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Show 1 1 POL3CE COURT CASES 1 Hruce A. hioi-um. alias J. V Bruce. I charged with forging the name of tif'orge , A. Smith, superintendent of the Roebrr Hoofing -company, to a check for 3460, and passing it upon the National Bank of the Republic, pleaded not guilty to forgery in .ludge Diehl's court, Tuesday morning, and his hearing was set for I April 27. In default of .;7.10 bail, Slocum, or Bnico. as he Is betfr known, was committed lo tho county sheriff's cus-today. cus-today. The report that Mrs. Slocum. said to be wife No. 2. had deserted him is a. mistake, mis-take, as she was in court Thursday morning. morn-ing. George Morgan and F. M. "Walsh, charged with bunkoing 11. V. Lee, a verdant ver-dant youth from Gates, N. C. nut of $110 In a nielcle-matching contest in Market Mar-ket street, will have a hearing April 27. .ludge Diehl set their cases for that date Thursday morning. According to reports, lee has been offered of-fered $D0 by the defense to drop the case against "Walsh and Morgan. Another rumor ru-mor is to the effect that the defendants are willing to return the whole $110 to Lee If he will agree not to prosecute them. Lee is alleged lo have been enticed to Iho scene of the bunkoing from the Cul- len hotel, where he was stopping, by tho j"""""""H younger of the alleged bunko artiste """H "Walsh. There ihey met Morsan, who lHH pretended to be drunk. "Walsh "suggested matching nlcklcs in tnlking about gain- """""""H bllng. and Morgan, protending to be fgno- """H rant of tho game, showed an earnest de- j""""""""H sire to learn about it, exhibiting at tin) """""""H same time a big phony roll. Th'u sight l"""""""H of the supposed money aroused Tjee'a """"H iiipldlty and he fell an easy victim to """"""H tho bunkocr?' wiles. """"H Frank Uowat and T. Ij. Clark will have a hearing tin's morning on petit larceny """"H charges. "jjjjjjH |