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Show THE COAL .SWINDLE. How II was Operated In Coonfcllon with the I'rrienlatlouof a Christmas (lift. Heme days ago Joseph Thorup decided de-cided to surprlra bis brother, II. F. I'. Thorup with a CbrMinas gift In the shape of a ton of coal. Hu accordingly ordered and paid for a ton of that commodity which wot or a part of It at least sent to Its destination by the sellers, llllerbeck Ilros. It subsequently sub-sequently transpired that the supposed ton was a very small one, and Council, manilleardtley, learning of It, ordered an luvcsllgatloii. The ooal was removed re-moved und weighed under hla direction direc-tion and louud to tip the scales nt loan pounds or Just 470 pounds leas than win raid for. The arrest of the driver, U. II. Deal, followed, and this nlternoou ho plead not guilty to a violation of the coal ordinance, or-dinance, Thu coal i'orujiuny and tbo driver both aparcd to bo anxious lo comprotnlieand there seemed to be uo dlsrosltlon on the part of the complaining com-plaining wltueis to prottcute the case. 1 1 lit Assistant City Attorney Coad said thatajme one had acted thu part of thu thief and he proposed to find out who the guilty party was. Tho case was continued until tomorrow alteruoon at 1! o'clock. |