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a plea of guilty to the charge and


was fined $3.50. -..- +
Charles Thomas, Carl Pautch and
Henry Christensen all pleaded gull
ty to having violated the Reed
with regard to transport
Hng liquor into Iowa and they were
fined $3.50 each. Attorney G. E. Phil
lips appeared for Carl Pautch and
Henry Christensen.
Sol Miller of Sioux City appeared
before the court as the bondsman for
one Sam Stems who was indicted for
Illicit traffic in liquor Stearns had
failed to appear before the court for
trial and Mile rasked permission of
the court to return to Sioux City and
produce the defendant in court BIZ
tomorrow. This permission was
granted by Judge Booth. 4
- Pooch Changed His Plea.
Considerable amusement was af-
forded during the session by Charles
Pooch who was indicte and arraign-
ed for taking liquor into Iowa. The
defendant at first pleaded not guilty
to tie charge. M. M. Bassett of this
city, however, pleaded guilty to hay
| ing allotted Pooch in taking the booze
into Iowa and the defendant then re-
! turned to the court room and asked
permission to change his plea to
guilty. !,
He requested permission of the
court to relate how he happened to
wander from the paths of Justice and
Ithis request was granted by Judge
Booth. Pooch told a tale which
greatly amused the court spectators.
how he had paid for the liquor to be
taken into Iowa without actually III
tending to violate the law, of the
auto smashup that occurred on the
way down into Iowa and later of
his arrest bv government officers.
| Assistant United States ATTORNEY
Dckey recommended leniency bv the
court and when Pooch stated that he
was supporting. "a family by labor and
nad one boy in France and another
to go this fall Judge Booth imposed
a fine of but $25.
Made Second Report.
At five o'clock yesterday afternoon
the federal grand jury made second
partial report before Judge Wilbur r
Booth. A number of indictments
were returned at this time and the
jury instructed by the court to re-
turn to their investigations until SUCH
time as they should be ready to
make further report.
May Hodgins of ST. Paul was ar
) raigned before Judge Booth at this
time, charged with having Violated
Section 217 of the criminal code. il
being alleged that the young lady sent
small quantity of morphine to a
soldier at Camp Grant. The defend
ant entered plea of guilty to the
charge and the defense asked for
leniency' by the court, explaining that
the husband of the young lady was
now in France and that she had in
tended no harm or did not know he1
act constituted violation of the law
when she sent the drug.
Assistant United States ATTORNEY
Dlckey explained to the court thai
, the drug had been discovered through
, the postal authorities and that the
young woman had been arrested in
st. Paul. He was of the opinion thai
the defendant did not wilfully violate
the law and recommended the court
take this into consideration. Judge
Booth sentenced MAY Hodgins to con
finement in the Blue Earth county jai
for period of thirty days.
) Other Cases Continued.
All minor cases to come before thu
federal court at this time were al
lowed to stand on the calander ant
court was declared adjourned. TIL,
, grand jury had already been dismisset
; last night and the petit jurors wer,
, dismissed late this afternoon.