Show GRIFFIN GIVEN LIMIT Old Man Charged With nothing Judges Dichls Office Sentonced to Six Months James Griffin the old man who was arrested several days ago for pilfering Judge Dlehls office Jn the police sta tipn was found Gull of a qhaige of pelll larceny yesterday afternoon and given the limit six months In the counly jail The ease was tried by Judge Tanner and prosecuted by As slslanl City Attorney Schulder a Judge Diehl and Assistant County Attorney At-torney Loofbourow were needed In tho capacity of principal witnesses against the defendant The evidence showed that thd old ian had been seen coming out of the Judges office and that I a pocketbook stolen from 1 dealt In the office had hoon found in his coat pocket When placed oi the stand In hlt own behalf Griffin denied emphatically that he hud l beon In the office and asserted II tluil the Assistant County Attorney must be perjuring himself when he made any such statement He said hens he-ns sure some one must have put the pocketbook In his pocket cither as a Joke or with lie Intention of following him out and robbing him As a mark of his good character he produced n letter to time County CommlsMoncrs signed by several business men recommending re-commending that he he given charily on account of his years and destitute desltut condition When Attorney Schulder made the closing argument for the State term Ing the defendant a beggar and repro bate the old man sprang lo bin feel and began 1 fiery answer saying he would allow no man to assail him In any such manner He subsided however how-ever when ordered by his counsel to do so k t |