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Show m. - because the complaining witness was not present. The men were placed under bonds of $10 each pending the hearing tomorrow. Joseph Kuhn, in answer to the charge of vagrancy read to him by the clerk, advised the court that he was not guilty. The witnesses In the case not being present, the case was set for trial tomorrow morning. Kuhn w aa plaeod under a bond of $10 for his appearance for trial. J. P. Sweeney and C B. Jones acknowledged ac-knowledged to the court that they were vagrants, Sweeney staling that, he lives in Ogdon, but that he had been out of employ ment for fftoen days. The men were sentenced to pay fines of $10 each or serve ten davs in the city Jail. It was also stipulated that in case they remain In jail, they must do hard labor during dur-ing the time of their incarceration. Thomas Hunt disturbed the peace yesterday by making loud and un-i un-i usual noises and hv threatening to ' light. He acknowledged the charge against him and was sentenced to pay $. to the clerk or spend five days in the city jail Pauline Hemming. Mamie Brown, I Mamie Jordon. Norma Russell, Hannah Han-nah Uatos and May Ward were not present to answer the charge of vagrancy and their bail in the sum of $10 each was declared forfeited The case of the city against Ernest i Wilson, in which the defendant was j alleged to have stolen three poinds of brass, the property of the Southern. Pacific company and of the probable value of Sl.'.o, was dismissed, the evidence against Wilson being insufficient insuffi-cient to establish a cause of action William Schoffler was tried for dis turblng the peace, It being alleged that, on July "1, the defendant fired a shot at Isaac Harper, a colored man. The complaining witness. Harper, was not certain whether his peace had been disturbed, be stating to the court that he had been toll by another per-I per-I son that Schcffler had proposed to j shoot him and he thought he 'heard I the click of the trigger." The case I was dismissed, the court stating that the prosecution was flimsy. VAGRANTS IN POLICE COURT The charge of vagrancy held (he 'boards in the municipal court this morning, it appearing that nearly all the "vags" of the city had been taken in Some oT the "vags" pleaded guilty and were sentenced to - serve time,' while others protested their inno-ci inno-ci nee and w ill be tried tomorrow. Since Saturday night (he police j force has been on the outlook for vagabonds and mendicants, taking are the while of the drunks and other offenders. The record shows, though, that there has not been a single hold-up or burglary since Saturday. Sat-urday. John Walsh pleaded guilty to disturbing dis-turbing the peace an J the court gave him the light sentence of a line of fro or live days in jail The judge looked rpon the matter as of not very great sc i nsncps and he staUd that he would inflict light punishment. Je-rold McDonald stated that he was not guilty of ngrancy. offering I be further Information that he is a resident resi-dent of the city, but llarrv Ward, charged in the same complaint with the same offnre, said be was guilty and would Mkc a sentcne? passed. Tiie court concluded to hold the hearing hear-ing of t lie eao of McDonald tomor-low tomor-low and not render a decision in the case of Ward until the testimony in t'i McDonald cae Is given. Tho ra;:e co ;ld not be heard this morning |