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Show SHOPLIFTING EXPENSIVE FOR SCOTT After a trial which has been continued, con-tinued, sovcral times in tho past threo weeks, H. D. Scott, charged with petty larceny, wa3 found guilty by Judgo J D. Murphv this morning and fined $20 and co'sts. The apeclflc charge against Scott was that of shoplifting, shop-lifting, tho city's complaining wltnoss bolng II. S. Crowthor, manager of the E. P Chnrlcton & Company store on Washington avonuo. It was alleged that, on November 11, Scott entered tho storo and stole several articles from the counter, tho total value of which was said to bo CG cents. Scott contended that he had paid for the articles but a half dozen clerks testified thnt they had Bold him none of the articles mentioned. About two wcoks ago tho prosecution prosecu-tion introduced a half score of witnesses wit-nesses nnd Scott also testified 'n his own defense but a contlnunnco was askod for by tho city In order to secure se-cure onothor witness. When the trial was resumed this morning Scott was represented by Attorney Joseph Chez. The prosecution's new witness testified, testi-fied, as did also Manager Crowther, Chnrlcs Scott and Scott, the defendant. defend-ant. Desk Sergoant Walter Wilson also took tho stand but failed to qualify qual-ify as an expert witness on drunkenness. drunken-ness. The court was at a loss to understand under-stand why a man who had resided In this city for 22 years and hnd nov-er nov-er been arrested before was guilty of the trivial offonse of stealing G5 cents worth of goods but he baEcd his decision de-cision on tho fact that no clerk In the store could recnll having sold Scott tho mcrchaudlso mentioned In tho complaint as having been stolen. |