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Show WIFE IS OF FORGBVINfi NATURE Accompaniod by his wife, who told tho police that she could forgive ho." husband and love him just as sincerely sincere-ly as ovor, Norman Mathews, a piano player at a local theater, appeared in the police court this morning and pleaded guilty lo the charge of lewd and lascivious conduct, on the strength of which Judge J. D. Murphy Mur-phy assessed a fine of $150 with the alternative of sponding five months in the city Jail. Mathews paid the fine. According to the evidence unearthed unearth-ed by the police. Mathews, after playing play-ing for1 the evening performance at the local theater, would go to the Alloy, Al-loy, where he furnished music at th9 parlor house. It was while so on-gaged on-gaged that he became acquainted with one of the habitues of the place. Both Mathews and the woman wore taken Into custody and when confronted confront-ed by tho evidence obtained from tbq girl of the undc.-world, the piano play-" er confessed. In spite of his duplicity the wife remained steadfast and told tho police she would continue to love her husband. Chief of Detectives Pender made a brief statement to the court this morning In which he set forth the facts In the case. After paying his fine Mathews with his wife left tho court room. oo |