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Show TEN DOLLARS OR TEN DAYS Elmer Richardson was arraigned be-Toie be-Toie Judge Rceder this morning charged with disturbing the peace and pleaded not guilty to the charge B II. Butler was the complaining witness wit-ness He stated that on March 1 1 he was In a Twenty-fifth htrcet saloon when Richardson and another man came in Butler sajs that he and Richardson became involved in a dispute dis-pute and Richardson without warning warn-ing turned and hit him several times in the face, knocking him to the floor and continuing to beat him after ho was down. Butler admitted he was intoxicated but said tho fight was entirely unprovoked. un-provoked. Richardson was then given a chanco to tell his side of the story. He said that, while standing at the bar, Butler But-ler came in and commenced to make remarks of a slurring and uncomplimentary uncompli-mentary sort which he felt compelled to resent. Presently, he says, Butler was put out by the proprietor of the saloon, but returned within a few minutes and renewed his annoying talk. At length, RIchaidson says, he thought Butler was about to hit him and he struck first. RlchardBon claims to have been cilppled at the time with an injured knee. Hc Introduced a witness who testified to about the same facts, but admitted that, so far as he saw, Butler made no motion toward hitting Richardson and that RlchardBon continued to strike Butler after he had him down. In summing up the case, the court said that for a cripplo Richardson displayed a remarkable amount of agility and furthor that the ovidonco indicated that he had struck the firjt blow, and that while even though Butler But-ler had made a nuisance of himself, he was not justified In hitting him. The judge declared that in the circumstances circum-stances he would be lenient and only impose a fine of $10 or ten davs in Jail. |