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Show ra mm" AND IS FIKED $10 It waa unlucky for O. T. Sinclair that he found a brass "knuckle" In the street yeeterday morning and put It ta hie pocket. He waa arrested laat night an complaint of a woman who said he had locked her In his room. When he was searched the "knuckle." loaded with lead, waa found In his pocket, as well as jewelry and Blooey belonging to the woman. ... She refused to swear to a complaint treuae r,f the publicity. Sinclair said he had found the weapon ami had for-rotten for-rotten to lake It from his pocket when 'he went to his room. He was fined 10. , Warn n Smith was on the verge of dellr.um tremens when he waited on the prisoners' bench In police court this morning for trlnl on, a charge of drtink-enneea. drtink-enneea. 3IIe presented a pitiable spectacle. spec-tacle. He Is a member of an old and rcsrerteit local family, but whisky has apparently lulned litm. "I'll die If I have to stay here. he moaned as he pies-led gulltv of liav ng heen c'runk. "You ti never see me again If you II only let n.e go this time. Judge,' he pleaded. .'..... "I've heard that plea before." said Jure Bowman. "t will give vou tea das In tall for your own giod. ' Thomas rx.yle narrowly eacaped a Jail sentence because he had failed to uphold i he reputation of the town of Freeport. Ha. When Boyle was charged being be-ing drunk, he pleaded guilty In police court. Judge Bowman asked where be came from. Boyle named the town in whlrh Judge Bowman spent his youth. "I've a good notion to send you to. Jail for not keeping up the reputation of the town of reeoort. ' said Judge Bowman. "But I will let you go this lime. The next time ycu come In here and tell me vmi are from rreeport I will give you a long torrff In ttte city )att.' Boyle "beat It" out of the courtroom itlio:u losing time. Joseph Metros, a peddler, who waa arrested ar-rested on a charge of drunkenness laat Monday and who was discharged, was before the court again thle morning. It m the same drunk, he told the court. Judge Bowman waa lenient with Metros, .ecoae the latter le the support of a mother and slater He discharged hltn. but threatened him with a Jail term the next time he appeared before the court. |