Ogden Morning Examiner and Morning Standard | 1909-01-31 | Page 5 | Si Wilson a Coon of Sense

SI WILSON A COON OF SENSE HIS COMPLETE RESIGNATION WON HIM FREEDOM Judge fudge Had About Decided to Send Him to the Rock Pile When Wilson Said Amen Silas Wilson colored was arraigned In police court on the tho charge of wig nancy lancy He pleaded not guilty guilt and witnesses were wore called for During the tho intermission Clerk Fulton proceeded with the call arraigning Nottingham Blackman Jr 11 colored on a similar charge Nottingham Jr preferred not to fol follow follow to low in tho the footsteps of his pal Silila Silas who was as waiting for the arrival ot of witnesses and entered a plea of o guil guilty guilt guilty ty t Ho lie explained that he lIe was tern tem temporarily out of a Job but was by b nJ n manner manner of ot o means a a ant Delec Del Det c live tive Ponder Fender then took tho the stand and stated that tho tIlo two men were unde uncle undesirable undesirable citizens who had been single sl footing around town for several days da s sand and that lint in his opinion the city would continue to prosper if tho tile cou couple couple coupie pie were ordered to vacate The court followed the officers Sill sug and suspended a Oday sen sea sentence sentence tence with the tile understanding that Nottingham Jr either leave leavo town at once or got busy bus with a job of or some sort eort Wilson was impressed with the Jus tico lIco meted out to his friend and Im ira Immediately mediately suggested to the court that his plea be changed to guilty if I that war tho the way wa the Judge was going to take it Tho Tile court opined that it would probably be bettor better to hold Si I for or a while as the ranks of or tho the work gang were becoming thinned In num number her ber All right then hon said Si I please The defendants apparent willing willingness ness neES to abide by the Judicial ruling rifling whatever It might provo prove to be bo had an Immediate effect cited and Si was given a similar sentence Wilson hurrying out outto outto outto to overtake tho the Notting Nottingham Nottingham Nottingham ham Jr after aCtor assuring the tho court that it would ho a right smart spell be bOo before before fore for either of or them again dropped Into Ogden Ogdon