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Show oo MADE A DATE WITH THE GIRL An encounter between the proprietors proprie-tors and a patron of the Senate cafe on Wall avenue, in which the guest, R. W. Williams by name, received the worst of it in the way of sugar bowls, salt cellars and catsup bottles, was aired In uollqe jourt this morning and all of the VniTcI pals were given sentences, sen-tences, amounting either to llfteen days In the city prison or the payment of a corresponding number of dol-Inrs. dol-Inrs. According to the story told in court by Williams, he went Into the restaurant res-taurant and ordered n hamburger steak. The girl who was waiting on the counter was Miss Isabel Brohra, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brohm, the people who conduct the cafe. Williams says that the girl paid unusual attention to him and he finally arranged a "date" with her Tho mother interrupted the conversation conversa-tion with her daughter by hurling a migar bowl at him, this missile being followed by a snlt cellar. Both of theso table ornaments struck Williams Wil-liams who resented this form. of entertainment en-tertainment and refused to go peacefully peace-fully out of the place, ag he was ordered. or-dered. While Williams was expressing his displeasure in no uncertain language, Mr. Brohm, who was In the kitchen cooking, made his appearance, carrying carry-ing a catsup bottle which he promptly prompt-ly broke over Williams' head. Williams Wil-liams was next thrown Into the street At the feet of an officer who convcyeu him to the city prison In the patrol wagon. Charges of disturbing the peace ivere filed against the young man and also against Mr. and Mrs. Brohm. According to the story by tho girl, Isabel, the attack on the guest was caused by advances which he made toward her while she was waiting upon him She stated that he had used Indecent language In her prcs-enco prcs-enco and that her mother had hurled the table missiles at him after he had refused to leave the restaurant and continued his abuse. Her father, she said, had heaid the disturbance from the kitchen and bad thrown the guest into the street Miss Brohm admitted that she had talked with tho young man about a girl friend and had written down tho name and address of this friend In a nolo book which Williams had taken from his pocket. In summing up the case, Judge W. H. Reeder said that he had never decided de-cided a hearing In which there was so much conflicting testimony. He said he could not help but consider the fact that the Brohms had been In trouble of the samo sort boforo, the girl figuring in the other case in nearl tho same manner. As Williams has been in Jail since the time of tho trouble, which occurred oc-curred six days ago, his sentence was reduced to nlno days or ?9 so that it would correspond with the punishment punish-ment of the Brohms. oo |