Show DIEHL ON THE BENCH New Police Justice Meld a Night Session COUNCILMEN WERE PRESENT After the Council Had Met in Special Session and Confirmed Justice Biohls Appointment Ho Proceeded at Onco to Dispose of the Minor Cases Which Had Accumulated During the ast Few Days First His Given Was I anro Appear Freedom Susan Tullidge a Frost Chris B Dlehls appointment by Mayor Thompson as City Police Justice was unanimously l conllrmedat a special meeting of the Councll last night eleven presentVand voting Thc members being present absentees with the exception of Cottrell Cot-trell were out of the city In his message the Mayor recited the TlmmonyB death sadness of Judge arise matters stating that many exclusive In which tho City Justice has Jurisdiction nnd said that Immediate necessary Councilman action was tho confirmation of Robertson moved rtlc appointment of Diehls bond Inthe sum Judge and W S2600 with John W Donnellan < as sureties had been previously FL Shearman the viously filed and approved by Immediately after the confirmation Mayor to the firmation word was telephoned police station wherc a night session of court was called The members of the Council the City Recorder were and Deputy conveyed Engineer to the station In tho police of the patrol and awaited tile coming There the Chiefs ofllce new Judge In they congratulated him and received his thanks S cxpression of HELD NIGHT SESSION scattered Just how the newshecamesca fact that abroad IB not known but the session of the there was to be a night chair court with hencW Judge In the fertIle court had become well known for the room was nearly full some time before 9 oclock the hour set for the opening Shortly before that hour there filed In President Buckle Councllmen Cottrell Fern R Edgar Howe Reid CPv Howe jtrom Hewlett Hartensteln Tudden ham and Robertson and as many of In the Jury these as could took seats box Besides these there were many of the policemen and firemen present Just at 9 oclock Judge Diehl entered J and took his place upon the bench HO was greeted with a round of applause I from the Councilors This was acknowledged acknowl-edged by a bow and the Judge then said It was only fair to state that the II reason for the holding of a session of the court on the evening of the day that had been marked a sad event I the burial l of the late Judge Timmony was due to the fact that there V were many prisoners In the Jail who had already al-ready been detained there too long boca bo-ca sco the fact that there was no Judge Who could try them Acting both as prosecutor and Judge 11 he then began to call the docket and I the Councilors were shown some of the many offenders of whom they had heajd so much but had seen so little Phe cas so several of those who had bail up and had not been notified that court would be In session Inst evening also three State cases were continued until V 2 oclock today V S TURNED FIRST ONE LOOSE V Richard Welch wns the first victim He was charged with vagrancy and showed the loss of an arm and alleged several broken ribs Therefore had he begged nnd after a severe questioning by tho court and a promise on his part to leave town before sunrise this mornIng morn-Ing he was allowed his freedom under a suspended sentence Niels Nielsen was asked whether or I not he was drunk and he looked pitifully piti-fully toward Officer Hempel who volunteered volun-teered Interpret for him and It developed de-veloped that he vas but yoost a little troonk and vould never offend again He went free Tom King drunk August 31st did not deny his guilt and HO followed SUSAN LOOKED PLEASED Then the Councilmen were treated to a view of Susan Tullldge and she seemed rather to enjoy the spectacle of the distinguished genU men In the Jury box The 20 line did not cause her to wilt even a little bit V William Martin alleged that he was not quite full but very nearly so but the testimony of the ofllcers was that he was found asleep In Liberty park and 3 was hs portion Dave Smith charged with assault and battery upon John Doe was discharged as the complaining witness did not care to nroaecuie V Dennis Doyle a big strapping Irishman Irish-man was proven to have badly battered bat-tered OHt Amenson Doyle denied It and Arncnson did not remember much about It but other witnesses swore to the assault charged and a line of 15 ws Indicted 1 THO1iGrIT t AMENSON HAD ENOUGH OH Amenson the battered was called on the charge of drunkenness He admitted ad-mitted It but the Judge took one good glance at his face und osaured the defendant de-fendant that he had received sufficient punishment and he was allowed go Jo Marks the lad who was charged with the theft of a pair of trousers the property of Hyruin Buckley from the Londvllle house promptly pleaded guilty When asked why he took the trousers he as promptly said because he needed them as his own were baggy V at the knees A line oC10 was Imposed Several minor cases were disposed of Then the new Judge tpld himself that the docket had l ended for the day Before we depart however he continued con-tinued I understand that President Buckle wants to say something or the members of the Council present dcslro to hear him cay something In response Buckle arose and held up his hand but the Judge declined to fiwpar him and he then pleaded as follows foIloAll All I have to say your Honor Is that I will try and follow the example set by Several of the gentlemen who have been before you this evening and promise not to do It again V V A Koodnatured laugh greeted this and the proceedings for the evening were over Whllo th o new Judge did not care to outline what his plan would be In the future It is evident from his treatment of the cases last night that ho will pro ceoTi largely on the lines laid down by 3udgo llrnmony during tho lost few years |