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Show "SAIL FRIEND'S EAR TO 4 WALTJ AS A "JOKE" (By International News Service.) j SHERIDAN, Wyo., William Davis declares it was only a joke, but tho court agreed with Walter Snow that tho joko was carried a trifle too far and held Davis on a charge of as-1 sault and battery, , Davis, Snow, and a party of friends wero attending a danco at Dayton near here, when it was decided to "throw a scare" into Snow. According Accord-ing to the complaint, Snow was play-: fully held against a wall while" Davis drove a nail through his ear. It Is charged that Davis struck a tonpenny nail a smart blow with a hammer, the nail penetrating the lobo of Snow's car and sinking nearly a half Inch into the wall. It was necessary neces-sary to uso tho claw of the hammer to release Snow. |