July 6, 1911 - Holiday Grist Thru Police Court Crowded Docket Unwound Yesterday Yesterday’s array at Judge Olof Anderson’s police matinee was mostly composed of an undistinguished line of just plain amiable though patriotic drunks. The day before was July the Fourth, and had been duly celebrated. Attorney C. W. Mullins acted as prosecutor, in the absence of City Attorney Norblad. One case, in which the man was charged with disorderly conduct – painting a woman’s limpid orb a deep mourning black, to be specific, was dismissed for want of prosecution. She had previously sworn, by all the mountain tops and other things, that she would appear as prosecuting witness, and see that he drew the limit. She failed to put in an appearance, however, and as there were no other eye-witnesses to relate the sanguinary details, the case was placed on the chutes. Names of several patriots who the day before had been taken in charge by the police, and after wearing off the worst of their incipient patriotic “bans”, were released by Chief of Police Linville, considering the occasion the day brought with it, were released, were read and such disposed so entered by the Court. One of the number, after having received the Chief’s clemency, “slipped” again, and again was corralled. He was among those present yesterday, and drew a fine $5.
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