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Show oo FELLOW WITH ECCENTRIC NOTIONS That he Is followed by "officials" who harass him out of all employment he secures and that he was told that th- people m the United States give quarters to all Mexicans who are out of work, were two surprising statements state-ments made by the dirtiest and most disreputable person that has graced Judge ReedTK court In some time. 'I be Fellow was arrested this morning morn-ing by Patrolman Cooney following a telephone message fro mthe residence district on the bench that a tramp was annoying the women In that neighborhood by begging. He gave the name of Albert Harris to the desk sergeant. Nothing but a few slices of breud were found In his poekot6 The two startling announcements made by Harris, after he had pleaded guilty to begging, caused City ttor ney Hey wood to believe that the man I was a drug fiend but when ques tioned concerning his habits, he denied de-nied that he used 'dope" and rolled up a dirty coat sleeve to show that there were no punctures caused by a hypodermic needle Although questioned by Judge Reed or, he held to his first statements that he was constantly followed, although al-though he did not know whether the "officials are now on his track. When I asked where he got the information I that Money was given to Mexicans I out of work, he mumbled several sen-tences sen-tences that could not be understood He 6aid that be had never been In Mexico, but that his people came trom there. He will be held and will probably be examined as to his sanity. H Newman expressed the belief that he would be wasting his time if he was locked up in jail during such good weather, when he might be out working in the sunshine, and Judge Reeder was inclined to believe likewise. Newman was arrested lor begging which he did while drunk and, as he had done nothing more serious, the judge gave him a sus ponded sentence. The case against Cus Thomas was dismissed when the witnesses did not appear. Thomas was charged with assault with an open pocketknife |