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Show KOSE-PULLING DRAMA LEADS TO TROUBLE Samuel Cohn and Jacob Raleigh Ap-,pear Ap-,pear in Court With' Tales of ' Wo ;- '. Samnel Cohn, a Hebrew Junk dealer, who was arrested some time ago on a charge of buying stolen copper bunion, was' an actor in an amusing comedy at the police station this morning. ' Cohn was released ; under suspended sentence some days ago, on a promise that, he would secure the names of the persons who sold him the copper, and give them to the police. Cohn purchased several loads of dirt from Jacob Raleigh last month and is 'said by Raleigh to have not paid for it. Raleigh met Cohn this morning as the latter was cashing a check, and demanded de-manded payment for the dirt. Cohn endeavored to defer payment, but Raleigh Ral-eigh would have none of it. He declared de-clared that If Cohn did not pay him Instantly In-stantly he would pull his nose. Cohn' demurred and Raleigh Is said to have seised the proboscis of the Hebrew He-brew ; and to- have led; him .about for several ' paces, twisting the appendage until it assumed much larger than normal nor-mal proportions. - . ' Cohn wrenched fclmeelf free from the grasp of Ralelgn and proceeded to Inform In-form the polioetbat Raleigh was the man who had sold him the stolen copper..'. cop-per..'. ' " if Raleigh's arrest followed at once, and when the two men met at the police station there was a second exciting scene.- --".r - ' Both Cohn and Raleigh poured tales of woe Into the ears of the officers, and Cohn finally changed the charge to one of assault and battery. . i |