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Show Scantily Clad Man Dances at Night j On Poorhouse Roof When Joseph McVeigh. 55 years of age, a new Inmate of the county in-1 flrmary. climbed upon the roof at the Institution Monday night and I staged an acrobatic dance clad ln nothing but a plllow-sllp which he placed over his hend the officials decided de-cided the amusement was dangerous and called the sheriff. McVeigh was brought to the county Jail There he was placed In a padded pad-ded cell. The man was taken to the county Infirmary two days ago suffering front acute alcoholism, after he had appear- ed In the city court on a charge of I drunkenness When the effects of liquor began to wear off McVeigh became be-came violent and in some manner climbed to the roof, where he staged his dance without Injury. He will be kept In the county Jail until his desire tu climb leaves him. |