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Show AS IT HAPPENS DAILY BEFORE JUDGE DIEHL "Andrew Htntx!'' announced Clerk Wight. Andrew Informed the court that he was guilty ot vagrancy. He also Informed In-formed the court that he wanted to leave town. He was glrtn an opportunity. a a Charles Townsend. colored, and his brother. Clarence, were charged with assault as-sault and battery. Each entered a plea of not guilty to the charge. Ball was fixed at $50 each and the case will be heard later t Dick Jones was charged with having been drunk. Dick bad left a "V" with the desk sergeant, which went into -the city cash box. ' William Salts and F. A. Davis were each charged with being drunk. As it was the first time that either William or F. A. bad faced the court en such a charge, they were allowed to go forth, a - Culmtr Nelson, who waa charged with , having violated the, estray ordinance and who on Wednesday promised the court that be would pay the damages, amount-Ing amount-Ing to $2. to the complaining witness in the case, should have appeared for sentence. . Culmer, however, did not appear, ap-pear, but the complaining witness did and Informed the court that Culmer had not mid good with the f z. . A bench warrant was Issued for the man and he will hare an opportunity to explain to the court Why he tailed to keep bis word. . , - It eott T. Plackburu just $ for Tld- ing a bicycle on the sidewalk in the restricted re-stricted district. a When the case of S. H. Dewoodey was called Assistant City Attorney Daly Intormtd the court that the man's wife, who waa the complaining witness, refused re-fused to proseoute the case and asked that It be dismissed. It was so ordered. or-dered. a a Charles Townsend, colored, appeared to answer to a aeoond charge of assault and battery. Counsel tor the defendant announced that be was not ready to go to trial. Another 50 ball waa placed opposite the name of Charles. a a Mr. Daly informs d the court that in the absence of the prinoipal witness be would atk that the case against P. H. Shapard. charged with assault and battery, bat-tery, be dismissed. a When the case of J. B. Hoover, charged with Indoctnt conduct, was called Attorney William Newton entered a plea ot not guilty for the defendant. Mr. Newton asked that the ball be reduced from 1200 to $50, which was done. The case will be heard later. Charles Larten was charged with having hav-ing violated the driving ordinance, to wit, having driven a home over a street crossing la the paved district at an unlawful speed. The case, which consumed con-sumed forty-five minutes of valuable time, dereloped Into one of experts as to speed. Three wltnss for the city. Including C. W. Bower, who wan knocked off his bicycle by being struck by the horse driven by young Larten, tettlfltd that the latter was driving at a rate ot twelve to fifteen miles an hour. The defendant and Beth Williams testified that the rate was not more than three or four. miles an hour. Larten waa found guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of $5. |