The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-03
FINED a COOL HUNDRED.
John j. SuIIivan's Penalty for Curs-
ing the Recorder

j. j. Sullivan was fined 800 by Mayor
Myers IN the police court yesterday morn
ing for disorderly conduct in the city ex-
change Friday afternoon. He was also
nned = for cursing the chief Of police.
ar. sullivan also paid fine Of $40 for
MS friend, J. J. Foley. who interfered
al the time Of his arrest. He also paid
d me OF = for another party whose Of
tense was not connected with the trouble
at the city exchange. This made total
OF $50 contributed TO the city's excheuuer
by Mr. sullivan. The amount was prompt
~ paid, and there will be no appeal TO
council.
The matter was fully aired in the police
court. sullivan was arrested at the re-
I quest or Recorder n. +. Wilson. The re-
corder' IN making his statement said that
sullivan approached him in the clerk or
councils Office, while the council was
hearing the appeal cases from the police
court Friday afternoon. and spoke to him
about the fine imposed upon Florence
sullivan, whose case was then before
council.
Sullivan claimed that Florence Sullivan
was at his bar at the time that he was
| said 10 have been at the Pulaski Tues
day night, where he was charged with
I insulting Mrs. Slattery. Sullivan was
drinking. and Mr.. Wilson did not like
the manner in which he spoke to him.
L II
paid SO imposed upon him in the police
court a short while before.
Sullivan's reply was that il was none
of his 49, business" The recorder didn't
like this, and he went to Assistant Clerk
Hernandez and inquired if the fine had
been paid. He was informed that il had.
sullivan became more angry when he saw
this. and continued to use profane and
abusive language intended for the re-
corder. though he did not address 1t to
him directly.
There was a crowd in the exchange at
tending the session of council and the
evidence showed that a large number were
attracted to the scene and that a serious
row might easily have been
precipitated. When Sullivan was
taken in charge by police
man he declared that he would not go.
Chief McDermott, who had been called to
the scene. seized him in the collar and
dragged him for short distance and then
turned him over to Policeman Jernigan,
who took him TO the barracks.
| Mr. Sullivan in making his statement,
said that he approached Mr.. Wilson and
spoke to him in a friendly manner in re-
gard to Florence Sullivan's fine. The re
ply was: rs ii any of your business, and
when the recorder thought that Sullivan
had not paid his fine he threatened to send
him to Jail. He replied: 1T is not in your
avoirdupols to send me to Jail" He adj
mitted cursing in a loud and boisterous
manner He also said that he told DR..
Drummer not to encourage Mr. Wilson to
have him arrested. He saw DR.. Drummer
shaking his head at Mr.. Wilson and he
thought he was encoura ging the latter to
have him arrested.
DR.. Drummer testified that Sullivan was
most abusive. The affair was disgrace
to the city exchange, he said. He advised
Mr.. Wilson to say nothing.
1t came out in the evidence that ]. j.
Foley urged Sullivan on and otherwise en-
deavored to provoke a difficulty. n police
man was sent to bring him to the barracks.
Ex-Detective Kavanaugh, who had been
arrested at the same time on the charge
of disorderly conduct, in giving his tesu-
mony, made use of the expression our
fearless chief
chief McDermott evidently did not relish
this testimony remark. When he gave his
testimony as to the arrest of Sullivan he
told how Sullivan had cursed him. rms
added another charge against him.
The evidence showed that Kavanaugh
had acted the part of peacemaker ana
the charge against him was dismissed.
MIR. Sullivan said that he had apologized
10 Chief McDermott for cursing him. and
desired to do so again publicly, which he
did.
Mr.. p. j. OConnor represented Sullivan
and made speech in his defense. He said
that Recorder Wilson had no right to
threaten to send Mr.. Sullivan to jail, and
that in doing so he had acted indiscreetly
Mayor Myers said in passing sentence
that he considered Mr.. Sullivan's ofrense
all the greater because he was well
known business man, a property holder
and a man of considerable influence,
which it was his duty to have exercised
in preventing disorder instead OF Great
ing 1t. Has he been an ignorant man, he
said the case would have been dlfIerent,
but he was man of sufficient education
to have known better. Having these cir
cumstances in view, Mayor Myers said
that he would impose fine of 500 for
the disorderly conduct in the city eX-
| change and IS for cursing the chief Of po-
lice when arrested.
J. ]. Foley was fined So for the part
he took in the affair at the exchange and
IS more for interfering with an officer
Mr.. Sullivan said that he would pay Mr..
Foley's fines.
Ex-Detective Kavanaugh announced
that he would prosecute Chief McDermott
for false Imprisonment. 1t was shown by
all witnesses, he said. that he had acted
the part of a peacemaker, and that he
was endeavoring to get sullivan to go
along quietly when he was arrested by
Chief McDermott. When taken to the
barracks, he said, the sergeant on duty
acting by order of the chief, presumably
declined to accept bail for him and he
was locked up. He was there an hour he
said, before being informed that he would
he allowed to give bail, and then when
hail was offered it was deemed necessary
TO send the bond to Recorder Wilson for
approval which he, as a former member
of the police force, knew to be unusual.
Bail was accepted after he had been in con-
fnement for an hour and half. Kav-
anaugh says that he was put under arrest
.1xr knrsr r1Cn =
happened to be in the neighborhood, and
not because he had committed any Of
Tense.
THEDOINGs IN POOLER.