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Show FIVE DOLLARS IS THE PRICE OF NIGHTMARE Joe Marino, one of the trio who indulged in a midnight fight at the Central hotel a lew nights ago under the Impression that each of the others oth-ers was a burglar, was arraigned in pollco court today for disturbing thc peace. Although the defendant explained ex-plained that tho trouble was the result re-sult of nightmare, the Judge decided to fine him ?5, the other two having hav-ing forfeited a similar amount each, by not appearing in court. Joe explained that he has been subject to terrible nightmares on numerous occasions and stated that at one time In Greece he was awakened awak-ened so suddenly by his brother that he solved a club "and cracked his relative's skull with it, the surgeon taking seven stitches to close the wound. In tho present case he partially awoke from a dream and struck his bedmate in the face The other awoke in a daze and, thinking .hlmsolf attacked at-tacked by a madman or thug, fought, for his life, Joe said he apologized profusely after the lights had been turned on and that he believed that his companions carried no grudge against him for ibis vigorous onslaught on-slaught As long as it had cost the others $5 apiece, however, the judge did not feel like excusing the prisoner and fined him as staled. 00 |