Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-06-22
JUSTICE MANN ANSWERS
PEOOLER'S APPEAL
Slashes Fine When Young Shy
lock Says, Have Only
TwO-Tens"

What could judge do if a fugitive
before the bar of justice asked in a
very slick and appealing way for a
reduction? Although usually con-
sidered out Of the realm of the or
dinary justice of the peace to carry
on reduction sale within the limits
OF his sanctum sanctorum that very
circumstances caused considerable en-
barrasment and merriment in Justice
Mann's Office Monday. And what was
even better all parties concerned in
The affair agreed to answer the ap-
peal and very solemnly slashed the
costs to an even twenty from twenty
one and a quarter
The trouble started Saturday over
who was who regarding the ownership
of three bags of linen goods Joe
Almond and S. Babae typical repre-
sentatives of that large and furnishing
class recognized as Shylocks reached
here on that day with their wares
prepared to make an attack on the al
together unsuspecting housewives of
the city. II seems that the former
salesman fsecured the goods from a
firm in Detroit and according to his
story merely picked Babae out of the
gutter to act as his understudy. There
was no fifty-ffty agreement accord
ing to Joe's statement. He was to
get it ALL
When the local officers were inform
ed that peddlers were in the city there
was CONSERVATION and steps were tax
en- Immediately to reprimand the
offenders. This was done and license
was secured. But only one and there
were two. Again the watchers of the
city rounded-up the red-handed offend
ers even a second time and demanded
that they make another purchase in
the shape of second license. Joe
Almond being the "boss" of the COM
bination produced the cash and was
handed over a second slip of paper
while his side pardner peacefully
smoking a cigarette watched his
chance.
When the owner and general man.
ager of this suddenly contrived COM
bination returned to the place before
the City Hall where he had stationed
his side pardner there was no other
half "He had went and the goods
had gone with him. Like flash the
thought swept over him. He had been
deceived. Perspiration stood out on
his brow. His swarthy skin grew
black with rage and deep dark ruddy
gore was i'm his eye. With one yelp
and a sniff he was off on the scent
gathering reinforecements as he went
in the shape of officers of the law and
others who were at that time members
of the army of the unemployed. Be-
fore the shadows of Old Sol had
reached very great lengths the other
half of the combination was located in
Bay City and the goods were with
him.
After some more law and officers
had coupled themselves with the
affair the bum half of the selling force
was arraigned before Justice Mann.
IL would take a Philadelphia lawyer
to interpret the actual discourse
that took place and Justice Mann be-
ing merely an upholder of the peace
of the community in CONSERVATION
raped hard and figured hard and said
the costs would be twenty-one, twen- /
ty-five, and cough up. But how is
feller to cough up twenty-one, twenty
five when he only has two tens. Fol
lowing the old instinct a thought |
struck the fertile brain of the bum
half of the combination. With his
head cooked on one side, his hands as
suming fn-like position and a broad
smile covering his face he asked the !
squire If he couldn't make il twenty. |