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havetrdubLe inW. L. Wiedeman Causes Arrest Of Bert Palmer—’Wiedeman Also In BadAs tie.result of ac altercation or-er a card game in the barber sbop.of W. I^'Weldeman oa Davenport street at an early boar Saturday- morning Bert Palmer, colored, was arrested .on tie complaint ol Mr. Weldemac, who charge* that Falzntr confronted blur with a revolver and made him hand over the sura of $20.Palm-r was arraigned la municipal court Saturday and he was boundover to circuit court with bonds fixed|at $250. Tuesday right a number of the colored man's ‘friends made upIh? required bond by subscription and 4© was released from'Jail.Jn court Palmer denied haring used a gnu and said thab. the $2$ wcs due Lfzn as his share from the card game. Weidema*, who appeared against Palmer at this tlm*, swore that he and4 #Palmer had cot been gambling. and fiat he had b:-en made the victim of a hold-up game: . , .Tu:*day a warrant was Issued for Wefdexan charging him with gamb-l eg. in municipal court he pleaded g-u'lty and was fined $10 and costs.•It is rumored that as far as Wledc-jman Is concerned he Is rot yet 31 through with the matter. but will be [arrested on the charge of cocdacling s a -gambling Jornt. Tfc$ district at* k tom*y sbcuM see that the law la this case Is rigidly enforced.While the Stw Xorth knows nothing regarding the rfght or WTong .of Sjlfce case public sympathy appears to djbe greatly in favor of the coloredIt murt, | P - 1 | [ 1 |
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Rhinelander New North

Rhinelander, Wisconsin, US

Thu, Sep 14, 1911

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