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Show VAGABONDS I WITH POOS I MEMORY H Harm Wiggins and Alford Lund- H borg, In appearance the most typical ' vagabonds that have been in police H court for months, wore arraigned bo- H fore Judge Murphy this, morning and H tried on charges of vagrancy. H Both men were arrested by Officor M Robert Burk, who was first called to M the stand to tell his story of tho ar- M rest Tho officer stated that the two M men had no vlslblo means of support H and that they lived in two nondescript H shacks, which they hnd built of H store boxes, canvas, tins and boards H In tho vicinity of the skating rink, H between Hudson and Grant avenues. H He sold that both men were suspected j H of many petty thefts and that their H past record would show that they were H not above stealing anything that they H could carry away. H WIgginB was the first of tho prison- H crs to tako the stand. The man's gen- B eral appearance would indicate that ' H he has an innate horror of barber I H shops and nil other places where a H bath tub might be lurking. Weed-1 H like, "his whiskers have grown for ' H months without restraint or culturo i M and his hair hns kept pace with his M fnclal foliage. Ho stated that ho and I M Lund berg were in tho kindling bus- H iness and that, by gathering old box- H eg and pieces of wood, which they i H cat Into kindling, they were able to H make a living. He contended that H he was always honest. H "What about that pipe you stole Hl from I. T. Alvord?" tho city attor- H noy asked. M "That was long ago," the prisoner. H made answer, and ho smiled as ho B thought of how he had fooled tho H second-hand dealer. Hj According to the story of this j theft, Wiggins noticed some pipe 1 back of the Alvord store. He picked H up an arm-load of It and carried it j around to the front entrance of tho 1 storo and. walking boldly in, sold it M to tho dealer. He explained that ho M had more of it and would brlng'lt in- H to the store. Four times he carried H as much of this pipe as he could lift j into the store and received pay for M it, but on tho fifth trip Alvord' sus- M pected the fellow and caused Wiggins H arrest. H "What about tho overcoat you im Eioio." waa the next question put H to the prisoner. H Tho man winced and statodNhat he H had forgotten about that little Jnci- B dent in his career. H The Judge sentenced tho man to H twenty days in the city prison and KB advised that he borrow a razor from V the jailor and treat his face to a shave. H Lundberg, who next took tho stand, j stated that he also sold kindling for j a living and that ho was very hon- Kwj est When reminded that on former KH occasions he had been arrested for H stealing things, ho denied the accusa- j tlon as it was put 'to him. Ho admit- j ted that once he had been arrest- Hl ed for 'theft, but contended that it 1 was a mistake on the part of tho 1 police. H I found a trunk on a porch once H and aB it was open I took some things M out of it, just as you would pick up H a dollar if you found it lying on tho M street,'- ho said. "I was arrested for stealing tho things by the police, but it wasn't stealing." Lundborg is an old man and, because be-cause of his ago, the court said that he would not pass sentence upon him until tho polico made further Investigation. Inves-tigation. Lundborg had a number of razors In his possession when arrested arrest-ed and the police suspect thoy woro stolon. If It Is found that theso wero secured In a legitimate manner by the prisoner, he will bo released without punishment |