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Show ffiOUGS SUBPOENA" WAS APRIL FOOL JOKE James Arbucklc, tWho Refused to Answer Summons, Had' to Explain to the Court. James Arbuckle learned this morning that the courts of Salt Lake take no cognizance of All Fool's day, and that subpoenas for Jury duty issued on that day are not to be dismissed without attention. at-tention. Arbuckle was subpoenaed for examination exam-ination for service on the jury in the case of the State against James Davidson, David-son, charged with practicing medicine without a license. When Deputy Sheriff Burbldge read the subpoena to him Arbuckle Ar-buckle chuckled and said: "Oh, go on! You can't April Fool me! I'm onto your litle game!" Then he chuckled, as he though how cleverly he had caught the officer at his own game. Deputy Sheriff Burbldge expostulated with Arbuckle, but in vain he was too old to be caught on such a stale Joke as that. The deputy sheriff reported the matter to Judge Diehl, who Instructed him to warn the up-to-date Arbuckle that if he did not report at the city hall at once he would be arrested on a bench warrant war-rant . Arbuckle received the message, but fearing thaf he would be greeted by the merry ha-has of his friends, of whom a dozen at least, he believed, were assembled assem-bled there to meet him, declined to accept ac-cept the warning. Deputy Sheriff Burbldge procured the bench warrant and went out after the wily Arbuckle. The latter submitted to arrest, but when questioned closely, convinced con-vinced the officer that he had believed he was Intended as a victim for a practical prac-tical Joke. He explained that he Intended Intend-ed no contempt for the court and that he was not amenable to Jury duty, being be-ing a non-resident and only having been employed in the city for a few days. He was excused by the Judge, to whom the deputy made full explanation. |