Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1911 — He Violated the Law. [ARTICLE]

He Violated the Law.

When New York on Thursday morning unexpectedly found her streets coated with March ice, a humane merchant on a side street covered a portion of the concrete with ashes, as he could not endure the slipping of the poor horses. A rival across the street saw his opportunity. He obtained a warrant for the man who had strewn the ashes. The judge heard the evidence, and gavw his verdict. “This man,” he said, “is certainly guilty—guilty of a meritorious and humane act. I fine him one cent, and the sentence is snspended during good behavior. You take with you, sir, the thanks of the court.”