Evening journal., 1894-10-15
BELIED HIS NICKNAME
Jim Good" Makes an Attack
on Officer Paul Ward.
JUDGE BALL WILL HAVE A TURN

The Notorious West End ''Rooters~ As
sault a Patroiman while In the Per-
formanoe OF His Duty-Andrew CLARK
son Pays Dear for Being DIsorderIy.
other Cases.
The usual batch Of Saturday night
drunks faced Judge Ball, In Municipal
Court, yesterday morning, and took the
dose meted out TO them for their violation
of the law The most important case was
that of John Thompson, who was not
only drunk but resisted arrest and gave
four officers all they wanted to do TO
bring him to the calRboose Saturday
afternoon He was fned So and costs.
William Allen, better known as Jim
Good, member Of the gang OF hoodlums
which infes,s the West End, and Is
known as the "Rooters, was arraigned
on a charge Of attacking Officer Paul
Ward on Saturday night, Ward
has incurred the enmity OF this
element by his vigorous pursuit OF Il, and
the toughs have been awaiting an oppor-
tunity. He had just gone on duty Satur.
day night. when he saw a man at the
corner Of Fourth and Scott streets, who
was very much intoxicated He was
surrounded by score or more Of the
Rooters," when Officer Ward took hold
Of him and endeavored to assist him on
his way home. He had taken but
few steps when coat was
thrown over the oiiicers head and tho
crowd was on him. A blow in the face
knocked him down and this was folio we'd
by several oth1r blows before the coat
could be thrown off. Then Allen was
discovered in the act OF striking a blow.
The officers baton fell on the attackers
head, but before a second blow could be
given the crowd downed Officer Ward
and blows and kicks were showered on
him. lt vas not until he had struggled
TO his feet and drawn his revolver that
the mob was cowed, aud then Allen was
taken TO the patrol box and sent in on
the wagon Allen pleaded not guilty
aud was held in 5000 bail for an examl
nation this evening Officer Ward has
his right eye in mourning and his back
was severely hurt.
Saturday afternoon John Robinson,
colored, was standing on Fifth street
near the electric light station. when two
white men, who were passing, jostled
him. Words passed eliminating In a
fight in which William Benson, also
colored. took a hand Sergeant Bailey
heard the rumpus aud reached the scene
in time to arrest the two colored men. the
others "cltting their lucky" in time.
On the way to the station house the two
men abused the officer considerably
There were several witnesses who testi-
fed as to the start of the row and as Il
appeared that the white men were most
to blame, and the prisoners had been
confined over Sunday, they we're dis
charged on payment Of costs
John Wilson was aFraigned, charged
with having committed an assault on a
man while on the steamer Chester on
the Delaware river. AS this was pracr T.
cally on the high seas and comes under
the jurisdiction Of the Uaited States, the
prisoner was held for that court.
Andrew Clarkson, colored, was on a
B & o. train, at the Delaware avenue
station, on Saturday evening, when he
became augered at passenger and
began using vile epithets Conductor
Joseph Fitzgerald endeavored to quiet
him, when Andrew assaulted him Judge
Ball stated that he was determined to
break up this practice Of kicking up
rows on the electric and steam cars and
Il AhcA Ano ~ anu Nuaths
William Tobin, white lad charged by
his mother with disorderly conduct, was
discharged on payment OF costs, at her
request.
Moses T Brnbklsy is a colored man who
lives IN the Second ward. He is not
popular there with the white people for
The reason that his reputed wife il OF
that color ;nor with his own race because
he keeps a bad dog. Thursday after
noon he was gathering shingles near
where an ice house is being built, when
his dog aud little Richard Gray got into
difficulty. He DRIVE the dog away and
then, according TO his own story,
was attacked by Elsie and AIDE.
laine Gray, Charles Bsyard. Clarence
Weston, sll colored, assisted by a crowd,
vsTiously estimated at from nineteen 10
three hundred persons, white and col.
ored. They treated him rather roughly
and as a result he had the parties named
above, brought into Municipal Court
Sever al witnesses were heard but from
their testimony IL did not appear that be
was altogether blameless, so Judge Ball
dismissed them on payment CT costs
Brinokley created considerable amuse-
ment by his efforts to tell his story In
court style and seemed 70 look on the
efforts of Acting City Solicitor w. @
Spruance, Jr, as an Invasion of his
rights. He wore a long cut on his right
temple, made by brick, but he couldn't
tell who threw It,