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Show Umbrella Thief Caught by Judge Had Attempted to Carry Off His Honor's Showor Stick, and Was Nabbed. DERBY, Conn., June 10. Judge Clarke reached the courtroom late yesterday and his umbrella, dripping drip-ping with water, was left in a corner of the room as ho hurrledly( mounted the behch and look up a case. With one eye on his umbrella he devoted de-voted the rest or his thoughts to the proceedings of the court. One of the learned counsel wns reading read-ing extracts from legal tomes, and the prisoner and opposing counsel were listening lis-tening In strained silence, when suddenly sud-denly Judge Clarke got off the bench with more than usual haste and less than usual dignity. Counsel, prisoner and spectators stared In amazement. Judge Clarke was almost running down tho room. In front of him was one of the spectators, who had suddenly found ho was wanted outside. To his breast lie hugged an umbrella "Excuse mc. but that's my umbrella," umbrel-la," said the tall Judge, as ho clapped a ha'nd on the hurrying man's ' shoulder. shoul-der. The man wilted. "Why. your Honor" the man began, but he. never got any further The Judge strode back to the beuch with him- and' took his seat. "This caoe Is adjourned for ten minutes,'' min-utes,'' he announced to the counsel. "Now bring the prisoner forward." A bench warrant was at onco made out. and executed and the man who had taken the Judge's umbrella was taken off to Jail. "I would try you now," remarked the Judge, "but I think It advisable that the court permit Its Ire to cool, that It may weigh the testimony in more sober judgment." |