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Show An Unnecessary Confession. A hearty laugh was occasioned at the Birmingham pollco court by a prisoner pris-oner who gave himself away in a very delightful manner. Tho man was tho first on the list, nnd the charge against him wns merely ono of being drunk and disorderly. Ho stepped Into the dock, however, Just at tho moment when tho dock officer wns reading out a few of tho cases which wero to come boforo the court that morning, and n guilty conscience apparently led him to mlstako theso Items fcr a list of hla previous convictions. f Ho stood passive enough while the 'Ml officer read out about a dozen drunk f m'l nnd disorderlies, but when ho camo to one "shopbreaking" tho prlsonor ex- claimed excitedly, "That was eight years ago, your honor," Everyone bo-gan bo-gan to laugh, and tho prlsonor, realizing realiz-ing tho blunder he had made, at first looked very black Indeed," but finally saw the humorous side of tho mntter, and a broad smile spread over his faco. His blunder did not cost anything. Birmingham Mall. |