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Show Guffaw Fine Is Refunded; Culprit Gets Last Laugh PAWTUCKET, R. I.-Samuel Hy-der, Hy-der, 57-year-old mill worker whose guffaw landed him in jail, was advised ad-vised by a court he could laugh as freely as he pleased without fear ol again running afoul of the law. With a grin, District Judge William Wil-liam M. Connell ordered a $4.60 fine imposed on Hyder on a charge oi "reveling" refunded and wiped out any court record against him. Smiling but silently Hydei heard his counsel make a fervent plea in his behalf coupled with a warning that Pawtucket faced the danger of becoming known as a "pickle-puss" city. Once aquitted, Hyder couldn't restrain himself, and burst out in his belly laugh as the judge left the bench. Absent from the crowded courtroom court-room was Police Chief Leonard Mills, who ordered Hyder locked uE for creating a disturbance foi laughing loudly in the heart of tht business district "when there was nothing funny to laugh about " Mills said Hyder's roar was funny the first time you heard it-but once was enough-and that merchanti had complained. Hyder, who says he doesn't have to see anything funny to burst out laughing, was back downtown aftei his acquittal-laughing away and receiving congratulations from well-wishers. Now he has something to laugfc about-and is making the most |
