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Show DRUNKS BEFORE I THE POLICE JUDGE John Murray, who claims to he a Ftteple jack by trade, is able to chmb a steeple, flag pole or smoke stack, but ho stated that, after taking tak-ing a few drinks last nicht, he was unable to keep on the broad sidewalks i of Ogden He was arrested after he had done some considerable stasuer-ing stasuer-ing in an effort to find his room He explained all the conditions to Fud ;e W H. Reeder in police court this n ornlng and remarked that it such a pood day that he should he out painting a smokestack, the con-tract con-tract for which he holds When asked if his spree of yesterday yester-day would not affect his climiunc: ability, he answered in the negative He was given a suspended sentence on condition that he docs not get drunk again George Riley, and a regular visitor to police court, was present again this rnornlnc with a charge of drunkenness drunk-enness against him. According to George, he was walking up the street when arrested. Upon being questioned, question-ed, he confessed that hr was stagger' Ing but said the sidewalk was slip--erq and walking almost lmpof s-jhli-Sergeant Peterson stated that Riley (whs unable to walk when arrested He was found asleep on a cellar door In the rear of a saloon and was lifted into in-to the patrol wagon. Because George la such a frequent visitor at the court, the Judge decided that Imprisonment would do no good land he made Riley promise to report ,regTJlarl at the station to assure the police of his behavior. The judge also al-so expressed the opinion that the saloon sa-loon men who sold liquor to the fellow fel-low could be prosecuted On recommendation of Assistant jC'ty Attorney .lohti Hey wood the hall in the case of lerouie Pepatone. charged with petty larceny was re. I duced from (10Q to $26 Pepatone is charged with stealing one pa i r oi calipers cal-ipers valued at $1 from Ceorge Far-re!l, Far-re!l, and to keep out of jail he was obliged to secure Si on from friend. Hr pleaded not guilty o the charge this morning and his ease was set for tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. A negro, who gave his name as John Doe. pleaded not guilty to disturbing dis-turbing the peace and his case wa ccntinued until tomorrow tnorning. According to the complaint, the negro tefused to leae h;s pent in the pas-songer pas-songer station when the janitor sought to sweep the floor and be-c;:me be-c;:me abusive when ordered to leave thp place. i |