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Show BEMSENTEffi 10 CM OAftfi Most of the offenders before Judge. Murphy this morning were knights of the road who arc charred with vagrancy vag-rancy and mendicancy, coupled with drunkenness. The charges against home people were largely violations of the speed ordinances of the city and one of gambling, Arthur Pollard pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness and he bagged bag-ged the court for clemency, stating that this was his first offense in this r.ty. The court sentenced nim to pay a fine of S5 or serve fie days In the city jail. Arthur Is witpout m?ans and he will be at work this aftern-on with the chain gang Eil Murdock told the court that ho is a begtrar, but that lie nas not long practiced his trade In thl city s'.nd be thought that localise of th.s fart he diould be permitted to o unpunished. "I should give yon f.O days, but In Hip circumstances I will lpt you oiT with ten days at hard labor in the city J ill. A man of yjtir physiqu? and poorl health on: '.it to be ashamed to ! bed from other people. Go to work on the chain t;arif and il you can earn your boird frr a few-days." few-days." said the judge in passing sentence. sen-tence. P.cn Rrown was sentenced to serve ton days In Jail iiton his plea of SriHy of agrancy. In the cage of the City vs. Charles Policy and Roy Lambert, the city was not ready for trial and It was postponed post-poned until tomorrow morning. The men pleaded not guilty. After bearing the statement of Officer Of-ficer lever ami that of Hie defendant, the court ordered John Costcllo to stand aside until a further investigation investiga-tion could bo made regarding him The man was charged with vagrancy, vagran-cy, but his statements were so ranib-l'ng, ranib-l'ng, a question arose In the judge's mind as ta whether the defendant Is mentally sound. C. S. Clark and Lloyd W ilcox failed to appear and answer the charges of exceeding the speed limit with their automobiles, and their bonds In the sum of $J0 each were declared forfeited. for-feited. Charles Crelghbaum. William Jones and Joseph Prebo were arraigned on the charge of gambling and were each sentenced to pay a fine of ;?100. |