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-

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-. -,,,, . ,H Mr, Atto Defe Jude Pros Mr. Pros Bail Pros Bail Pros Bail' Pros Bail Pros Judg CThe Judg Juro Judge Juror Judge 1 -,- M -- . y...-. -..5........-A-W . .,,,, iQ?,,,,l.,.7.,ng -...,p-.v--.. A , ll: I was at school. ney Atkinson: Mr. Hall, in this connection, did you or did you not state in the presence of others that Miss erring uses the fire escape on the north side of the building when she wants to skip school. se Council Cjust arrivingbz I object, Your Honor. The uestion is irrelevant and has no bearing on the guilt or innocence of the defendant, Elmer Alumni. Wuehle: Objection sustained. Strike it from the re- cord, Proceed with the evidence. cnting Attorney: To continue--at what time, Mr. Hall, was Elmer Alumni discovered missing from the school rounds and in whose company did he skip the premises? ll: Elmer skipped with two Alumni of questionable char- cter. The two Zieglers--at exactly 1:30 P.M. by the lock on the west wall of my office. uting Attorney: That will be all, Mr. Hall. Witness xcused. Call Clyde Hofflund, f Thornbloom: Hofflund is not in the Court Room, Your onor. Circumstances wholly beyond his control necessi- ate his absence. uting Attorney: What did they name the baby? Never ind, call Catharine Perring f Thornbloom: She's making onor. uting Attorney: Let her go. f Thornbloom: She's in the uting Attorney: Whatli Againll Call Lucian Hoogerwerf, lias Rusty, Alcatraz Convict-Number 9234573. f Thornbloom: They got him Your Honor. He's back on 'The Rock.H uting Attorney: That will be all--too many witnesses re missing, Wuehle: Does the defendant have any witnesses? No? hen the jurors will retire, consider both sides of the uestion carefully, endeavor to render a just and true erdict and bring it in, duly signed and sealed. urors leave the Court Room, returning immediately.D Wuehle: What is your verdict? Are you prepared to ren- er one? : We are Your Honor. Wuehle: Will the defendant please stand and await the erdict. Your Honor, we find the defendant, Elmer Alumni, guilty s accused, He skipped school on the afternoon of Nov- mber 20 in the company of two questionable characters. Wuehle: The verdict is Hguilty,U Elmer Alumni. You ave had a fair and just trial. Will the bailiff sup- ort him while I pass sentence upon him. For skipping chool on the afternoon of November 20 with two question- 'off the fire escape, Your Call Marian Henry. office, Your Honor.