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Show WOMAN WITH ONE SHOE MISSING RAN ACROSS THE CITY HALL PARK WHEN RELEASED. Jessie Logan, in Police Court, Has Her Hopes Dashed When Mcesenger Fails to Arrive With BaJI Money. The morning grind f police court consisted largely of colored men and women who had offended In various ways, from smoking opium to Inhabiting Inhabit-ing a house of Immorality. A suspect in the case of the robbery of tho old soldier which occurred last week was also airalgned on another charge and given a stiff sentence In Jail. Susan Jones, colored, was arraigned on the charge of vagrancy. She plead- I ed guilty after a somewhat lengthy j attempt to explain and was given a j ten-day sentenco for "single-footing." j as Detective Pender termed It when examined as a wltneB. Mary Spencer, colored, was charged charg-ed wlm being in a Chinese opium Joint She stated that she was not there for the purpose of "hlttln' tho pipe," but admitted her presence In the building, which drew a sentenco of thirty days. The court Anally decided de-cided that the city would be better off without Mary's company and sua- j pended the sentence provided she leaves town Immediately. The dusky, defendant needed ho further urging, but made a break for the door through which she madly plunged nnd was making speed across the park with one ' shoe missing when seen. John Pennington, colored, was charged with being a "dope head" an.t entered a somewhat unnecessary plea of guilty as his appearance was con- ; elusive proof of tho charge. The court gave him a sentence of twenty days j on the rock pile, Jessie Logan was charged with vagrancy. va-grancy. She pleaded guilty and, after some testimony on tho part of the officers of-ficers had been introduced, the court imposed a fine of $50 or fifty days in jail. Just previous to the calling of court, a telephone message to the officers of-ficers asked how much Jessie's bail j would be. The inquirer was told that it would bo $10 and the romantically- Inclined habitues of the court waited expectantly for tho thud of hurrying footsteps from without and the mad entry of a messenger with the neces- ' sary funds for Jessie's release. They . were doomed to disappointment, however, how-ever, and the disconsolate woman was led away with her pet poodle nipping at her heels. - R. H. Miller was arraigned on tho charge of mendicancy. He Inquired , what the word meaut and upon being , Informed pleaded guilty, receiving a sentence of ten days with the rock gang. ! Joseph Hagen was charged with drunkenness. He responded to his name with a prompt "Present," and then pleaded guilty. The usual line of $5 or five days was imposed. i Evan James "forfeited $5 for drunk- ! enness by not appearing in court. So dIJ Sam Sing-Sing for having left his horse untied on the street Thursday. |