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Show TWO DRINKS OF WHISKY COST MARTIN $10 APIECE . . Two drinks at $10 each. Seems pretty light for an ordinary thirst satisfler, doesn't It? It may be a triflle steep, but that'a what the two drinks taken by John Martin Monday, cost him before he had really counted the cost. The story goes back several days before Monday, but it came to an abrupt end Tuesday afternoon In Police court. Martin, a 8eot. with a burr continually rolling beneath his tongue and hampering his speech, was arrested several days ago for being deeply intoxicated. He pleaded guilty, with many protestations of sorrow and repentance, and promised to sin no more if he were given his liberty. He had a Job that he could go to, and would leave the city as soon as he could get transportation. Judge Dlehl waa touched by the old man's plea and suspended sentence in his case. John left snd really tried to be good, but fell from the water waron with a tt Monday afternoon. He Indulged In two glasses of cheap red Ink. called whisky. out of no courtesy, and his celebration was well under way. when he fell bead-long bead-long into the arms of a policeman, who jugged him. Martin again pleaded with Judge Dlehl. who remembered Martin's promise to be good. The longer Martin pleaded Tuesday Tues-day afternoon, the flintier grew the Judge's face and a steely glitter flashed In his eyes. . "How many drinks did you have?" he asked Martin. "Only two, please, sir," said Martin. "Tour fine Is $J0 or twenty days," said Judge Dlehl. "I'm awfully glad I didn't go on a real, true jag," said Martin, as he waa hustled over the bridge of sighs. a a a ' F. J. Silver, charged with disturbing the peace by disturbing a religious meeting, was not sentenced Tuesday. Stiver was at one time a member of the Salvation Army, but fell from grace. A few nights ago he went to the Army meeting and raised a ruction by parading up and down on the sidewalk In front of the door, shouting at the top of his voice. He explained to the court that he was merely trying to collect a bill from one of the members, and' was taking that method to do so, though he knew that he could collect the bill by law. Sentence was. not passed on Martin by Judge Dlehl Tuesday, as the court desired de-sired that some Investigation be made as to the roan's sanity. 9 m w John Creps, 20 years old. was charged with threatening to do injury to his father. fa-ther. Judge Dlehl failed to notice thai the lad's father was the injured party In the case, and was the prosecuting witness. He accordingly appointed the parent as the boy's guardian ad lib. and was about to proceed with the case when Prosecutor Dave Wil ley's shrewd legal mind caught the drift of things and called a halt in the proceedings. "Are you willing to enter a plea for the boy?" asked the court of the boy's father, before Prosecutor Willey interposed an objection. . "Yes. and he deserves it," said the parent. par-ent. "He Is just naturally mean. He will not obey his mother nor me," said the parent. Then the nature of a plea was explained to the father. When Prosecutor Willey objected to the father acting as the son's guardian, he said: "There Is ground for the belief that the boy is Insane. He is charged by his father fa-ther with having attacked him with a knife and with having threatened to kill him. He is alleged by the father and mother with having attacked the baby of the household.'.' The case was continued, that the boy may be examined to determine if there is ground for swearing out an insanity affidavit affi-davit against him. |