Show BLAME E PLACED UPON DRINKING DAD BAD CO COMPANY PANY Lawrence Britt Shown Leniency Escapes Pen Sentence Lawrence Eritt DrIll Ogden young you you-iisman man was extended leniency In Inthe inthe Inthe I the district court this morning by Judge George S Darker Barker when lie he was given 30 a t day 30 jail sen- sen sentence sentence sen sentence tence for tor theft of or tools belonging g to A Lane ne on December 14 11 entered a pl plea a of or g guilty asked ed b that sentence l posed at on 1 i He lIe was at a c charged with burglary In the 8 ond d degree gree for tor miterIng enterIng a n house hO to get the tools but this charge was waa reduced to petty larceny by District Altorn Attorney y Joseph E Evans Ivans It was explained In court this morning that Britt has a wife and ond a a II child dependent upon hIm for support Furthermore frIends explained that lila his character r hat had been good but recently ho he as associated with had company and took to drinking Mr III Evans explained to the court that the tools had been re- re re returned turned turnell to the owner Upon the promise of ot Britt that he would mend his way ay when he got out of or jail the court imposed the light sent sentence nce |