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Show JUDGE DIEHL CHAMPION IN POLICE COURT BOUT , that h had stolen an overcoat valued at J3. T'he coat had belonged to Moses Marka Larson said that his trainers had fed him on pure alcohol. That brand of breakfast food made him "buggy," and he had no recollection of having stolen the coat. He was sent to I dreamland for fifteen days. When A. M. Dickey walked into the I arena, the spectators expected the court to show the white feather, but he didn't. Dickey weighed full fifteen i stone, but the court was not dismayed. 1 He went at Dickey cautiously, and learned that the man had been accused of having fired a revolver sixteen times, in his room in a west side rooming-house, New Year's eve, in celebration celebra-tion of the death of the old year. The court tapped Dickey on the pur five times. The 5 went "into the gate receipts. re-ceipts. Time of round, three minutes. John Hill was dragged into the ring. It took three minutes to learn that' he was a Finlander and could not understand under-stand when Deputy Sheriff Axel Steele tried a little Swedish on him. He was charged with drunkenness. He will have another whirl with the judicial mitts Wednesday. The eleventh was short and sweet, it began at 2:42, and ended in Just thirty seconds. J. M. Melanthy, charged with vagancy, had his case continued Indefinitely, Indefi-nitely, and he was released on his own recognizance. At 2:42'4 three forfeitures gave $30 more to the gate receipts. Then In quick order. Robert Coulson, charged with petty larctny, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to serve fifty day; Raymond Curtis, a morphine fiend, was arraigned and his case was set over for one day; Oeoige Smith was awakened from hi? nap on the belich, and was found guilty of vagrancy, for which he will do thirty day; Hill Montgomery, Mont-gomery, who fell on the icy sidewalk while drunk, and, broke his shoulder, was discharged; J. Fullerton. charged with vagrancy, was allowed three hours to get out of town, and Charles Johnson, John-son, who had awaited a hearing on a charge of drunkenness, was discharged. The last act of the court, was to allow al-low Joseph Wilson. Jamep Atwell, Frank Smith. Tom Hughes and Ceorge Ryan, to plead' guilty to vagrancy charge? and give them three hours to get out of town. They were advised that if they ever were arrested here again, while Judge Diehl was the champion, cham-pion, they would be given the maximum punishment, on thtir conviction. City Judge C. B. Diehl fought nine- , ,teeh rounds in Police court Tuesday afternoon, in thirty minutes, vanquishing vanquish-ing twenty-two . antagonists, without losing a drop of blood, and without a mark to show for his part in the battles. bat-tles. The gate receipts were $190 in dollars or days. The first round opened at 2:27 o'clock when court was convened, and Alex Winters' Jumped into the ring, prepared pre-pared to do or die in the attempt. He was charged, whert the rules were read, with having violated the city license ordinance, by selling fresh meats without with-out a license. He pleaded not guilty, and the referee sent him back to -his corner until Thursday afternoon. Round two opened at 2:31 o'clock. James .Neeley was the next aspirant to championship honors. The - rules charged him with drunkenness. He fell to the ropes from a body punch, and gasped that he had been staying at the Salvation Army training quarters. He was discharged, and left the ring without with-out the aid of his second.", who were dressed in blue tights, and brass trimmings. trim-mings. Third Round Frank Wayne and Charles Marlon, charged with vagrancy parried a stiff uppercut that was aimed at them by the prosecutor, who said they had asked Deputy Sheriff Bell for a meal. They admitted it, but said in palliation of their offense that they were very hungry. They will tke the count for thirty days each, in the Jail. The fifth round was not so easy for the court. James Foley was alleged to have been drunk and to have walked in, upon and about the premises of the city Jail without the consent or permi-sion permi-sion of the owners. He pleadfd guilty to the first charge and the second complaint com-plaint was dismissed, provided he would seek other climates for his future efforts. He -went from the battleground battle-ground smiling. Mrs. Pratt was the victim of the mill in the sixth round. She was groggy from over training. The champion was easy, with her and gave her no more punishment than he thought the circumstances cir-cumstances warranted. He said: "'Are you guilty or not guilty?" "I suppose I must say again that I was guilty, your Honor," said the woman, wo-man, who was dressed in her soiled and bedraggled fineries that she has worn to the Police court for so many months. "It has been told to me," said the court, "that you have bought a place to'start up a rooming-house business. You have been In Jail for six days without with-out trial, and I have no desire to deal harshly with you. The court frequently has gi-en persons a chance to better themselves, and I will give you this chance. You may go this time. It Is the last time that mercy will be shown you." This round lasted exactly three minutes. min-utes. At "2:39 o'clock, the gong rang for the seventh. J. B. Crosby, a tall, well-built well-built mechanic Jumped into Jhe ring, and It looked as if he had a pretty good chance for even honors. He was charged with having smashed a plate glass window, win-dow, valued at $40. He paid that he had not been drunk, but that his foot slipped ; on the Icy sidewalk, and that he had plunged through the glass. The policeman police-man who arrested him had said that Crosby waa Intoxicated. The court took the matter under advisement for a day. Then 2:41 o'clock marked the beginning1 begin-ning1 of the eighth set-to. August Lar-son, Lar-son, a soldier, was the victim. He paid |