Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-15

i or three times and Viii Tended OF an
grabbed the fellow BY the right wrist Tn
fellow was striking at him all the time. Mr.
White told Fred Grown to TAX,
the little fellow, and he did, IN,
held him down, and White and the big
fellow had quite seufie and sst-to ROM,
there in the street. the fellow trying all tn
time to strike White, aud White cou.dn'
seem to get the fellow, Who vas big ane
strong down. He kept calling White bas
names. Finally Mr.. Potter stepped up be-
hind him. and evidently tripped him, ard the
fellow fell, his head striking on the curbe,one
and White struck him number of blows and
finally got him subjected and put the twisters
on his wrist. and Mr.. Church drove up aod
they put them onto the sled. White struck
him number of blows after he was down.
could not say how many. and the fellow sang
out 81 am sober, give up" or something
like that, and White stopped and put the
fwisters on his wrists, and undertook to get
him up, and the fellow scuffled. and they
helped get him onto the sled. When White
was striking him the man was doing the bes.
he could to strike White. He was power.
full man. White struck with nothing but his
INST. Heard some on in the crowd saw it was
pretty rough usage. If h ID been in Whites
place 1 should have done as much as he did
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mans face. White didn't strike the man af-
ter he said he would give in. Don't think
anybody else got hold of the man, except
Potter. The wound on his face was not made
by falling.
Ques. 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 advsn-
tage they would want TO keep it. 1t might
have been kept without striking him.
w. Z. Potter, sworn, testified saw this
encounter. Mr.. Storer has told it about the
same as I should. l saw a fellow have
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 all
went of the sidewalk. Think about that time
Brown got the other fellow away. The tall
fellow fell and went about half way onto the
sidewalk. He had hold of Charles and never
broke his hold. He held hold of Charles until
Charles struck him three blows with his fist
Charles head was showed back; he had
Charles by the collar and throat. After
Charles struck him he let go his hold, and
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" He
had no assistance but from me and Brown
until after he got the twisters on. He did
not strike him after he got the twisters
on. The man had White by the throat
and was struggling all the time. He
was trying to get his hand free
from me to hit White. If he had got
free he would have used it. According to
what heard man say two hours afterwards
l should saw White could not have held him
without striking The man said if l had
kept away a minute longer he would have
had the marshal on his head. Should not
think White used more force than was neces-
sary, to arrest him.
George Cross sworn. testified: Mr.. Pot
ter has stated what took place as near as
could get at it. came out of Potter's and
saw White have the small man. and the 9th
er man grabbed White by the back of the
neck and struck him. l called
Potter out then. What happened after that
is as Potter has stated it. He struck at
White two or three times before called Pot
ter. ! should not think White used more
force than necessary to effect the arrest, I'M
der the circumstances. l thought he could
have got them quicker if he had had with him
a ..tiilv." But he didn't appear to have
anything with him to aid himself with. l saw
White strike at the one that was down.
When he first fell he had White by the throat
or collar, and he was doing his best to strike
the marshal. / did not consider that he
had the man under control until he
got the twisters on. I did not see him strike
or abuse HIM in any way after he got the
twisters on. l think he was a pretty tough
fellow He was very muscular man. He
struck at White, and thought hit his nose.
Think saw blood on Whites nose after
wards. The man fell in 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 him up street Nobody had
hold of him but the marshal and Potter when
the twsters were put on.
L. B. Hill, sworn, testified: Saw part OF
this occurrence. Saw a crowd and went down
to it, Saw the marshal struggling with
large man, and went and asked if he wanted
help. Cannot say what answer he made, but
concluded that he did He said he wanted
the other man whom Brown seemed to have
good control of. I went to Browns assis-
lance. And very soon the team came along
and helped put both men onto the sled.
and they drove off. When got there White
and the large man were struggling. He had
got tue HAL uOWu Suu - hVsupS 49, 80"
trying to get his twisters onto him, which he
did, and then he got UP. The man was strug-
Cling to get up. Cannot say exactly how he
had hold of the marshal 1t is my impression
that at that moment moment the marshal had
very nearly got control of him; at least, it
was but moment after that before they had
the twistcrs on him. did not see the mar
shall strike him. I heard no one object to the
manner in which the man was being used.
The marshal used no more force to effect the
arrest than was necessary, under the circum.
stances, while was there. l was surprised
that he didn't use more. I regarded the man
as strong and powerful from what | saw OF
him. did not see White have anything but
the twisters.
Leslie Dyer, sworn, testified: Saw the
men nut onto the team and carried to the
Lookup. Should say they were intoxicated.
Saw them 20 minutes before this at the north
end. when they were both drunk the smaller
one the drunkest of the two. When they got
to the lock up there was blood on their faces:
One walked into the lookup. but the small
one refused. The large one walked in with
out assistance. After he was put in his cell
he made abusive talk. He was up looking
out of the CRATES of the window. Should not
call them badly wounded. l considered the
marshal bleeding as much as thev-at the
,,o,,b and rose I did not see either OF them