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Show PUBLISHER IN SALOON BRAWL R. T. Smith, of tho firm of Wilson & Smith, publishers of a small pamphlet pam-phlet printed in this city, who was arrested In a lower Twenty-fifth siTcet saloon, Saturday night, for being be-ing drunk and disorderly, was arraigned ar-raigned In Police court this morning on a formal charge of disturbing tho peace. On request of Smith's partner. part-ner. Wilson, tho bond was reduced from $10 lo $5, tho difference being given over to the latter and the case continued until Tuesday. Prior to the arrest of Smith, the publisher and F. J. Stelnaker, who are old acquaintances, wore drinking drink-ing together and both are said to havo become badly under the Influence Influ-ence of liquor Finally Smith became be-came quarrelsome and charged his friend with stoallng his pocket book, which he said contained about $13. Stoinaker denied any knowledge of the loss of tho purso and, after further fur-ther abusive language, tho publisher struck his companion In the face with his fist. Patrolman Charles Laync, who had been called Into the saloon by one or the proprietors to quiet the quarrelsome quarrel-some publisher, separated tho fighting fight-ing men and placed thorn under arrest. ar-rest. When Smith was searched at the police station, $1.70 was found on his person. Tho search, however, was not a vory thorough one, as after the pamphlet man had been locked up, ho discovered the pocket book, which, in his blurred mental condition, ho supposed had been stolon. When Wilson Wil-son called at tho police station some lime later, Smith wa3 ablo to leave the Jail In his company, Wilson depositing de-positing a bond of $10 for his partner's part-ner's appearance. Tho police say that Smith, apparently appar-ently very stuplfied by drink, after finding that he had not been robbed by his partner, made a similar accusation ac-cusation against the officer wio had searched him. Th intoxicated man claimed that when 'he arrived at the police station he had had $13.70 In his possession Instead of S1.70 as the police had found. Smith, It is said, attempted to induce Stelnaker to bear witness for him that the police had stolen money from him in their search. Stelnaker, himself having been accused and struck in tbo face by the drunken publisher, was not In the humor to assist Smith In his proposed pro-posed charge against the officers. Tho officers dohot take Smith's charge with any 'degree of seriousness, serious-ness, as It is a common occurrenco for drunken men to claim that they had more money upon them than Is found by tho searching officers. Because Be-cause of this fact, a prisoner Is nover searched by a lone Officer but always in the presence of other officers or the desk sergeant. nn |