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Show IGOT LONESOME, THEN TOOK J DRINK TO CHEER OP Frank Baker, who was arrested this morning at the Union station and charged with being intoxicated, was given a suspended sentence of 30 days by the municipal court. Baker said that he was not drunk, as claimed bj the officer, though he admitted that he had taken a few drinks of liquor while on the train on route from Reno, Nevada, to Ogden. He said he w.-i - poing to Salt Lake to work and that he got lonesome on the train and bought some liquor at one of the stations in Nevada, lie did not know the name of the station where he bought the liquor, but thought it was Battle Mountain. "Anyway. I was lonesome," he said, "and I just thought I would take a drink to help pas thp timo I was in Reno for about eleven J months and I did not drink there at all, but judge, I just got lonesome on this trip and took a drink or two." Assistant City Attorney David L. Stine said to the court: "It is just such cases as these, per- Uilt WUU I.ULLM" 1IULI1 UUID1UC SU11CS that are the hardest to deal with. Whjle we intend to enforce the law, we also desire to be just with the man who is hailed before the court. While the officer who arrested this man says he had the appearance of, being under the influence of liquor, the man himself claims that he was! not that far gone. And perhaps if he I was riding all night in a chair car bis ' appearance might not be as fresh as1 one who gets out of bed and takes a good wash before breakfast. I believe' the defendant is entitled to the benefit bene-fit of the court, and that it is the dut of the court to administer justice. I j do not believe the ends of justice-would justice-would be served in this case by imposing im-posing a fine which the man might not 1 be able to pay." Judge Barker imposed the 30-day suspended sentence and warned the J man that If he is caught in this city again with liquor in his possession or under its influence, he will have to 6erve time in jail. This case followed one in the police po-lice court in which the court announced an-nounced a new policy in dealing with railroad passengers who are arrested ' while passing through the city. nn |