Show AFTERNOON OF POLICE COURT james lynch given suspended sentence for carrying concealed weapons yesterday afternoons session of the police court found those who had pleaded not guilty to various charges at ahe morning session in court and some who bad spent the time since the sitting of court in the morning in the jail desired to change their plea of not guilty to that 0 guilty and take chances on a light sentence the most serious case to be heard was that of J B lynch charged with carrying concealed weapons when arraigned in the police cart yesterday afternoon mr lynch announced that ho wished to change his plea sergeant who made the arrest asked the court to allow him 10 make a statement regarding the actions of mr lynch the sergeant stated that the defendant had been hanging around in the rear of twenty fifth street threatening tho residents and that ho had been arrested to prevent his harming anyone when arrested be bad in his possession a large revolver fully loaded judge murphy stated that considering the mans age and the fact that he was an old soldier he would suspend sentence in his case but would the gun only to one of the defendants family joe bush alleged to have been drunk claimed that he was only sick the court ruled that in the future when sick that the defendant consult a physician sentence was suspended in his case during good behavior john johnson and louis peterson who were charged with having been drunk and who pleaded not guilty at the morning session wished to change their plea in the afternoon their request was granted and they were fined 5 each |