Show Tie Poker Quarrel Settled In the Police Court at 10 oclock this morning the case of John F Spencer against Tony Milco came up The complaint entered charged Milco with having assaulted Spencer in the Mint saloon knocking him down but no proof of the assault was made by prosecution i Spencer testified that he was in the Mint I saloon a few evenings ago talking with some friends when Tony approached him and joined in a discussion pertairning ito i-to the playing of poker A dispute i dis-pute arose and during thQ altercation j I alter-cation harsh language passed between J them while both showed svmntnms nf I very bad humor During the examination n I I examina-tion of witnesses all save the one on the I stand were excluded from the room This i practice was objected to by Mr Bur s ter for the defense but Judge Speirs I i ruled it proper as being the established I custom of the Court which was submitted sub-mitted to After two witnesses for the I prosecution had been examined their ev I dence was so contradictor that the case I was discharged and the defendant smil t ingly went his way I I |