Port Byron High School - Echo Yearbook (Port Byron, IL)

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Wueh atto Time PISC: Judgz Pros- With: Defe WltH: Bail Juro Jude: PPOS: Judge Baili Each Baili Judge Judge Elmer Judge Attor Mr, H Attor Wuehle: Bailiff, acted as judge, Larry Atkinson served as prosecuting ey.' The details of the trial of Elmer Alumni follow: Verbatim Report of Trial of Elmer Alumni ovember 20 Dort Byron Vunicipal Court Marvin Wuehle uting Attorney-Larry Atkinson s- C,S. Hall e Council- The poor fellow had none ses-None f-Blair Thornbloom -Dolores Hayes, Sue Lamb, Bob Carlson, Donna Schmoll, Carl Orr, Herb Wadsager Wuehle irappingb: Order in the Court room. The monkey wants to speak, Speak, monkey, speak, utor Atkinson: I object, Your Honor. I'm no monkey. Wuehle: Be that as it may--tonight we are going to try 'the case of Elmer Alumni vs, Port Byron High School. We will proceed to pick the jury. Bailiff, call up the members of the jury panel and qualif each. f Thornbloom C to each member of the juryg: Hayes, Lam Carlson, Schmoll, Orr, Wadsager: Are you acquainted with the case of have any opinion give an unbiased uror responds: I f Thornbloom: Be Alumni Vs, Port Byron High? Do you concerning Elmer? Do you promise to verdict, so help you God? do, seated, bring in the defendant, Elmer Alumni. CElmer entersl ' Wuehle: Elmer Alumni, you are charged with wilfully skipping school in the company ofcquestionable characv ters on the afternoon of November 20, l946, How do you plead? A Alumni: Guilty, Your Honor. Wuehle: The defendant pleads guilty, Te will now pro- ceed to prosecute, Has the Attorney for the defense b, any witness? If not the Prosecuting Attorney will pro- ceed with his evidence. A A ey Atkinson: Will C,S. Hall, my first witness, please step forward, if ' ' raise your right whole truth, and exceptions. ll: I do, ey Atkinson: Fr, noon of November mises or were you out on the Yississippi fishing? he isn't fishing, hr. Hall, will you hand and swear to tell the truth, the nothing but the truth barring a few Hall, were you at school on the after- 2O when the defendant skipped the pre-