The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-18
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A SHY aud False Attack on the G
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a SIlIy aud False Attack on the City
Police.
On Tuesday morning NJ. T. sisatooser
u Baltimore & Ohio conductor, was
fined in the police court for blockadinq
the crossing at Eotf and Twenty-third
streets with train Of cars. sigatoose
has since published an affidavit charg-
ing Officer Deylin with having illegally
arrested him, and Chief Delbruggc
with brutal conduct when he entered
the patrol wagon. Officer Devlin called
at the IN1ELLIoEScER office last evening
and made statement about the affair.
On Sunday evening at twenty minutes
to seven o'clock Officer Devlin walked
to the corner OF Eotf and phirty-thiEd
street, and stopped in front of Notes
store to talk to o gentleman who was
waiting there until train, which was
blocking the street crossing OF Thirty
second and Eoff street, would pass on.
After conyersing a moment Devin
walked up toward the Chapline street
crossing, and seeing a man standing on
q car asked him who was running the
train.
Il am" was the answer.
partner" said the officer, "don't you
know that you are blocking the cross:
ing over there% The man replied
that he had minute and a half to spare
yet, told the officer he WINS too smart,
and that he was doing nothing unlaw-
full. Devlin asked him his name, to
which he replied that that was his BUSH
ness. The officer told him that he
would see that lie would havohim in
police court Tuesday morning, not
wishing to arrest the man then and
there as he was on duty on his train.
Just then the engine, which had been
disconnected from the train, came up
from the LaBelle switch, or that neigh
borhood, and took the train on.
Having, in the meontime, found out
that the mans name was Moses Siga-
foose, Officer Devlin again went to him.
at the foot OF Twcnty-second street. and
told him to como to the police court, on
Tuesday, at 8 o'clock in the morning,
that he was under arrest, but being OH
duty could remain where he was. siga-
ioose, the officer says, used some pro-
yoking language, but he paid no atten-
ton to it.
On Tuesday morning Devlin was on
hand promptly at 0 o'clock. Sigafoose
was not there, and he was fined. Dew
lin, OF course, was responsible for the
amount, and while waiting for the COM
mitment to be made out, saw SigatOose
at the window OF the court room. TAX
ing the process in his hand he went out
and told Sigafoose the amount OF the
fine and costs. The man seemed indis-
posed to pay, insinuated that he didn't
have to, until the officer, taking him by
the arm and wrist, showed him on
ahead down the stairs into the lookup
putting him in cell No. 2. Later some
parties came and the officer took them
down to see Sigafoose, and again told
him what the amount OF the fine and
costs was.
The upshot OF the matter was that
Sigaioose did not pay and was sent to
the hill. AS Officer Devlin was going
away he looked behind and saw Siga-
foose run ahead Of Officer Lukens and
actually Jump into the patrol wagon.
While Mr.. Sigafoose accuses Captain
Delbrugge of kicking him and putting
him into the patrol wagon, the fact is
that Officer Lukens had charge OF him
from the time he lett the lookup until
he got to the hill.
In making these charges against Off
Ger Devlin, and by implication, Officer
Lukens, it is Mr.. Sigafoose's misfortune
that these officers are the men accused.
There may be officers on the police
force who would lose their temper, and
perhaps roughly use man, but Lukens
and Devlin are the very two men on the
force who are known to be able to con-
troll their temper; it is said OF them by
some OF the other officers, that they
will take things which no other officer
would take. They have both been nc
cused OF being too mild.