The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-27
THE CHARGE DISM[S ED.
A BfCYCLE RIDER ARRESTED AS
BEING Drunk AND DIS0RDERLY.
Bis Experience With 0hicer Ciarkson's
Cuba Fall on Broad street Causes
M. Lamberts Arrest.

name OF w. Il. IaHiDcIb III wv
Court yesterday morning, who was charg-
cd with being drunk asd disorderly on
tho street, hardly any OF the spectators
had an idea that Il would be case OF
any great interest. but tho evidence
brought out in the case perfectly cieaieu
the accused and may possibly lead 20
a charge against the complainant; "a
Police Officer Clarkson, OF the Secoilu
precinct. who was the first witness ior
Inc Commonwealth, made the ioho"'"e
statement: ,,.oo u NJ
on Saturday last between i.oV Ia
and midnight, while on the south s'uS
~ Road street l heard a man holo",
ana IN turning around saw the accuseu
cou,gn0 I'M on his wheel thlnk he
scroau,ed three or four times ran
across the street to stop him between
Third and Fourth street. ala hot slim
him with my club, but struck az MIN anu
che leather strap might nave s'tucn nm. IN
T-he man continued his ride unth the
- - second street, where he fell
on his wheel. / then ran up TO MIN ana
arrested him. / called for the patrol
wagon and had him taken to the sta
,Ion-house lie acted very gentleinahy
after his arrest, and was detained at the
statlon-house but few minutes.
Mr.. Jasper Rowe, the next witness, sald
he ala not know the accused. on Salur-
day night. just before II O'Clock ne
was lust about TO close up his store. on
,he north side of Broad, between Third
and Fourth street. when he heard some
one well near Fourth street. rev
minutes later a man came UP on MS
bicycle and near Third street ne recos.
nized officer Clarkson, who tried 10 STOP
the rider. He struck at him with the
strap of his club and then ran dltc.
him until about the centre OF me heAl
block, when the rider passed tiie WI
ness store. he yelled to the pollceHldn
a. 90 10 h lie rode at a very rapid
gait. and as witness thought mile III
about 11O minutes Witness saw Clark-
son raise his club and hit at him WIN
the strap. but did not know whether ne
bit him. Witness did not see the ar
rest. He thought that, had ne hlihseh
made as much fuss as the accused ne
would have been arrested for dlsordeIly
conduct.
RODE IN THE PATROL WAGON.
Mr.. u. A. Rovnton stated that he saw
about the same thing as did Mr.. Rove.
The accused was yelling and was flulhS
very fast, probably fifteen niles an houI.
However, he did not hear him use any
Improper language. Witness was at the
street. After the accused fell OIL ms
wheel Clarkson rushed up and helped MN
up The accused was pretty fuli at lhe
time and was taken TO the statlon-house
in the patrol wagon.
Mr. c. NJ. Angle heard some yelling on
the part of the accused, and saw the
officer run after him for distance. lie
also saw the accused fall near the cor
ner of Second street. The latter was
ctr I
~ good rate. Witness heard him yell
about three times. and after he had fall
en- witness did not come up 10 him close
enough TO say whether he was drunk or
sober. He thought, however, he should
consider the conduct of the accused dis
orderly.
Sergeant r. ]. Brooks was the last
witness for the Commonwealth. lie saw
the accused first near the corner OF
Sixth on Broad street, who was then
yelling and repeated TO do so two or
three times afterwards. Witness was
standing on the north side of Broad be-
tween Fifth and Sixth street, and saw
people CONC ont on the street to see
what the noise was about. Witness heard
no profane language used and saw the
accused after he was bailed lie thought
that the man had been drinking ana
would have arrested him at the corner
able 10 catch him.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CASE.
Mr.. w. T. Lambert was then called as
witness in his own behalf. He gave
his version of the affair in the following
manner: On last Saturday about 1890 L.
NJ. | left some friends of mine on Broad
street. between Fifth and Sixth TO ride
home. When ] started my friends hol-
Tered at me and l hollered back to them.
When / came TO Fifth street / hoilered
10 some one who was crossing Broad
street TO get out of my way, ana ulu
so again once or twice afterwards at
people whom l wanted to avoid. Suddenly
/ saw some one crossing over towards
me- and / tried to dodge him. 1 after
wards learned that 1t was Policeman
Clarkson. He hit me right across my
breast, and had l not pulled my head
up he would have hit me in the face.
one of my feet then lost hold OF the
pedal; the blow stunned me, but | ran
about square further before l fell at
the corner Of Second street. / am not
q rapid rider, and have not ridden wheel
very long. live on Brook road, in the
county. / hollered about three times 10
keep people out of my way. did not use
any profane language, and in the station
house / was released on my own recog-
Il
struck me for, but he made no answer
/ had been drinking some five or six
glasses of beer during the evening, or
certainly not more than seven, but was
not drunk, and / do not think that was
disorderly.
SUPPORTED BY THREE EYE WITNESSES.
Or. j. III. Roberts, while on his way
home at the time with three friends,
pasSed Officer ClarkSon on Broad street
between Second and Third streets. AT
the same moment he heard some one
holler Hot Sausage" twice, and the next
moment ne saw the witness come up the
street on his bicycle. The officer ran
across the street TO catch him, and turn
ed around before the man came up TO
him. He then struck at him with his
club from the front. The riders foot
slipped off his pedal, but he went on until
ne reached the corner of Second street.
whore he fell and the officer soon after-
wards grabbed him. Witness did not hear
any cursing. however. lie stood near
enough TO hear any profane language that
might have been used. Mr.. Lambert was
riding steadily. and witness did not think
that he was any more drunk than ne was
yesterday morning In court. Witness saw
the officer hit the accused, and the only
reason why no thought he might pos
sibly not have hit him was that he ex-
pected 10 see the man knocked OF ms
wheel.
Mr.. fTade. who was going up Broad
street at the time, testified that at the
corner OF Third street he passed Clark
son. He heard man halo. whereupon
the officer ran across the street with his
arms raised up, and he then saw him
hit at the accused. A few moments later