, 1922-11-23
COURTS
Are KEPT BUSY
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IN and AROUND
RAwLlNS APPARENTLY ATTRACT.
Ing SOME BAD ACTORS

There was a busy day in the city
police court Monday with everything
taking on a decidedly ebony. or at
least a swarthy hue. Police Judge
Dunlap was at the helm. assisted by
City Attorney A. j. Roster, who at
tended to the prosecution. The first
two defendants were John Lewis and
Jesse Gore. two of the darkest de-
PENDANTS that ever faced a judge.
They were Jointly and severally
charged with '~tossication. said crime
having been committed Saturday
night.
Both were sparing of the time Of
the court, for each said guilty
when his name was called. After a
few minutes reflection His Honor
fixed the assessment OF each at SIS
and costs. which neither could pay.
There was the proviso added also
that in case of an acute financial
stringency they could beat it,"
ponto. Lewis then spoke up and
said that he'd take his goin' away"
Mister Gore. however, demurred.
He said he had a good job at the
round house and wanted to stay. A
hasty conference was held on the
way to the ~hoose-gow and the officer
in charge came back and informed
the court that both recent defend
ants had decided to shake the dust
of Rawlins from their feet. and It
was SO ordered.
Next came Antoine Gusbera, de-
Tended by l.. E. Armstrong. and
charged with three or possibly four
~infractions OF the city ordinances:
being drunk. carrying a deadly
weapon. d~ischarginE said weapon and
disturbing the peace and dignity of
the City OF Rawlins thereby.
There was no testimony taken but
each OF the attorneys mentioned
spoke for and against the prisoner at
the bar and there was a wide and
interesting disparity in the two &C.
counts of the misadventures OF An
tone Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Arm
strong said that the man had gone
into u club" conducted by some col
cred people: that he went there to
get a drink not mentioning a
drink Of what: that on going inside
Antoine had carefully removed his
watch. chain and charm and put
them in his side coat pocket. as
safety-first ~precaution: that he was
81 incautious as to display three 20
COLLAR bills and that the colored gen.
ticmen. after failing to get him
tangled up in n gambling game had
shot twice at him and that Antoine
vas an equally bad marksman. for he
pulled his smoke wagon and shot,
once. falling to score a hit.
when Mr.. Roster arose to tell. the
other side he said that Antoine was
drunk In the first place: that he
visited the colorcd resort n for the
purpose OF getting n drink" but In
search of a girl called Sue: that nc
fired several shots on the way down
there. aiming ut nothing or nobody In
particular: that he tcrrorizcd tho In
mates OF the house. male and female.
until they offered To let him search
the house for Sue: that he thcrcupon
fired some more shots before taking
his departure. Mr.. Armstrong here
in,crposed the suggestion that the
defendant be furnished with another
gun and instructed to 40 back and
'clcan house"
Then the Judge took hold of the
knotty problem and read the riot
act. not only to Antoine. the defend
ant. but to the colorcd people at
whose plac. the Incidents hero mar
rated occurred and gave them all
warming that there was n grand
shakc-up coming off. and that they
had all better watch their step. Then
Antoine was separated from $50 and
costs as the price OF hts folly.