Weekly journal-miner., 1920-01-07
IS ONCE MORE IN THE
 LAWS TOLLS
(From Tuesdays DailyO

ly an amateur; he cannects too often. But amateur or professional, Floyd Byrd, colored, except for a shiny spot atop his pate, was interrupted at } a. m., Saturday, by Officers Twomley and McDermid, and prevented from committing further offenses against the peace and dignity of the city of Prescott by illegally cohabiting with Pauline Hall, also colored, who elect ed to occupy room No. 9, Byrd's room), instead of No. F, properly her own.
 Whether Byrd is entitled to be con sidered in the scmi-professional class cannot now be answered. He was acquitted of the charge of highway robbery ill the last term of the Su- perior court, though it was brought out at his trial that bootleg, black face, and a bedeviled Buick careening- ly cavorted with considerable con spicuousness, crossing culverts cor nerwise, crashing into poles, embank- mentS, and finally causing the locking up of all the occupants except those whose earlier injuries or precipitate fears had caused them to escape from the bucking Buick.
 City Recorder John H. Robinson ir considering Byrd's infraction of the social and penal code of the city did not reach the limit of penalty which could have been assessed against one seemingly bound to break into the
 professional class. Neither did he attain the lightest sentence, thus con. sidering the element Of mercy. Byrd was informed by the recorder that fine of $50 was placed on the record and that till good and sufficient coin cleared the slate that the city cooler would be available as a reception room wherein he could ponder ways and means of satisfying the verdict as given, though if at the end of 15C days he had not found the answer the matter would be called square only it is assumed that if the hospital fly of the city is thus accepted that the recipient will be willing to per form such duties about the streets or ol, the rock pile as is deemed essen tial by the authorities.
 Pauline Hall, the colorcd lady in the case, admitted that she was so doing as the city recorder stated, and that the complaint of Chief of Police Thomas McMahon was entirely true and correct in every particular. How ever she disclaimed that she was pro- miscuous with men, though she re- membered having been held iii the county jail as a most material wit ness against friend, who was assert ed to have brought her here from Texas, the twain having neglected to marry, or otherwise legalize their mode of transportation and further consorting.
 True. she had business here. She worked and was now employed at the Depot cafe. She went to work | therc the day of her arrival from Teyas, and worked steadily until her incarceration in the county bastile to witness tgainst her interstate consort interrupted her lawful employment
 Upon her release she found her old | place closed to her, but according 10 | Byrd, Sr., father of Floyd Byrd, the question was considered in the light of the colorcd people hanging to- gcthcr and doing something for this lone girl of the same race, turned out here with no place to go and nothing to go or do with. So the old employ ment was given Pauline, and in line with the policy of taking care of the of the color, Pauline Hall went to room in No. F of the Royal, as she stated 10 the court. The testimony showed that Byrd father, and son patched, but since now there was a lady in F and one in s, it seemed only proper method of con- of the Country's resources for the Byrds to furnish the raw ma terial, the women folks doing the cooking and serving as their share toward the maintenance of a common board.
 Byrd, Sr., acknowledging that he collected the rents and looked after the Royal" for a commission, was admonished by the recorder that he was responsible for the preservation of the proper proprieues and d con- .inuancc of contumacious conspicu- ousuess would involve the cessation of his commission collecting by req son of the closing of his place.
 Pauline Hall received a fine of $lOo. Inc fact that she was i'll Byrd's room