| Show Wanted His Music The trial of the soldiers William Metz and John F Spencer for engaging in a row on Friday afternoon is being investi gated in the Police Court this afternoon I seems that Spencer and the woman he calls his wife have rooms in the house of Mrs Pearce On Friday afternoon the soldier Metz who is a musician in the Camp Douglas Band came to the room of Mrs Pearce and after remaining there a short time told Ir Pearce that Spencer and his wife had a music book of his and he needed it and requested Mrs Pearce togo to-go to their room and tell them that a gentleman wished to see them She complied with his request by going to the door that connects her room with theirs and after knocking and telling them what the soldier wanted left the door Metz walked to the door and upon its being opened by the Spencer woman thrust his foot inside and made his demands for the book Spencer got up from the bed upon which he was lying and helped the woman get Metzs foot out and close the door At the same time he said with an oath that he did not want anybody to come to that door and in turn the soldier used considerable consid-erable profane language The Spencer woman told him to go around to the front door and he would be treated like a gentleman Metz went around to the front door and there was some further warm words passed about some that the money Spencer Spen-cer woman claimed that the soldier owed her Before the book was delivered the soldier and Spencer had made a few passes at each other In the melee Spencer drew a pistol which he claims was not loaded but with which he succeeded in frightening frighten-ing Metz most effectually The evidence I was still in progress when we went to press I I |
