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Show LEGAL TANGLES IN POLICE COURT j Be eial difficulties came up In police po-lice court this morning In the aso of John Terry and Hen Wayment, both charged with disturbing the, peace, and the ease ended with tho discharge of Wayment and the re-I re-I cording of a fine of .no for Terr? on I 'be charge ol offensive conduct F'.oth men were arrested for fightin'-; Saturday Sat-urday afternoon In the Atlas saloon on Twenty -fourth street.' In the trial before ludce Keeder. Ihe evidence failed in show 'hat Wayment had si nick a blow although, tbe witnesses testified that Terr, had struck tbe other man a number of I times In face ot this testimony. Assistant As-sistant cit Attorney lohn Heywood asked that the case be dismissed agaliibt Waymenl Further difficulties arose tor Ter-I Ter-I ry's attorney pointed out that the! complaint barged tbfl defendant with disturbing the peace by quarreling I and the question Is ritJtiiiiK quarrel-1 ing, was brought up I To ater away from H complaint apalnst Terry on the charge of as-I j8ault, the 'Charge a.insi the defendant defend-ant was changed to offensive conduct and Judge Reeder found tho man guillv. lining him $1" The cas against John Brunetti was continued until tomorrow when Attorney W illlam Han omh pointed out thai Hiunetil was charged with assisting two prisoners to escape j when the pilsouers had already left tbe jait before Brunetti harbored them. Brunetti Is the proprietor of the 'niral hotel and was aiTCSted B fev davs ago when was learned that Mabel Wilson ami Mis MctJiil bad pone to his place after escaping from the cjiv jnil When the police asked , him for Information on ihe night of the escape, Brunetti denied that he had leen ih women |