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Show SESTEI1CE PASSED Of M. STEPHENS 51 HIS THREE SIS Judge D. R. Roberts of the city j court today passed sentence upon the four members of the Stephens family found guilty of battery in connection with the eviction of William P. Leth-1 bridge, a tenant at the Argyle apartments. apart-ments. William J. Ste phens, Sr , was fined $10. The three sons, William, George and' Frank were given sentences of S5d each or 50 days each. Attorney John Sneddon, who repre senteel the Stephens quartet, declared; jlhe case would be appealed to the di-trict di-trict court. In view of the appeal i five-day stay of execution was ordered. judge Roberts denounced persons I who lake the law in their own hands.' j In the case at hand be declared a , grave mistake was made in not eon suiting the law. i Acting in violation of the law when ;ihere is a legal remedy for alleged ills is nothing less than anarchy, the j judge declared. |