Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-17

Alm fore his head against the hard icy curl
stone. was near enough to hear convesss
ton, within six feet. If there had been an
determined remarks made by bystanders
shoald have heard them did not hear any
one tell the marshal that there was mo nee
OF this inhuman cruelty" When I fir.
looked did not know who the parties we're
out soon discovered It vas the city marshs
With two men whom he was trying to srrssi
The small fellow At first seemed to have tn
marshal BY the side or back, but his III
was broken by Fred Brown about the instan
Of my looking. The man in front of tn
MARSHAL was trying to strike him. Did no
see the marshal strike this man. Did no
notice blood flowing freely from the large
one, but noticed an abrasion on the side o
assistance. Think he had none excep
Brown. 1 heard no protest in regard t,
rough usage In my opinion the marsha
used no more force than was necessary. Tn,
degree of patience with which the marsha
handled the men was remarkable to me. H,
appeared to use them As gently As a mar
could under the circumstances.
+. Z. Storer sworn, testified: had JUS
stepped out of Potter's saloon. where hai
taken my dinner, when saw Mr.. White who
had . small man, to whom he said: "Coms
with me; you are making too much disturb
ance." He took him few feet, and the biz
one says: "He shall not go with you. W.
are going to get shaved" White says: 'Yor
had better come along without any trouble.
He had hold of the arm of the little fellow
and the big one tried to pull him away, ano
White held on. The big fellow struck two
or three times and White fended off anG
grabbed the fellow by the right wrist. The
fellow was striking at him all the time. Mr.
White told Fred Brown to take the little fel
low, and he did, and held him down, ant
White and the big fellow had quite scuf1s
and set-to round there in the street, the fel
low trying all the time to strike White, anG
White couldn't seem to get the fellow, who
was big and strong down. He kept calling
stepped up behind him, and evidently trippeG
him, and the fellow fell, his head striking or
the curbstone, and White struck him a mum
Der of blows and finally got him subjected
and put the twisters on his wrist, and Mr.
Church drove up and they put them onto the
sled. White struck him number of blows
after he was down. l could not say how
many, and the fellow sang out II am sober
1 give up" or m,thing like that. and White
stopped and put the twisters on his wrists
and undertook to get him up, and the fellow
scuffled. and they helped get him on the sled
When White was striking him the man was
doing the best he could to strike White. He
was q powerful man. White struck with
nothing but his fist. Heard some one in the
crowd say it was pretty rough usage. If
had been in Whites place should have done
as much as he did to arrest the man. Saw
an abrasion on the mans face. White didn't
strike the man after he said he would give
in. Don't think anybody got hold of tie
man except Potter. The wouRd on his face
was not made by falling.
CUES Do you think there was any cause
for striking this man after he was down!
Ans. Ninty-nine men out of hundred would
have been likely to strike in wrestling with
such big man. If they got the advantage
they would want to keep it. 1t might have
been kept without striking him.
w. E, Potter, sworn, testified: l saw this
encounter Mr.. Storer has told it about the
Charles White by the throat choking him. and
another fellow hold of his side. Fred Brown
pulled the small man away, and Charles had
the other with his left hand, and the fellow
had Charles with his right. He was trying
to strike Charles, and Charles got hold of his
hand. White told me to take hold of the fell
low and took hold of his sleeve, and we ali
went of the sidewalk Think about that time
Brown got the other fellow away. The tai
fellow fell and went about half way Onf0 the
sidewalk. He had hold of Charles and never
broke his hold. He held hold of Charles un
til Charles struck him three blows with hi.
fist. Charles head was showed back he hat
Charles by the collar and throat Aftel
Charles struck him he let go his hold, ant
then he put the twisters on him. He resisted
after White let him up. Heard citizen say
keep away and let them fight it out" HI
had no assistance but from me and Brown
until after he got the twisters on. He die
not strike him after he got the twisters on
The man had White by the throat and wa!
struggling all the time. He was trying t
get his hand free frem me to hit White. II
he had got free he would have used it. Ac
cording to what heard man say two hour
afterwards I should say White could no
have held him without striking. The mar
said if 1 had kept away minute longer HI
would have had the marshal on his head
Should not think White used more force thai
was necessary to arrest him.
George Cross sworn, testified: Mr.. Potte
has stated what took place as near as | coult
get at it. came out Of Potter's and saw
White have the small man, and the othe
man grabbed White by the back of the necl
and struck him. 1 called Potter out then
What happened after that is as Potter ha
stated it. He struck at White two or tire
times before l called Potter. l should no
think White used more force than necessar
| to effect the arrest, under the circumstances
I thought be could have got them quicker
he had had with him chilly" But h
didn't appear to have anything with him (
aid himself with. saw White strike at tn
| one that was down. When he first fell h
had White by the throat or collar, and b
| was doing his best to strike the marshal.
did not consider that the marshal had tn
man under control until he got the twister
on. did not see him strike or abuse him i
any way after he got the twisters on. l thin
he was a pretty tough fellow. He was yer
muscular man. He struck at White, and
thought hit his nose. Think l saw blood o
Whites nose afterwards. The man fell
the gutter and laid back on the Sidewalk
Don't think that the fall drew any blood
They put him in the pung and carried hil
up street. Nobody had hold of him but tn
marshal and Potter when the twisters wer
put on.
L. B. Hill, sworn, testified: Saw part o
this occurrence. Saw q crowd and went dow
to it. Saw the marshal struggling with
large man. and 1 went and asked if he wante
help. Cannot say what answer he made, bt
concluded that he did. He said he waate
the other man whom Brown seemed to hav