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Show 1 PQLBCE COURT CASES The large number of visitors present at the Mondav afternoon session of tho police po-lice court Indicated that It was a popular popu-lar belief 'that several moro or less sensational sen-sational cases were to bo aired, In addition ad-dition to that or G: 11. Coombs, who was arrested caiiv Saturday morning for beating beat-ing his son, while In a drunken rage, ami U was thought would have a ti;lal which would bring forth Interesting testimony. tes-timony. . Mrs. Coombs appeared In court and stated to Judgo Bowman that she did not caro to prosecute the case. and. upon motion of Assistant City Attorney Rogers, it was dismissed- The court costs of $1.25 wore paid by the defendant. 'I he monov was forthcoming without delay and the case settled agreeably lo all parties concerned. Jarncs Rvan and George Miller, found guilty of drunkenness, promised to leave tho cltv If tho court would allow It. Judge Bowman thought It Would be better to get the men out of town than to confine them In the cltv jail, and the two were given their freedom with the understanding that thev would leave for "pastures now. J. R. Brooks was fined and paid $5 upon conviction of drunkenness on Sunday. Ben Falrco and William Elliott were sentenced to five days each in the city Jail for' having imbibed too freely on Sunday. George Curtis was found guilty of violating vio-lating the speed ordinance and lined $2. Ho paid wltliout protest. At the morning session of the court R. G. Hawley, a teamster for tho Clover Loaf dairy, charged with assault on a 9-year-old girl, through his attorney. Judgo C. B. Dlehl. entered a plea ot not guilty. The case was set for hearing February 21. TIawloy was taken to' the county Jail to await trial. t . John Stoulas, a Greek, charged with being be-ing one of four men who robbed J,. J. Fox a St. Louis jewelry drummer, was released on his own recognizance. The case was continued, until Wednesday. It being understood that the drummer had" .left tho city. ':- |