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Show DEV1NETHE OBJECT OF ATTACK Proving to the satisfaction of the Police court that ho was in no wa to blamo for the saloon brawl, in which he was struck In tho face by R. T. Smith oZ tho Wilson & Smith publishing company, F. J. Stolnuker, against whom a complaint of disturb-ing disturb-ing tho peace had been (lied, was dismissed dis-missed this morning without a. sentence. sen-tence. Steinakcr told a vorv simple story of the assault made upon him by the drunken publisher. Ho stated that he and Smith wore drinking in ono1 of the lower Twenty-fifth street saloons sa-loons and that the pamphlet man, apparently ap-parently under the Influence of alcohol, alco-hol, suddenly acctisoJ him of stoallus his pockotbook. When he denied the thoft, Smith struck him in tho faco. Ho said that after Smith had been locked up In the city prison and had become sober, Smith found tho purse In his own pocket, where It had been all tho time. When the trial of Smith is heard, Stelnaker will probably testify for tho city. Yesterday Wilson, Smith's partner, part-ner, threatened City Attorney Do Vino with libelous attacks if he did pot dismiss tho case. This attempt to interforo with the orderly process of the law may T)o brought to the attention at-tention of the court, Mat Conway 'and Mike Sullivan were each assessed $3 by the court for drunkonnesB' ' Harry Tegarus. a deck, arrested for speeding a motor cycle, did not appear for trial and his bond of ?10 was forfeited to, the city. . n'n |