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Show Thomas stated that he docs not live off tho earnings of the woman he sometimes- associates with, and that j ho Is a vrorUIn;; man and makes his i own If vlnp. He said. also, thnt he i dors not often associate with the woman in question and that ho has known her for only a short time. Ho claimed lo have formerly worked for an ice company in the city and stated I that hf now has a Job "tending bar." The defendant Is now under a bond of s25u for his appearance in the Jus-, ticp'p court of Pleasant View on the eharpr of assault, the complaint allep-I allep-I hip that he assaulted a youn? lady j while riding with her in the canyon, j The younp lady statos that he mis-i mis-i treated her and struck her in l?ie face because Phe refused to comply j with his wishes. She was knocked j out of the lMFgy and left iu the can- yon to make her way home as best ! shA rould. Tho case was called in the municipal court and Thomas (lied an affidavit of bias and prejudice and askfd for a change of venue, which was granted. After hearing the testimony in the case this mornin?: the court stated that it did not rare to pass judgment in the matter until Detective Burks could be interrogated repardin? tho question of vatrrnnry and thf relationship relation-ship of Thomas with his alleped paramour para-mour In the meantime Thomas will remain In jail. THOMAS IS! BEFORE THE COURT A Thomas seems to be in trouble j of some kind nearly all the time. He was before the judge of the municipal court this morning charged with vagrancy, vag-rancy, a plea of not guilty 'being en-1 tered by him and testimony given In j the premises. Detective Pender stated to tho court that Thomas has a paramour in the underworld of the city and that the Is supporting him with money that she earns from day to day. He also said that Thomas had been arrested upon different other occasions for other oth-er offenses, and that not long ago he was fined $75 for distributing cigarettes cigar-ettes to boys from tho state industrial indus-trial school. Testifying Sn his own behalf, |