The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-16

Leon De Bost, chief deputy United
States marshal under Dr. Neeley, and
James Gray, another deputy. were thrown
into the city Jail last night by Officers
Woods and Sutton. The charges against
them is drunk and dIsorderiy." The ar
rest Of these two gentlemen caused con-
siderable of sensation. particularly that
OF Mr.. De Bost, who is, in the absence of
DR.. Neeley, the chief officer attached to
the United States court now in session
here. The fact also that they were con-
veyed TO the city prison in what Is known
as the hoodlum wagon, was somewhat of q
sensation, and il attracted a crowd of
about 800 people around the Manhatton
hotel. Mr.. De Bost is resident of Tope
ka, while Mr.. Gray is q resident of
Leavenworth. Up till late hour the
police would not accept bail.
Leon ID. DaBost made the following
statement-when seen in city jail:
James d. Gray and myself were in front
of the Maubattsn hotel this evening.
attending strictly 10 our own business,
when Harry Sutton came and told us We
would have to get off the street. We re-
spectfully requested him to attend TO his
own business. He (Sutton) called to Bed
ford Woods and asked him TO cali the
hoodium W agon. The wagon arrived IN a
short time and we were thrown into this
dirty pen without any provocation or vio-
iatiou of law. We offered to give bonds.
but nothing would do but we must be
placed in this place. There may be poll
tics in the case, but there is surely no
sense whatever.
1--WE were not drunk nor disorderly and
am unable to understand why we were
treated So After we were placed in this
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officers, when they knocked him down and
locked him in IA cell. The officers acted
more like wild than sane men,"
Officers Sutton and Woods made the
following statements, Sutton acting as
spokesman while Woods gave consent:
1T is simply a case of two DRINKS. Dur
ing he evening We had frequently heard
them yelling aud swearing on the streets.
They were in the front of the Manhattan
hotel when | stepped up to them ana said
they were too full TO be on the streets and
they would have to go in or | would lock
them up. Du Bost told me to go TO hades
and applied a vile epithet. L told him
shat l was his friend and be should know
better than abuse me for attempting to do
my duty. He then began string of abuse,
while Gray chimed in. L called Bedford
Wood and he ordered the hoodlum wagon
and the arrest was made. After coming
here nothing but abuse aud profanity
could be heard from them. We placed
them in the female portion of the geu-
eral lookup intending to let them
sober up. They Immediately began raising
particular HI, smashing the furniture,
and finally set fire TO the bedding. Gray
was CARRYING on the worst and resisted
our efforts in putting out the fire. We
were finally compelled to knock him down
and place him in a cell. De Bost says it is
political scheme, but want to say am
as good a Republican as either of them.
Go down stairs and see for yonrself."
The reporter visited the lower region
where he found the floor covered with
water and blood while the atmosphere
was filled with smoke. Mr.. De Bost came
to the door and gave his side Of the case in
n perfectly natural manner aud did not
appear TO ne in an intOX Gated condition.
His face was flushed but his statements
were given in straight manner.