Show A bad frenchman louis beltram is the name of a frenchman who was granted permission to sell candy yesterday at liberty park his queer antics gathered a lot ol of the children about him when he picked up ap a heavy cane and ran into the crowd wee eang ng right ach left one little girl ry y dived a severe blow over the right e e beltram went up to where james arbuckle a boy about seven years of agg was getting a drink of water and struck him across the stomach the little litile fellow fainted and when he revived was quite sick A physician was called and stated that from the nature ot the blow it was a marvel that the child was not instantly killed beltram was asked why he had bad acted as he did and replied that some boy bad stolen some candy from him he flew into such a towering passion that an officer had to take him into custody beltram was arraigned in the police court today for battery and a plea of not guilty taken when abe trial commenced it was impossible for the court to keep him quiet he would interrupt and contradict the witnesses and would then throw himself back ia the chair and making the sign ol of the cross break forth into a prayer calling upon the holy vir virgin in and all V the can canonized ionized saints to de deliver fiver him the court exercised great patience bat beltram got so angry that he be appeared perfectly insane whereupon the court ordered him into custody until he be would behave himself and postponed a f urther further hearing of the case till monday next |