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Show charge cnuld be dismissed Ho, when Joseph Williams appeared in court. Heidelterg. believitiK it was John Williams, Wil-liams, made motion ti dismiss the charge of thurglary. The court complied, com-plied, and Joseph Williams, dazed a lirtle. walked out. On Wednesday, when the case of Joseph Williams was ej.lled for a hearing, he was nl to be found. A checkup yesterday revealed the mistake. TOOMAHYMLIAMS GIVES MANLIBERTY Mixup in Jail Records Gives Him Freedom nAKMM. C'al. Ke:. 4 -Too many Williams has so confused ma t -Uxr tern doIic court here tiiat. 1 instead of Joseph Williams being In ' the city prison uwait.ng ' trial on a j charge of burglary- he n a free man and the police are looking for him. i I JoscpJi Williams w s arrested 'on January Ii by 'Policeman J. J. Alalia- j i gher on a charge of vagrancy and tne 1 I following day a charge of burglary j was filed against him. He was to have I ; appetred in Police Judge .If. ' 8. J O lirit-n's court on Wednesday for a j preliminary hearing. He did not, and i : This is why; j John Williams, colored, was arretted ' list -Oeiobfr 21 by Detectives James Hegun and John 4'allughan on charges ; o forgery an burglary. He mas held j fr tr.al be for the mipcrior court by I Pol lea Judjfe John Sullivan iaLcr and I I was placed in custody in the county jail to await triul. Meanwhile', the charge of burglary arainsl him remained re-mained on Judge Sullivan's calendar. On January 22, the burglary charge was to be disposed of pnd Alfred Williams, Wil-liams, bailiff for Judge .Sullivan, went, to the cay prison for John Williams, not knowing that toe was in thqrssuunty jHd. When the name of John Williams was called oui Josepn Williams answered an-swered and was taken into Judge Sullivan's Sul-livan's court. Meanwhile. Detectives Rerun and ("allaghan had advised As-ristant As-ristant District-Attorney Henry Heidelberg, Heid-elberg, that in view of the fact that John Williams already had been held on a forgery charge, toe burglary |