mr Fathams store every evening to divert custom The proprIetor finally became annoyed at this this and had W G Norman of the union arrested for conspiring to injure his busi ness Judge Powers has been engaged by the clerks and the case will probably come up today Our law on this subject is rather shaky And it is doubtful if the prosecution will be able to do anything in the premises |