| Show DIVIDED THE FORFEIT HOW ATTORNEY GOT HIS PEE FEE A soldier had put up 20 for ada smiths appearance ance and claims a rebate an interesting episode ln in which in justice smith sinith clerk james attorney whitthorne Whit chorne a fort douglas soldier and 3 5 in hard coin all played leading parts took place at police headquarters saturday A few evenings ago ada smith a woman ot 0 the town was picked up on second south street by officer gilles ale who booked her on the charge of prostitution and using abusive lan gua c ada upon reaching the station sent out for a friend in the person of 0 a soldier who put up 20 for her appearance on the following day and she was released upon her failure to appear at the appointed time the JO bond was forfeited but about this time attorney WhIt whitthorne chorne put in an appearance arid and a nd it Is alleged claimed to be the worna ls attorney and asked for ta 5 of the 20 tor for his fee on motion of mr james who vh 0 was acting as p prosecuting rosec attorney the case was reopened arid and ada was inca fined tor for prostitution arid and for using abusive language otter after which attorney went to to tile the desk sergeant and demanded the sa 5 the desk sergeant thereupon sent for captain donovan and laid the matter before him but as the captain did not wish tu to assume the responsibility of ordering the ohp money turned over to the attorney calif pratt was seen the chief advised the captain to get an order from justice smith and the latter sent a note down to tn the desk ser I 1 geant in which he be stated that lie he would I 1 assume the responsibility in tile the matter if the money was paid to Whit ellorne I 1 tile the 5 were then shoved through the wicket and a moment later had struck I 1 the bottom of tile the attorneys pocket the attorney lit in turn striking the trail for its ills A few minutes later tile the soldier showed up and upon beai ing that ada had only bocen been filled 15 demanded the return of the balance he was informed that it had been paid to attorney horne after which lie he swore by the great horn born spoon poon s that ho he would recover the amount or make it exceedingly unpleasant for somebody he then took his delai departure ture and has not been seen at the station since |
