Show I I f Col 0 Lafferty a. a er Talks Self Into Cell No 13 I For the second econ time In his life lire Colonel Alexander Lafferty colored colored colored col col- ored was found not guilty of or v va vagrancy vagrancy va- va grancy granc In Judge W W. II II 11 Wilkins I court this morning But Lafferty Is back In Jail again This lc Ic I how howIt It happened Lafferty kidney footed to the witness stand In picturesque attire at attire at- at tire when his name namo was called Tho The charge was read In a voice b by the clerk Guill Guilty or not guilty guilt ho was aske asked not guilty suh sub thun thundered ered Lafferty with the look of or a martyr What aro are the tho circumstances in inthis Inthis inthis this case else asked Judge Wilkins of or orI tho the city attorney Well Lafferty has Just completed completed completed com com- a sixty day ay sentence on the same sam charge said Bald the attorney I do O not feel Justified In asking for fc r a conviction In this caso case as tho the prisoner oner has not been heen out of or Jail more than a 3 few hours A man would find It rather hard under ordinary circumstances to secure work within such a short space of or Ume time said the Judge I find the defendant not guilty guilt Ah Ab done one you ou would jed e shouted Lafferty Ah s technically not guilty u II t Ah's been heen In Inthis Inthis inthis this yore yew court most a million times and ah alt knows when aha nh's not guilty cordin conlin to law Be Bo quiet commanded the jud Judge e. e Glory 0 lor be ah's free c continued Lafferty Deys a time comin I when ole olo Gabriel am gwine tuh tun bus open an do daid dald come cane foth to walk up ul an down In de e worl tub lull an fro tro in hit Y-a-a-s Y Y 11 dats dat's so And den ah will be found foun to hate ha hah ha h linen en a a. prosecuted Cu martyr to the det tea tes ob do law I I 1 warn you to remain quiet said fald the court earnestly Alts con tin heir heln ed- ed e ed Take him back to Jail or ordered elp the Judge and Lafferty went quietly quiet quiet- ly and thoughtfully back haek to cell cello Xo o. o 13 |