San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-02

head from the handle of the reUOlUer.
\ comparatively trihing accident on
East Twenty-third street at an early
hour this morning resulted in the I'M
earthing of most mysterious affair.
Because of SOME small repairs not quite
completed, the south side of the street
was at the time closed at point short
distance from the ferry. When those
employed on the repairs left work for
the night the usual barricade was
Nerected on both sides of the dangerous
spot, and the foreman in charge gave or
ders for the regulation warning signals
to be displayed. Through the careless
ness Of some of the workmen this order
was not Obeyed.
The street at this point is well lighted,
and in tire common course of events
nothing would have come of the omis-
sion. What happened was entirely out
of the common course of events.
During the evening hundreds of vehi-
Giles passed the unguarded danger hole
in safety but these were driven with
ordinary caution. At one o'clock this
morning a pair of spirited horses, driven
with anything but ordinary caution,
dashed full against the west barricade
and were thrown headlong to the pave
ment. All reports agree that the horses
w"re being driven at an immoderate
ii at the time of the accident.
Patrolman Maurice p. Gill, whose at
tention had previously been attracted to
the vehicle by the unusual speed at
which it was being driven, was first to
arrive on the scene. He found the car
riage overturned and the horses, still
on the ground, struggling and kicking
viciously. Two men, both unknown to
the officer, were doing their best to right
the carriage. The officers first care was
to call the attention of the men to the
horses.
IF the horses regain their feet while
the carriage is in this shape" he said,
land there is no one at their heads they
will make a pretty mess of it,"
With these words he turned to the
vehicle By this time several people had
gathered about the place, at least four
of them being officers. They quoted
the horses and assisted them to their
feet. Then they tugged at the overturned
carriage until it was firm on its four
wheels again, and the mischief caused
by the CarelessnesS Of the driver had to
all appearances been corrected. A casual
examination of the horses, the carriage
and the harness showed that no damage
whatever had been oCCasiOned by the &C
cident.
In an instant the man in charge of the
rig was in his seat in front, and the man
who seemed to have been the passenger
stood with his hand on the carriage door
ready to resume his ride. In another
moment the carriage would have been
ON its way to the ferry.
Prompted by some unaccountable i'm
pulse which he does not attempt to ex-
plain, the officer checked the man by
placing hand on his arm.
Before You drive away" he said
'look to your companion; he may have
been injured"
"You are mistaken, was the curt re-
ply. Il have no companion. Drive on,
COachman."
The officer was not satisfied. He sig
nailed to an officer to look to the horses
heads, and still stood with his hand ON
the mans arm.
Il forbid your driving away until |
have seen the interior of the carriage"
he said. Please stand aside"
The obstinate man at the carriage door
hesitated He opened his lips as though
about to demonstrate or make denial.
Then something occurred that made
such proceeding unnecessary.
A frightened sob came from behind
the closed doors of the carriage, and the
voice was Enthusiastically that of a
woman.
The muscular figure of the man still
barred the entrance to the carriage by
way of the door where he stood, but the
opposite door was unguarded.
In response to a motion from the
officer patrolman opened this door and
stepped inside. The next moment he
reappeared in the street bearing in his
arms the form of fainting woman.
Reports differ as to exactly what
occurred next. According to the officers
statement, ne merely notified the man
that explanations We're in order, and
that they must be made before the
captain at the station house, thus
practically taxing him into custody.
According to statements made by others,
the officer seized the man in rude and
violent manner, at the same time inform
ing him that he was under arrest
Whichever account is the true one
seems to be immaterial, except as affect
ing the conduct of the officer, for what |
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