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Show POLICE HAVE fl HIED GOOSE CHASE Claiming that a man had been shot and dangerously wounded in a shooting shoot-ing affrny on Stevens Avenue the ( police were summoned to that remote 1 section of the city last evening only I to discover that it was a false alarm, i the only po&slble baMs for such a j report being the antics of a crowd of young men and boys who were serenading sere-nading a newly married couple. I In view of the supposed serious ness of the affair the police patrol with a detail of ofllcers was hurried to the scene, the horses covering practically the threr- miles on a dead run. Such a hardship to, the anln.als Is alone worthy of arrest and punishment punish-ment for tho parties send lug in the report. The r-flleers discovered that during the serenade some uuknown person in the crowd had fired a revolver in the air. Desiring to give tho boys a scare some of the guests at the wedding derided to call the police but believing that the officers would not respond it the real facts were known, they exaggerated the report. |