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a1P1c6]COLORED TROUBLE I A dark cloud has been hovering over temple of Justice and legal em-. mm where Chief Justice Jones of . precinct of Or eater Pocatello presides h distinguished ability and legal i i umen. A one-legged haymaker, who earned and saved $40 tossing alfalfaand lu cere tie in Montana caused the atmospheric disturbance In the upperrealms of the local Judiciary. This fellow recorded himself, in a sworncomplaint, C E. Twaddle, but his name may 'be Ole Oleaon or Hans Brletmann.He Is white, presumably, but upon i’ striking town on Thursday lie at onceand In broad daylight hied himself to the lair of Maggie Montgomery. a black Venus who lives in a rave or a shackon the fire scarred and blistered block known aa the burnt district.” Maggie sat on his lap, as. Twaddle told the itory and picked his pocket of a purse containing $40. The nymphthen slipped out. took the monev outlidoabbapurse, stuffed, some papercomingknee of the white man and. with one arm arourd his neck, slid thepurse bark into his pocket.Twaddle noticed the Utter act and at once discovered his loss. He charged the black nyn ph with the theft nnd she fled. The victim, having only one legrnd a crutch, couldn't follow fastenough to overhaul her and so he hunted no a policeman and told himhis troubles, with the result that acomplaint was entered on the docket of Jones. J. P. and Maggie was arrested and put under bonds for trial the next day Htr gentleman friend Oscar Collins lt;colored was arrested a* an accessory to the theft.Thus ended the first chapter The second rhapted began about 10 o'clock Thursday night and was ptill»d off In short order. It .seems that May McElhcne, (white) and Ida Stewart (colored* had been subpoenaed as witnesses in the theft ease against Magtltohand Mamie and her friends, .start ■i puted In to put both to sleep. After bibing sufficient booae they waded
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The Pocatello Tribune
Pocatello, Idaho, US
Sun, Aug 31, 1930
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