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Show JOSRPrr WILSON, charged with vagrancy va-grancy anil fighting, was so anxious to tell his story that he could hardly wait for an opportunity. "I came in from Bingham to march In the minors' parado Monday," ho Bald, "and when I gets back I loses mo job. 1 was going to Park City, Judge." Tho vagrancy chargo was dismissed. Then an officer testified that Wilson had started a rough house at an Italian saloon on West Second South street. "I'm not guilty of fighting," declared Wllpon. "I didn't do a thing but run away. If T hadn't run I would havo been massacrndo. I went Tn tho saloon and said nomcthlng about tho best miners being be-ing 'dagoes.' At that thoy all let Into mo and tried to masnacray me. Say, Judge, give a feller a show, will you?" ."On the charge of fighting you will bo found guilty," said the courL "Oh, but, Judge I've got no friends here," protested Wilson. "A man as big and strong as you arc ought to be anhamed to bog." "Oh, I made a d 1 fool or myself." . "1 will bo very lenient with you. I will Impose a lino of S15 " " 1 haven't got 15 cents" "and in default Qt payment you will serve fifteen days in tho city Jail." O ft F If. Reaves had a touching and child- 'Ike confidence In tho Judgment of tho of-ccrs. of-ccrs. . , ,, "You aro charged with bolnc drunk, said tho clerk. ."Aro you guilty or not guilty?" "I must bo guilty tho officer arrested rac." , , It was his first offenso and ho was thoreforo discharged. t "Marcus McKlnloyl" the clerk called aloud; ' . A man from tho benches came forward and bowed. "That's not my right name. On tho old River Shannon Is where I was born, and my name. Is Mike ITannan." Mlko Hald he camo In from the Jefforaon mine. And tampered too freely with whisky and win. His Honor forgave him and gave him a chanco To go back to the mine, and ho woke from his trance. - Instead of the usual penalty of S2 for carrying concealed weapons and abusing an officer. Thomas Donovan of Park City was asscsyod 55, Tho matter had been fixed up between tho attorneys, and the minimum fine was tlm result. Tho two cases against Halm Brooks, the ftrcRt preacher charged with violating tho llconao ordinance and obstructing tho Mghway, were continued for one week. |