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Show POLICE COURT Suspended sentences were the order in police court this morning. Extenu-. ating circumstances seemed to be thf j order in the cases of the culprits arraigned ar-raigned on different charges. Two I drunks got the walk route, when it I was seen by the court that they were able-bodied and seemed willing to work. It has been the aim of the judge to allow all to go who are apparently ap-parently willing to work, in the short-. short-. age of labor that is being experienced in the country. Jim O'Brien, tho man who was yesterday yes-terday brought up in connection with the fight in the jail with the two mem-I mem-I bers of the Terry gang and who received re-ceived a suspended sentence for the offense when it was seen that ho had been severely beaten up, was up again today for disturbing the peace in one of tho drink emporiums on Twenty-ntth Twenty-ntth street. His case in this instance was held over from yesterday that he might be used as a witness In the Terry Ter-ry case. But it was found by the officers of-ficers that he knew nothing of the fight in the pool room on Twenty-fourth Twenty-fourth Btreet, so he was given a suspended sus-pended sentence today. Ho had all the punishment, In the Judgment of tho court, that he needs. He was very meek today, the fighting fight-ing mood ho carried yesterday having deserted him. When given a chance to go, he was very grateful "Tank you judge," he said, "I shure appreciate your kindness. Also you officers. Goodbye.'' With a swagger step and a grin on his face, he was quick to make an exit, apparently fearing tho Judge would change his decision. He got into a fight in the saloon yesterday while under the Influence of liquor and was cleaning out the place in great shape when the officers arrived. The proprietor pro-prietor of tho place, P. R. Anderson, appeared in court and said that although al-though the defendant was having a good fight, he had nothing against the man, ao ho was allowed to go, |