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Show An Unnecessary Confession. A hearty laugh was occasioned at the Birmingham police court by a prisoner pris-oner who gave himself away in a very delightful manner; The man was the first on the list, and the charge against him was merely one 'of being drunk and disorderly. He stepped into tha dock, however, Just at the momenl when the dock officer was reading out a few of the cases which were to come before the court that morning, and a guilty conscience apparently led him to mistake these items fcr a list of his previous convictions. .He stood pasSlve enough while the officer read out about a dozen drunk and disorderlies, but when he came tc one "shopbreaking" the prisoner ex claimed excitedly, "That was eight years ago, your honor," Everyone began be-gan to laugh, and the prisoner, realizing realiz-ing the blunder he had made, at first looked very black indeed, but finally saw the humorous side of the matter, and a broad smile spread over his face. His blunder did not cost' any thing. Birmingham Mail. |