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Show ADMITTED HE TOLD A FALSEHOOD TO THE JUDGE A German with a koen sense of" humor, hu-mor, charter member of the "Ananias" club, and other offenders kept tho police po-lice court habitues Interested this morning for nearly an hour. The German was August Wagner, a railroad blacksmith. He was arrested ar-rested by Patrolman Blackburn yesterday yes-terday at the rear of O'Neill's saloon on Twenty-fifth street, where ho was sleeping on a pllo of rocks. Ho said that ho had been drinking a little loo much and was aBbamed to go to his room, so he laid down on the rocks to sleep off hie "Jag." The Judge asked him which side of the rocks he laid down on and ho said on the "soft" side and when his honor hon-or asked, "Wasn't It the sunny side too?" he answered, "Yes, but the sun was down," He was asked if ho had disturbed anyone by singing, dancing or swearing swear-ing and answered in the negative, saying say-ing that he never used any "Infame" language when he was drinking. Ho promised that ho would not get drunk again In Ogden, that whisky and business busi-ness wouldn't go well together, and lu answer to his honor'B parting Injunction Injunc-tion to be sure not to appear In court again, he said, "No, I certainly will.' Fred Joyce, a confessed petit lar-cenlst, lar-cenlst, was tho momber of the "Ananias" "Ana-nias" club. He was arrested several days ago on Busplolon ot having stolen sto-len a box of cigars from the Diamond saloou. He pleaded not guilty whsh first arraigned, but this morning changed his plea to guilty. When aBked by Judge Reeder why he had changed his plea, he said that the officers had Void him that they had plenty of evidence to convict him, bo lie concluded tat It was usoleas to attempt at-tempt a defence. He said that he had probably Uken tho cigars, but that he u'as drunk at tho time aud did not remember a thing about tho occurrence. H was questioned by ABSlBtant City Aitorney Cook about his actions since vhIlo In Ogden and his answers brought out the statement state-ment that all he Wd done In two weeks was to "beat a carpet" for a man named Jones. Ho had spent nearly $50, he said in about two days and had "mooched" for his living since then. He was questioned closely about the commission of the crime with which ho was charged, and for ten minutes denied all, knowledgo of tho circumstances of tha taking of the cigars and the getting riu of them. He was finally cornered by '.he prosecuting prosecut-ing attorney and admitted that he had boon lying during the whole examination. ex-amination. Judge Reedtr took his caso under advisement. Ed Pearco, Herbert Rlley and Dave Terry, drunks, had their fiascn continued. con-tinued. Thoy wero arrested last night on Twenty-fifth street botween Lincoln and Wall nvenues, by Officers Offi-cers Blackburn and Andcrsoij. Dave. Jones and Forn Kranler were arrosted on Twenty-second street last night by Officers Layne, Marizol and PIncock on a charge of lewd and lascivious las-civious conduct. Jones forfeited ?2b ball and tho woman pleaded not guilty guil-ty to the charge against her. Tho sotting sot-ting of her trial was held under advisement. ad-visement. R. Loe, a Chinaman, was tried on a chargo of assault. Long Jim, also a Chinaman, was the complaining witness wit-ness and the assault was alleged to have been committed In a ChlnoBC noodle house on Grant avenue, be tweon Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets. The testimony in the caso was tc tho effect that Jim owed Leo somt monoy and that after a strenuous, wordy effort to collect It, Leo struck Jim on the side of tho head with what-the what-the latter claimed to have been ai pair of brass knuckles. Tho condition condi-tion of Jim's face indicated that his statement was probably true. At any rate, the Judge thought so and fined Lee $10. oo |