Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-09
DR.. Dodge and the City officials.

DIR. Dodge, the Shamrock Oil man,
had trouble in this city last week.
The Doctor,who, by-tbc-way, appt as
to he a nice gentleman, has several
colored musicians who travel with
him and give concerts. lie gave sew
eral free concerts at the court house
last week which were largely att MI
ed. In order to make room for the
ladies who desired to attend, he an
nounced that on Thursday night no
colored men not accompanied by fc-
males would be allowed on the first
floor. In enforcing this rule the
night before DR.. Dodge had put out
one or two negro men and an organ
lied movement was put on foot
Thursday by number of negroes to
defy his regulations that night. Mrs.
Dodge undertook to keep the door,
but pretty soon Jno. lIargraves, Lew
is Polk and several others of their ilk
appeared at the door and when told
to go up into the gallery, roughly
showed the lady aside and entered
anyhow. The plucky little woman
reached for her hand satchel and got
out a pistol TO defend herself, but I'M
fortunately she was unable to make
it fire. On Friday the gallant gen.
tlemen of color had the lady arrested
for carrying concealed deadly weap-
0hs and also had DR.. Dodge arrested
for ejecting one of their number oil
Wednesday night. DR.. Dodge IN
turn had John .Hargraves and Lewis
Polk arrested for assaulting his wife.
All of the cases were tried before
City Judge Brashcr and The court
fined Mrs. Dodge 1926 and DIR. Dodge
50, the costs running the amount up
TO SAG. Fines of S. each were as
sesscd against Hargraves and Polk
also, but up to yesterday they had
not been collected. Why the fines in
one case should have been collected
and not enforced in the others is
something that probably the city Of
fcials can explain.
DR.. Dodge was defended by Col. A.
ii. Clark who raised the point that
the pistol was not carried about the
person of the lady. The court
thought differently, however.
On Saturday night DR.. Dodge
gave his final concert at No. ll2, H.
the opera building. lie charged fe
for admittance and although lie had
to put out drunken negro named
Merriweather who persisted in smok-
ing in the room, lie had no serious
trouble with roughs. In making a
personal explanation DR.. Dodge paid
his respects to the city officials. lie
charged that the ruffians who as
saulted his wife were melted to do so
by certain city officials and that the
fines assessed against the two men
tried had already been virtually,re.
The doctor warmed up to
his subject and denounced Ferguson,
the city attorney, in the severesl
terms. He criticised his action in
putting his feet upon The table with
in few inches Of Mrs. Dodge's face
during the trial. lie denounced the
police with the exception of Felix
Biggerstatf who, he said, had treated
him right.
DR.. Dodge and his company left
for Elkton, Ky, where they
will be this week.
In this connection it is not out of
place to state that public opinion in
the city is strongly in favor Of DR..
Dodge and many of our best citizens
do not hesitate to say that the treat
nent he received was not only an out
rage, but disgrace to the name of
he city.