The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-06-08
A DisgraCeful kffray.
Officers Of the Law, While in the Per.
formaHee Of Their Duty, Brutality
Beaten by Drunken ROHdies.

On Wednesday evening, Bill Sullivan
who, TO the authorities OF this city, is
we'll k1owr, a. u reckless and desperate
character, and xho has been arrested
for drunkenness aud breaches of the
peace. almost times without number,
and Ed Sullivan who lives in Tiffin,
and sustains about the same manner
of reputation there that Bill does here,
and who is equally as well known to
the officers of the law there as Bill is
here, were having a joint drunk, aud
in their perambulations at about half
past seven O'Clock, went into the
saloon kept by John Whitehurst and
asked John to loan them 4 dollar.
which he refused 10 DO, aud where
upon they began a tiracle of abuse
upon him. He then ordered them out
of his saloon. They then started for
the door, but still continuing to abuse
him, using such boisterous language
that it attracted the attention of officer
Mccall, who ordered them to be quiet,
Bill Sullivan then began TO abLse the
officer, who thereupon took hold cf
him and told him that he wouli either
have to keep quiet or go with him.
Whilst the officer was talking to Bill
attempting to quiet him. Ed who was
standing near by struck the officer on
the chin with pop bottle breaking his
lower jaw and telling him to the floor
They then left the saloon and went
over into North Findlay where they
remained perhaps three quarters of an
hour, when they came back and found
officers Wilson and Byal on the alert
and looking for them. The officers
came upon them at the corner of
Main aud Cory streets, where officer
Byal caught Bill and started down to-
ward the Mayors Office with him.
When they had gotten TO the alley
notrh Of the store of John Adams s. Co.
Bill drew pop bottle FROM hi. pocket
and with it dealt the officer heavy
blow just above his right temple, but
he did not let go his hold but marched
him to the Jail where he was safely
lodged. As soon as Bill was caught
Ed ran down East Cory Street with
officer Wilson and Pierson DeWolfe,
(the latter of whom was called upon
by the former to assist in the arrest of
Ed) who was some distance behind
him. Wilson called to him to stop
several times but he disregarded it,
and ran on down the street. Wilson
then shot at him several times and
which argument he also disregarded
and kept on running till he got away
from his pursuers for time by getting
into alleys and gardens.
The officers waited and watched ir
the vicinity in which they last saw him
and finally heerd him in the garden of
II. c. Wolf crawling on the ground.
DeWolfe got over the fence within five
or six feet of him aud bound upon him
and attempted to hold him down,
which he was unable to do. Sullivan
raised up with DeWolfe aud got loose,
and ran to the fence which, while in
the act of getting over DeWolfe caught
him by the leg and held him until Will
son came up, when another tussle en-
sued, but Wilson and DeWolse were
more than equal to the emergency and
walked him off to the Jail where ne too
was safely deposited to await a hearing,
which will be this afternoon