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Show SAYS HEISf. VETERAN OF :civilwar I "Any man who has saed his conn try has a right to get drunk," said fc Judgo, .7 D Murphy, In Police court j this morning In dismissing the action against Twflcld Dezor, charged with disturbing the peace. Dezor told the J court that he had fought throughout tho Civil war with the Union forces 1 Dezor was taken back to prison af I ter his trial as his dlsmlsPal was I madu on tho ground that ho was tell- I Ing the truth and, If It is found that P the prisoner Is not a veteran of tho h Civil war, he will be held I On tho stand the prisoner stated H that ho was S3 vcars old, while In ap- i pcarance he Is at least 20 years young- H or. He also told the court that ho J had been robbed nnd that about $500 I was taken from him together with his I papers showing his discharge from tho federal army Ho vowed that he Is a member of the G A. R., but that j his membership credentials also woro , stolen. Tho robbery occurred some- I where between San Francisco and I this city whllo ho was riding In a passenger train. If tho prisoner's story is found to I he true, he will be Immediately re- i leased and will doubtless be helped j on his way to Salt Lake City, where he claims to havo two daughters re- siding. oo I |