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Show 00 SWEDE CELEBRATES TOO U1SLY MDPM5FI 7-om evidence offered by a singularly singular-ly honvst man in city court this norn-ing norn-ing it Is evident that though Saint l'arlck was an Irishman, or the patron pa-tron saint of Irishmen, that ough'. not to interfere with n Swede celebitnlng the day. William Johnson of Logan, Utah, confessed that ho had been attempting at-tempting to do honor to the saint yes-terday yes-terday with a group of friends wjiich resulted in his arrest by Sergsant Plnco.-!k, and Detective W. A. Jonpb at 1:45 this morning on Twentj fifth street at Hudson avenue, Johuson confeai-ed before Judge Roberts that he was very drunk at the time of his arrest and that he had been drinking near beer, bay rum, and "the Lord only knows what." "It. was Saint Patrick's day and though 1 am a Swede, I like the hish," Johnson said. Ho. vtiB fined fifty dollars, or :ifty "days in the city jail, and paid his fine. r" |