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Show oo MILD SElflT! I POLICE COURT A mild sensation was npnim' in the municipal court this morning when the case was called of the city againsl John Van Woerkom, who was arrested on complaint of his neighbor, neigh-bor, Patrick Powers, following a fight over some pasture land which both claimed to have rented. Tho case was called in the court last week, but Ihe court did not render ren-der a decision at the conclusion of the trial, Judge George S. Barker stating that he wanted to see the premises. Attorney X. I Harris, who was retained by Ihe defendants, made a motion late last week to have the case reopened on the ground that two of the witnesses who had testified for the prcsecuUon would state that at least one of them had been approached ap-proached by Mr. Powers and offered money to testify to certain things. The court heard the testimony this morning and ac;aln delayed finding a decision. Arthur Wilson, a boy about L6 years, of age, was called to the v itness stand and asked to tell what had taken place. He said that Mr. Powers bad asked him to testify for him the next day and to tell the court that he had seen the yonngor Van Woerkom knock Mr. Powers down, and that, if he would so testify, Mr powers would pay him well. Mr. Van Woerkom testified that on one occasion Mr. Powers had threatened to put him in jail, if it cost him 5,000 Mrs. Wilson, mother of the boy. also testified, but did not add materially to the testimony given by her son. Attorney Harris intimated inti-mated that the boy had told him a different story, but could not wring a confession from him while on the witness stand. 4 |