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Show Prisoner Wants To Act As His Own, Attorney P:r.il Robert Pearson, 30, of Boston, charged in the Fourth district court on two counts of j second degiee burglary, will be his own lawyer, 'ne told Judge k- V. Watkins Saturday. . Pennon asked tor a 'book of tiliist.i titles and "Wharton's law book and plans to work out his own defense cm the charges brought against him following his alleged burglary of two Spring vil.e stores about a month ago. Pearson was ap-pri-l.'jndcd when he is alleged to have given away to some girls merchandise recognized as thai w.iich was taken from the J. V. Jones Jewelry and the Reynolds Clothing company the night of November 7. Makes Protest Peai3on jumped up in court Saturday and claimed he was being hel J incommunicado at the county jail. He asserted he was being bteld in seclusion , and not allowed to see his-friends his-friends or his attorney. W. T. Lewis, deputy sheriff told Judge Watkins t'hat the reason Pearson was being held in seclusion was that the sheriff's sher-iff's force was still working on the case. One charge against Pearson was dismissed Saturday on the recommendation of M. B. Pope, ' district' attorney, and another chaige will, be brought. Pearson Pear-son pleaded not guilty to tlfe other charge. |