Show an unnecessary confession A hearty laugh was occasioned al a the birmingham police court by a pris oner who gave himself away in a yer very delightful manner the man was tha th first on an the list and the charge against him was merely one of being dranit A t and disorderly lie he stepped into tha th dock doch however lust just at the moment when the dock officer was reading out a few of the cases which were to co coin ills before the court that morning and I 1 guilty conscience apparently led him to mistake these items a list of bli bit previous convictions ile he stood jastive enough while tha th officer read out about a dozen brunt and orderlies dis but when he came ta U one the prisoner ex claimed excitedly that was eight elgha years ago your honor everyone be gan to laugh and the prisoner ren really ing the blunder he had made at biral looked very black indeed but finally saw the humorous side of the matter and a broad smile spread over his face ills his blunder did not cost anything birmingham mall |