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Show Musical Court Sessions Take TheStingOut Judge Introduces the Phonograph Into His Sanctum for Sake of Influence Upon Human Hu-man Emotions 8AN FRANCI8CO. April 11. Tuneful Tune-ful melodies Joyed of old and popular air of recent composition will dispell from Ma court what Folic Judge Byl-valn Byl-valn Laaarus termed "the customary air of reaentment and hatred." It' Juat an experiment baaed on the demonatratton of the power of muale to tajte the sting from "ten and cost." Th muslo was first produced by a phonograph which detective aald was stolen. II brought th phono-graph phono-graph and records Into court and th Judge ordered tha session opened with music. "Ben Bolt" was placed and the court proceeded to the rase of a drunken man who attempted to break away from tha officer who arrested him. "All By MyaelT' served as prelude to , the trial of a lone automobile speeder. "There la nothing In tha world that tempera our emotion aa much aa muale," mu-ale," Judge Laaarua aald at the close of the session. But there la danger even In mualc. Some aeleotlona might soften our hearts too -much. Too much Jas muat make ua forget the misery that wa should remember. . For that resson, earn melancholy tun must be offset by one that Is exciting." To replace th phonograph which brought th Innovation, th Judge will have on of hi own sent from hi I hom. |