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Show FIVE WELSHES IN JAIL; T ONE: JOHN, FOUR JIMMIES .v' ' ". ' The Welsh Unify 1m evidently holding a reunion In the city Jail. There are 1m-... 1m-... .. ; prisoned at this time five men bearlngthe . ' name of Welsh, .either serving terms or ; -. awaiting trial. , A peculiar phase of the . matter la that of the five, men faur mfve the save Christian name. - , ... , , t About 'ten days ago James Welsh was convicted of petty larceny and was sen-. sen-. tenced to thirty days in Jail. In default of thirty slmoleons. A few days later James , ; Welsh No. 2 was convicted of vagrancy . and was given a $30 fine.' He Is serving It? - Vames Welsh No. S was not long In ahow- - Ing up, and Jailer Parry's face began to . wear a puszled expression. t "Wonder how long this influx of Welshes win continue?" he asked. James Welsh No. 3 was charged with , being a common vagranU.and got a $36 . fine, which he Is serving at $1 a day on the rock pile. ' - ZTtftn the chain was broken, -for John' , Welsh, the fourth -Welsh made his ap pearance. John was charged .with being a common beggar. He was given a meal ticket oil Parry's coffee house, back of the City courthouse, good for thirty days. James Welsh No. 4 la In Jail awaiting trial on a charge, of petty larceny. He is alleged to have stolen a revolver. . a .. Charles Zengelin. a soldier from company com-pany G. Twenty-ninth infantry. Port Douglas, was arraigned In Police court Thursday on a charge of battery. He pleaded not guilty and he was given time to prepare for frlaL . Abotit ten days ago James - Welsh, a soldier, was arrested on complaint .of James Smith, an employee of a Commercial Commer-cial street shooting gallery, who alleged that Welsh had stolen a revolver from him. He swore that he missed the revolver re-volver and that he found It later In Welsh's possession. When he attempted to recover the weapon, he alleges, another soldier struck him on the head and face. Inflicting serious Injuries. Smith was In such a condition that he could not testify. and the case was continued. when It was called again, a physician reported to the court that Smith's Injuries Were a great deal more serious than was at first supposed and that it waa not definitely defi-nitely known whether or not his skull had been fractured In the scrimmage. Search was then Instituted for Smith's alleged assailant and Zengelin was arrested ar-rested on the charge. . a a a Frank'Woods had the laugh oh the police po-lice department, but he didn't laugh In the Police courtroom... He had been arrested-on a vagrancy charge. When arraigned Thursday he said be was "not a healthy beggar," though he admitted that he had begged a little and had not worked. He asked that he be examined ex-amined as to his physical ability to work. The examination was made by the city physician, who signed a certificate to the effect that Woods has lung trouble. When Woods waa brought up for trial Friday he abowed the certificate to the court. It wai then that be had the laugh on the policeman. Judge Dlehl waa of the opinion that the city jail was no place for Woods, but he took the position that it would be cruel to force him out in the cold if he were unable to care for himself. Woods thought that he was able to care for himself, even though he could not work for a living. Upon his agreement to drift at once to a better climate, .the court suspended sentence in his case for twenty-four hours. Woods agreed! to board "the rattlers" and made a short cut to California. |