Show I flMMONYS MATINEE J Jules Patron the Frenchman who was charged with vagrancy the specific accusation being that he had lived in and abOut houses of prostitution prostitu-tion was yesterday convicted of that offense by a jury composed of O J Hemenwny W B Wlngate E E Darling and A Hudson Patron Insisted In-sisted that he had not been in the city at the time he Wets alleged to have committed the offense but the evidence of the prosecution was such as to prove positively that ho was here during the time alleged by the officers and as a consequence tho jury wag out but a short time lie will receive his sentence with the others who have been convicted oil John Jones who said he came fconi l Idaho and who looks very much like Oom Paul save that he Insists upon wearing highwater trousers allegea that he was 70 years of age and admitted ad-mitted havlnrr been quite drunk Ills hair was of a most remarkable cut and his clothes well he would make a fortune if he would go on the stage and act naturally He was allowed to depart a George Koons pleaded guilty tobe Ing 21 years of age and having golt non n-on a tear He had been arrested he said seven yeais ago for the same offense He was fined 53 Frank Nyper Frank Evercll and Joseph Hammond three lads who damaged swing at the Salt Palace and were arrested by l Special Officer Hcnlnger pleaded guilty After a rather severe lecture they were allowed al-lowed to depart the Judge remarking at the time that any offense committed commit-ted hereafter by them would mean a term In jail a a a Jp E Stage was convicted of assault I and battery on A J3 Carlson a collector col-lector for P W Madaen It appears that Stage had purchased from Mad Zen some furniture that he had neglected neg-lected to pay for and that Cnrls n had been Instrumental In having It taken out of the house Stage who was rather angry because of this descent upon his household hailed Carlson on the street but the latter failed to hear him and he then tapped Carl son on the head ho said Words about the furniture followed and then Stage gave Carlson a few more taps on the arm E M Madsen came up at that time and defended the collector to the extent of rolling Stage into the gutter Looks like another h9t weather squabble remarked the Judge i one dollar I guess will pay for all tho damage done |