1.   They attacked dogs and cats and savaged and maimed the crippled beggars.

2.   A crippled beggar had to drag himself across a courtroom floor and into the dock because his crutches had been seized as evidence, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

3.   A crippled beggar had to drag himself across a courtroom floor and into the dock because his crutches had been seized as evidence, his attorney said Wednesday.

4.   A crippled beggar whose crutches were seized as evidence, forcing him to crawl into the dock, had his six-month prison sentence quashed Monday.

5.   A crippled beggar whose crutches were seized as evidence, forcing him to crawl into the dock, had his six-month prison sentence quashed Tuesday.

6.   Crippled beggars dodge under wheels on planks fitted on roller skates.

7.   In both Lyon and Nice, a wave of crippled beggars from central Europe has taken over roadsides and stoplights.