Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-02-02
AN OFFICIOUS OFFICER.
He Arrests a Man for no Cause,
and Lodges In IN ia Jail.

and Lodges In IN ia Jail.
AnarticleIn Wednesdays Virginia
Chronicle gives an account of Day
ton mans trip to that city, and the
manner in which he was treated by
the scrub of man who holds the
position of Constable. Mr. Bonham
went to Virginia on Tuesday to pro.
cure some medicine for his brother,
j. A. Bonham, who has been i'll for
week or Two past, and also to have
some dental work performed. He
met several friends, and after having
finished his business, went down
town to Fraser's saloon where Bon
ham invited them to take a drink.
After drinking once or twice Homer
went to the stable to get his horse
and buggy to return to Dayton. He
drove down to G street, and as far as
Fraser's saloon again, where he
stopped to get cigar. He had just
started home when a man jumped
from the sidewalk into the buggy
and tried to pull him from the We
hicle. "Who are YOU" cried Bon
ham, at the same time cllnching him
and throwing him across the dash
board,
No reply was made, and Bonham,
supposing he had been attacked by
some foot pad. was getting the up
per hand of his assailant, when Mr..
Golden came forward and cried out:
Hold on, Bonhsm, hold on, that
is an officerp
"Why didn't he say so them" re-
piled Bonham, at once releasing his
hold on the man.
Ballard then showed his star,
whereupon Bonham asked what he
was arrested tor.
"For drunkenness" answered
Ballard.
at is not So" said Bonham, "but
as you are an officer l submit"
The valiant Constable thereupon
marched his prisoner to the Court
house. On the way Bouham asked
to be allowed TO procure bail, which
he could easily have done, but per
mission was refused him.
MIR. Bonham spent a very un.
pleasant night in the jail, but com-
plimen,s Mr.. Breen very highly for
the interest he took to see that he
was made comfortable.
MIR. Bonham was released in the
morning and paid a hne of $40.
When asked to itemize the fine, Bal.
lssd said the fine was s., and that
SIS was paid for stable bill and
S25 TO man to take the rig from
Q street to the stable.
During the trouble Mr.. Bonham
called Ballard several hard, aud no
doubt, befltting names, and after his
release, while in Moneys stable
Ballard came in and asked fol- q re-
traction. Bonham said he was not
that kind of a man; that he said just
what he meant, and that he (Ballard)
was dirty stinker, and that if he
ever appeared in place where he
had no authority to act as an officer,
he (Bonham) would get even with
hun tor the insult and disgrace of
being placed behind the bars. Mr..
Bonhani is a respected citizen OF this
place, and has more friends in Vir.
ginia than Ballard ever had. Bal
lard has in a number of instances,
of late, shown himself to be ian idiot,
and unfit for the Office he holds, and
is now burdened with a civil suit for
damages of SIC, 900 for islsly impris-
oning an eslimable citizen Of Vir-
ginis City on suspicion that he was
concerned in the Treasury robbery.
Pro Bono PUBLICO in the Enter
prise of Thursday seems to want TO
get his finger i'll the pie, as he states
that he heard Mr. Bonham say he
would put pair of black eyes on
Ballard il he ever caught him in
Dayton. Mr.. Bonham does not deny
this statement, and says he means to
do just what he said he would at the
first opportunity,