Show m POLICE m k i of tiie iliin feague DISTURBED A burglar enters ames F bunns residence and steals a watch iJ Adelbert roberta jr came before justice alexander tuesday afternoon charged by policeman white with disturbing the peace City Attorney houtz appeared for the prosecution and A G sutherland for ha defense mr sutherland asked for a change of yenne claiming that his client could not have a fur and impartial trial before the police justice the motion was argued and granted tho case being transferred to justice A L booth justice booth heard the case this mornine mr sutherland moved for tho bismis sal of the case on the grounds ot a defective not joseph waite was the first witness for the prosecution he testified that robarta Ro borta james inglefield and himself were walking west on center street on the night of september between 12 and one they were laughing and talking kind of loud witness had had a couple of drinks and supposed the other boys had had a drink or two were not drunk in front of the clothing store picked up a eian tha other boya id not help him officer white came up behind them and tapped Mr Roberts on the shoulder and witness kept right oc officer white testified that be at 1 tempted tc arrest adelbert roberts on 1 the night in question his attention had been attracted by the load laushine and talking of the three men when they passed the clothing etore witness heard something dragging and a goods box waa thrown onto the sidewalk and when the men reached the postoffice post office roberts veiled loud enough to be heard two blocks officers peace was disturbed acs hobba was called but his testimony was unimportant mr inglefield Ingle fiela and mr roberts fied that they had only laughed and talked they had not yelled roberts knew nothing about any or boods box the case was argued and hiir honor took it under advisement until 2 at 2 a verdict of guilty was rendered and a fine of 5 imposed the defense gave notice of appeal the reader may be somewhat puzzled by the statement of officer white that he attempted to arrest roberts and may bouder whether ho succeeded or not when the night of the club tapped robeila on the shoulder and told him to the court house the latter demurred the demurrer was argued ala acde corbett sullivan with ingles field to represent the ra feree seconds and audience joseph white having continued con tinned bis journea a block beyond the scene the two clinched scuffled and feu rolled several rounds on tha ground the referee becoming so interested that he failed to call time at about the fourth round rolled the officer weakened and roberts camat up fresh and smiling he poised hia heel an the air over atie prostrate and called attention to what he could do were he PO inclined officer whites gun asa appropriated by roberts and tha demurrer was sustained the parties interested then went their several ways roberts still retaining the gun the next mornier the officer came to roberts store for his weapon and et the same time served a warrant of arrest on roberts all ia well that ends well |