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 to the next term of the Municipal court, in District court Friday afternoon.

The sight of a district attorney who had caused a man's arrest pleading for his release on the grounds of justification, and of the judge of a court expressing his opinion of the man's innocence, has rarely been seen, but all this was done after convincing testimony had been introduced to prove that the killing was done in self-defense and through excessive fear of death on the defendant's part.

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POPE'S BROTHER, 76 YEARS OLD, AT 50 CENTS WAGE, GETS BOOST. Aged Postmaster's Pay Doubled—Walks Ten Miles a Day Carrying Mails to Rail Station. ROME, Dec. 9.—The pope's brother, Angelo Sarto, who is postmaster of the village of Corazio, called at the parliament buildings today and asked Deputy Di Bagno to recommend him to the minister of posts and telegraphs for an increase in salary.

The pontiff's brother is 76 years old and earns a half dollar daily. He is compelled to walk ten miles every day in order to carry the mails of his village to the Nantua station.

Later in the day the minister cordially received Sarto and after talking with him for a while willingly doubled his pay, and, what is more, appointed a postman to help him.

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SEEK CAUSE OF WRECK KILLING 4, HURTING 50 Nation, State and Railway Inves- tigate Ditching of Express Train on Pennsylvania.