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Show SENT TO THE PEN. One of Gilligan's Pals Has some Fun With all. G, W. Porter. William Cummicgs is tiift name of a husky looking mark from Provo, aaIio Avears an air of braggadocio and a dirty shirt, and who was committed to the penitentiary Saturday by Commissioner Commis-sioner Greenmaa to await the action of the grand jury at Provo on February 16th. William owns a gun with 'a barrel on it a foot long; he Avears it most of the time. Friday night he also wore a large maroon-colored jag. Avith it. When the llio Grande Western tiain puiied into Provo, William, who is a sort of investigator in his Avav, concluded that he would make an examination ex-amination of a private sleeping coach. He stepped upon the platform and Avas making his Avay inside, when Joe Canton, the porter, stepped in front of him and informed him that the car was a private one and that he must not enter. William, hoAvever, declared that he would, and drawing his howitzer, how-itzer, ordered Joe to get out of the way. Joseph didn't ,cet ..worth a cent, but closed in Avith the fellow and seized his pistol. A nip and tuck struggle ensued, and the result Avould have been difficult to foretell had not Deputy Marshal Parsons, ay ho was on the platform, plat-form, come to the rescue. William Avas disarmed, but made a hard light, ro-quiring ro-quiring the united strength "of four men to put tho darbies on him. When brought before Commissioner Green-man,' Green-man,' William pleaded trniUv ami was held in the sum of S10!,'j In default of bail he was. sent to Hie penitentiary. peniten-tiary. Tribune. |