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Show JUDGE GAVE KAIGBN CHAHCE TO SOBER UP Hiram Kaighn was charged with being drunk. and when bis case was called In Police court Thursday he looked as though the charge had been founded on fact "O, I guess I was drunk," he said as he edged close to the Judge's bench. The Judge did not seem to relish the second-hand second-hand odor of 10-cent whisky, chile con came, hot weinerwurst. meat pies, ta-males ta-males and "suds," a cargo of which the aged man had evidently taken aboard In his cruise through the tenderloin saloons. 'I guess I was drunk," he said in a confiding tone to the Judge as the latter leaned as far back In his chair as possible. possi-ble. , "You've had me up twice before," said Kaighn, with a smile. "I have now been out a long time, three or four months. "i didn't mean to do this but all of 'em told me to go to a certain dentist to get all of these teeth fixed. "The dentist told me to drink just a little lit-tle whisky whenever they jumped. "Say, Judge, do you know I believe those teeth were fleas, they jumped so fast. I was actually Intoxicated before 1 realized it "Please let me go home." "You will not stay home when you get there," said the court. "I will walk straight home as fast as my legs will carry me. Now I'm a pretty good friend of yours. Judge. Can't you do me a favor and let me go? Won't you?" "I will be a good friend of yours," said the court, "by giving you a chance to sober up," and he sentenced him to pay a fine of 3. "I haven't a cent," said the prisoner. "Glad of it." said Judge Dlehl, as Kaighn was led away: j |