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Show .y. i LL things como o him that A waits" l the motto of James Delvecchlo, an' Italian, who was In tho Police court yesterday afternoon, af-ternoon, charged with leaving a team unfastened, lie sold that ho w.intod to Ret two witnesses, and tho trial was therefore postponed until today. "Walt here," said the clerk, pointing to a placo on a bench, "and I will take tho names of your witnesses In a few minutes." min-utes." Tho Italian obediently sat down. The olerk, having other matters to attend to, forgot all about Delvecchlo. Tho police docket was disposed of, the spectators filed out of the room and tho Judge went to his chambers, but still tho Italian sat on. Duak gathered in tho room and the janitors jani-tors como with brooms and dusters, but the Italian did not stir. The clork finished his duties and was preparing to go home. As ho passed tho dcor to tho courtroom ho happened to Clanco In and sco the ration t Italian as motionless as tho boy on tho burning deck. Tho clerk called him out: "Not: I am ready to tako thouo names," ho said. The Italian furnished the names and doparted without a word of commont on tho law'3 dclaj'3. "I fought and this man fought with mo," Thus J. B. Donnelley spoke. "I'm willing to plead that I did tho dcod, And gave Arthur Hanson a poke." "1 ran and this man ran after," Hanson spoke up like a lamb. "I said I was sick, but his heart was of brick. And he said ho did not give a cent. "Ho told mo that ho would got even; Struck, and ho hit my jaw. Then I took flight, and If that's a fight There's something wrong with the law." Both had been charged with fighting; Proof showed a plain assault. Tho court said, "Oh! I must lot both go, Thouch Donnelloy hero Is at fault." Victor Bcrnstrom, tho fourteen-year-old boy who confessed that he was carrying a londrd revolver for the purpose of shooting shoot-ing Edward M. Smith If the latter "picked on him," was bound over to the District court as a candidate for the reform school. It la to bo regretted that tho boy has such a vicious disposition, for his employer sayB that he has a marked talent for mechanics. Recently he set up a six horscpover electric motor and Btarted It to running without assistance, and he can do as much cabinet work In a day as any man In the shop where ho Is employed. Ho has never had trouble with any of tho other men In tho shop Eueno Boulonger Was tried yesterder For living on women's disgrace. To get him nwer His lawyer did prer. And tho Judge will think over the caso. |