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Show MEXICAN IS GIVEN A STIFF SENTENCE BY JUDGE NICHOLS KNIFING COUNTRYMAN COSTS HEAVY FINE . ( Carmen Arroyo was given a choice of paying a fine of fifty dollars or ( serving fifty days in jail when tried j in Judge Nichols' court Monday on charges of assault. The case against Francisco Lemos was continued over, . while Juan Cevas was not prosecuted. The trials are the aftermath of a cutting scrape staged by the Mexicans Mexi-cans a week ago Sunday, in which Lemos was badly slashed and Cevas was laid out with an iron bar. The attack on Lemos was made by ' Arroyo, and when Cevas entered the fight he was struck, by Lemos. After due investigation, it seemed to the court that, with the exception on Ar-! Ar-! royo's participation in the brawl, the rest of the fighting was done in self-. self-. defense. Arroyo pleaded guilty and , paid the fine. |
