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Show EE COULD NOTl ENDURE THE I NAGGING I That he was suffering of a "mornK ing-aftc-r grouch' and was in such afl nervous state that he could not en'H of dining CSjB adu oi a the excuse given by 1 Eugene Hobson, a dining car waiter, J for making an attack with a knife nfl E M. Pratt, ye: --nlas morning. The J - against llobson Is one of dSH i be peat.- in w lil h he pleaded j guilty in Judge Reeder's court M Hob on stati d tin- ! h : 1 si-cured J some flowers tor th diner tables aH the request Of Conductor Bl2Ck, but I had Iji-eonie irritated at v. h t he be- M lievd . jin- and "had creat- 8 ed a litth urbance." He said bejH had a knife in i v h ud with which S he had been cutting string from buniH ilec of linen. H Mr Pra.i stated that Hoi .on was K drunk esterday morning and had reH used to o'oe- orders from the con-Jm, ductor Upon hem- told that bs S I should obey the conductor he structH at the conductor and Mr. Pratt witlH knife Mr Pratt called au offlceB who arrested Hobson. r Hobson amused those who uttcndedflK the session this morning hy stating fn that he h.xl been unable to eat thB prison fare. Ihe food appeared all right." beE snd. "ln:t the -ervicc v.., ,-ilver ( by any means." x He also explained that he had overfl come the absence ,,f had linen lo usJK lng newspapers in place of sheets. J rudge Reeder took the rase under adi-ement until the conductor can j make a statement. Thc bond wafK fixed at $75 |