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Show him back to the scene where ho had, himself, heard Sigler Invite the girl to come over to where he was. He also stated that he had heard the man offer of-fer his sister a dollar. The defendant testified that he had told the girl he was looking for a dollar in the pile of polos and that Donati was too far away to have beard distinctly what he said. SiglerB explanations did not please the court and he was sentenced to a straight ninety dayB on the ock pile. Slgler's companion, John Smith, who was charged with carrying a loaded load-ed pistol in hl.s pocket, the same having hav-ing been found upon him when searched search-ed at the station, was tht-n placed on trial. He pleaded guilty as ho had done the day before, stating that he had purchased the gun and was taking tak-ing It home when he fell In with Sigler Sig-ler and was arrested. It was shown that Smith was considerably under , the influence of liquor at the time, ; and he was thereupon let off with a nominal fine of $10 or 10 days In Jail, j SAM SIGLER . SENTENCED TO JAIL NINETY DAYS FOR IMPROPER PROPOSAL TO A CHILD. Slgler's Explanation Failed to Appease the Wrath of the Judge Smith Is Fined $10. The cases of Sara Sigler, charged with disturbing the peace, and John Smith, charged with carrying concealed conceal-ed weapons, were brought up In tho afternoon session of police court Monday, Mon-day, convictions being made In each Instance. As noted in tho stanJard of Monday, Sigler was charged by George Huff with having made improper proposals to his little daughter. Mary Huff, and witnesses were brought Into court to prove the offense. Mary Huff and La tesia ProBher both testified to having passed Sigler while the latter was Beated on a pile of poles on Twenty-fourth Twenty-fourth strcpt near the railroad tracks, aud that he had called and beckoned to them. Tho brother of the Prosher girl, Andrew An-drew Donati, testified that the glrla had returned home -frightened and that he had made.hl6 Ulster accompany |