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Show PATROLMAN JOHNSON SOMEWHAT ANNOYED "I hopo they didn't think he was a friend of mine," said Patrolman Henry Johnson when he escorted a would-bo musher Into the station about 11 o'clock last night. Tho man really did place Mr. Johnson In an embarrassing position. Two ladles, accompanied by their husbands, hus-bands, stopped InTront of a snow window on Main street. The gentlemen stepped aside, leaving the women apparently unattended. un-attended. It was at this moment that the masher attempted to attract their attention. atten-tion. Ho stepped between tho women and said something, the officer could not hear what. The lady addressed made an Indignant Indig-nant reply and called to her husband. The officer turned his back to give the husband hus-band a chance to get In one good punch, but the latter failed to take advantage of tho opportunity. The masher, evidently scenting trouble, edged up to the policeman and stuck to his side closer than a Li other, conversing familiarly, despite the officer's efforts to shako him. The women and their escorts looked on In surprise at tho apparent Intimacy In-timacy between the masher and tho guardian guar-dian of tho peace When Second South wns reached Mr. Johnson could stand It no longer and arrested ar-rested the man on the charge of drunk enness. On reaching the station the prisoner pris-oner became abusive and quarrelsome. Two men hold him while ho was being searched, but thoy were unable to stop his talk. He refused to give his name, but was booked at F. A. Wcycrs. |