Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-02-11

home. Woods said that he would
not go home, and refused to COM
ply with any of the marshal's re-
quests, wereupon Scott said that if
he did not behave that he would
be obliged to arrest him. At this
juncture Paulette Cicero, who had
come down town on some errand,
and was present, stepped forward
and said that the officers must walk
over his dead body if they arrested
Woods. Scott tried to reason with
Cicero, but he availed nothing, and
scuffle Immediately ensued, in
which Cicero tore the marshaPs coat
and shirt, and still held fast to his
grip. Scott three times ordered
him to desist, but Cicero refused,
when the officer raised his club and
struck his opponent twice on the
head. Cicero then clenched Scott,
but blows from officer Thompson's
club, with the marshals help
brought Cicero to a chair, Sc
curely hand-cuffed. During the
scuffle Woods, who had been held
by O'Neil, vanished, and the door
being open they supposed he had
escaped, but he was soon discover
ed under a billiard table. Both
were then taken to the lookup to
remain the balance of the night.
DR.. McTavish was then called to
dress the wounds on Cicero's head,
but the latter refused to let any
thing be done, and the doctor re-
turned home.
Next morning they were releas-
ed and sent home, having first been
ordered to appear for examination
at the office Of Justice Doane at 10
o'clock. About 10 o'clock Cicero
came down street, armed with re-
volver, making considerable noise.
When in front of Potter Bros store
Scott appeared, when Cicero made
threats and defied the whole Of
them to take him. Scott advanced
toward him and again tried to rea-
son the matter, but Cicero continu-
ed, presenting a revolver, when the
officer called on some of the by
ISLANDERS to assist in arresting the
man. AS Scott turned his head,
Cicero walked off down the street.
The marshal followed, and when
near the post Office Cicero turned
and swore he would shoot the first
man that touched him. In the face
Of this threat and ut the muZZle of
the revolver Scott advanced, when
Cicero began backing off. The
marshal followed his man, who con-
tinued to back away, until they had
crossed to the corner Of First street,
when Cicero came in contact with q
post which turned him partially
around, and as quick as thought
Scott seized him, hoping to secure
both hands and prevent the firing of
the pistol if possible, but Cicero still
had his right arm at liberty, and
raising tho weapon to arms length,
pointed it at SCOTS head, but a
blow on the arm from Office O'Neil
caused the had to drop, and the
pistol was fired as it came down,
the ball passing through SCOTS
coat. A Mr.. Lee seized Cicero's
wrist and O'Neil Immediately
wrcnched the revolver from the
prisoners hand, when he was again
hand-cuffed and lodged in Jail.
When the officers were escorting
Cicero along the street, some per-
sons attempted to give three cheers
for Scott, but the officer at once
put stop to any such act, saying
that the man was prisoner, and
that was enough. He was exam
med before Justice Doane, and
bound over to appear at Circuit
Court.
Paulette Cicero has the name of
being the hardest man to handle on
Lake Huron, and when he is sober
is as good a citizen as Alpena can
boast of, but when under the inhu-
ence of liquor is feared by all.