The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06
BROWN AND THE POLICE.
Another sennee for Recorder Viii
son 20 Conduct.


c. s. Brown Is on the information dock
ct, charged with disorderly conduct and
interfering with an officer while in the
discharge Of his duty.
The charges are preferred By Police
man Coffee. Brown announces his inten-
ton Of preferring charges against Of
1cer Coffee Of cursing and abusing him,
and OF attempting to drag him out O his
buggy while he was peaceably riding
along the street. The case is likely TO
occupy considerable time in court to-nor-
row morning. and il IS likely that there
Will be some Interesting features. There
usually are when Mr. Brown is In court.
Messrs. Brown who conduct grocery
and dairy business in the southern part
Of the city, and the policemen VINO patrol
their neighRorhoOd. do not agree. 1aey
seem 10 have a mutual anupathy toward
each other, which has resulted IN bring
ing the Browns into court several times.
The policemen say that they are cranks'
while the Browns charge that the po-
licemen are deliberately prosecuting them.
The present case developed TUESDAY
night, when Policeman Coftee attempted
to arrest Brown on JEFFERSON street.
Brown was IN his buggy. He refused 10
let himself be taken out Of his buggy
but drove to the barracks. He was ex-
planning the case from his STANDPOINT,
when Policeman Coffee rode up and piac-
ed him under arrest. Brown wanted 10
argue his case with Chief McDermOtt
and Sergt. killourhy. but the chieI order
ed him locked up. When Coffee started
to take him to the lookup, however, the
chief instructed his release and that a
case be entered on the docket against
him. This was done.
Brown was up TO see Mayor Myers yes
terday He says the last time he was in
police court, Recorder Wilson told MIN
"A "a 1rah
would send him to jail. Brown doesn't
want to go to jail, and therefore, he wants
the mayor to hear his case. Il Is likely,
however, that the recorder VIII near the
case, and If Brown has as much TO say
as he did the last time he was in court,
IL is not unlikely that the recorders prom
Use will be fulfilled.
Browns version OF his tilt with Police
man Coffee Is that he was driving along
Jefferson street in his buggy when Coffee
rode up and charged him with following
him around and threatened IL he were
not careful he would be given a ride IN
the red maria. This brought on a warm
controversy as the result of which, Brown
says, Coffee attempted to drag him from
his buggy TO place him under arrest. He
refused to go and drove down himself to
the barracks.
The policeman's story differs somewhat
from that Of Brown. He has recently
been transferred from the southern dis
trict, in which Brown Bros store is To-
Gated, and assigned to duty on the west
side Of the city. Tuesday night, he says,
he noticed Brown following him around
the streets in his buggy. He was warn
ed by several parties that Brown was
making threats against him and
was following him to no good
purpose. He was satisfied that Brown
had no other business in that part of the
city. and rode UP to him on Jefferson
street, and charged him with following
him-and threatened him with arrest 4
he did not desist. Brown cursed and
abused him, and when he attempted to
place him under arrest, drove off to the
police barracks.