Show court on thursday night last a large crowd of young fellows w who h 0 had bad all been drinking in a sa saloon I 1 oon on fifth street collected on th the e sidewalk and got into a dispute about t a game of pool ro police ace officer thos H ballantyne was on duty at the time and endeavored to quiet the disputants and told t them em to go home one of them however struck another one when the officer arrested him and was taking him to the lockup the fellow begged tho the officer to let him go home he ile said he would if the prisoner would give ive 1 security for his appearance at ea court I 1 0 urt on oil the morrow in the meantime over a dozen others of hb his companions who had learned of the arrest came rushing up the street from the direction of t the bega saloon and when near lindsaybe Lind saye says store took the prisoner forcibly from the officer and all decamped camped de together after arter they broke away from the policeman they became very boisterous and broke a number of windows as they scampered off down fifth street on saturday night officer bal lauryne arrested one of them and on monday ho he arrested another yesterday they were taken before alderman N W tanner jr charged with aiding a prisoner to escape from custody one of them was fined 94 including costs the other waa was fined 50 including costs each paid his fine and left the court we hope a wiser and better man |