Show RAILROAD r MAN AN FOUND GUILTY Sentence for Alleged Attempt to Beat Landlord B A Thomas former train em- em em of ot the tho Southern Pacific was late Friday to pay a 5 S line fine or serve sene five Ive days In jail tol- tol following fol following lowing his trial before Acting CIty Judge I A Higgins Thomas was declared guilty of o an attempt to defraud Richard Van Ness proprietor proprietor tor of ot the hotel of ot room rent Van Ness testified that Thomas Owed him the sum slim of 27 at the time of his il Is arrest Judge hIggins brought out In cross examination of ot Van Ness ess that he be was as not positive that Thomas was leaving his hotel One of ot his guests had told him hint that Thomas had said ho he was leaving Van Ness ess deClared Thomas the hotel proprietor said told me that he ho would pay me his room rent on Monda Monday Sep Sp September 27 but he failed ailed to do so I Inquired of ot the railroad Officials and found that he I had ad been paid off so I swore out a warrant arrant for his arrest The defendant testified on the witness stand that ho he had not been paid hOld the time sum lIum he had anticipated lIe Hc had he ho said a II check for 1763 It a a few days previous to September 27 7 but he owed for three meal tickets among other things t the he Southern r Pacific railroad a i in Montello ho said told a n few tew days previous to September 27 because of insufficient business on the road Ir H J I 3 had cared to 10 beat beut Van Ness Nesson NessOn Nesson on tho the room rent I could have he left then I had all my clothes wit me ind nd the railroad would have n me a n pass to San Francisco or EI Di Paso just all as easily as to Og den I When hen I was taken from train service It was quite Impossible f for r mo mite to pay Van an Ness as I h had d promised for tor the Southern Pacific deducted the greater part ot of my wage In payment of ot my watch J 1 was oni only left a ti little over 5 6 Van Ne Ness said Bald Thomas had hod sur surreptitiously taken his apparel from his room It developed In the Iho course of the tho trial that the only clothing Thomas had taken was hIs suit and other minor pieces of ap- ap apparel ap apparel parel upon his person His work work- working work In ing clothes clothe were In the room County Attorney Der Derrah rah Van Dyke prosecuted the case |