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Show DISPUTE IS OVER A GUN A verbal clash occurred between C hief of police Tom P.rownlng and Attorney At-torney Junius Hulvcrson in the p.dlee court room this morning, following the case of A J. Simmons, commonly common-ly known as ".Spokane. ,; in which each man inserted most positively that the other was not a gentleman. Simmons was arrested on h charge id vagrancy and for carrying concealed weapons. This was on the fifteen! li of December ond. uccordinir to th police, po-lice, Simmons sinnitied his Intention of lot felting bis bond of $IOn. While the bond has never been formally forfeited for-feited in court, Simmons bas b it the c!ty and it was the intention of the police to havo the vnone) deposited by the gambler fall Into the city's coffers. cof-fers. This morning Attorney Il.ilversoa appeared In court and stated that he was there to represent Simmons. The case was taken up and, alter a plea of guilty to the charge was filed by the attorney, the court fined Simmons Sim-mons $23. Attorney Jlalverson went to Chief Drowning and requested a return of $"" from the bond. He also asked for the return of the revolver which the police had secured when Simmons was arrested The chief refused to give up profession pro-fession of the gun, as when arretted arrett-ed Simmons had denied that he owned the gun. This lefl to a tilt between the two men, which may lead to the attorney filing suit in the court for the bond money and the gun. |