The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-03
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Captain Pray, Not Being in Praying Mood,
Gives the Officers Considerable Trouble.

OdpGaln frdy, NOL being IN a Fraylng Mood,
Gives the Officers Considerable Trouble.
Captain Pray, of the American bark
Emita, which is lying at Alken's dock
did not feel in praying mood yester-
day, 1t was all about a string of fish
of the value of 25 cents. AS a result
of the complications engendered by
the purchase of these fish the captain
is now under bond on two charges
and must today run the gauntlet of
both the state and municipal courts.
J. Andersen, a fisherman, sold the
captain the fish. That is, he didn't
exactly sell them to this captain, but
to another one, Captain Moore, of the
American brig Daisy. Captain Moore
ordered the fish, but they were con-
sumed on the Emita. When the old
fisherman presented his bill to Captain
Pray he denied any knowledge of the
transaction and refused to settle.
The fisherman went before Justice
Hitch and swore out an attachment
for his % cents. Constable Gaskins
went to the vessel to serve the paper.
The captain was in his cabin and TAX
ing the paper from the constable
crumpled it up in his hand and thrust
1t in his pocket. "I won't go with
you STEP" he told Mr.. GaskIns. The
officer tried to reason with him, but
the mariner only became warmer and
more unreasonable as time passed.
He refused to return the paper to
the constable, who finally telephoned
to police headquarters for an officer to
assist him.
Officer Tom Gordon made his ap-
pearance on the scene. The captain
retreated into his cabin, from which
fortification he denounced the repre-
sentatives of the law in terms not
suitable for polite ears. He swore
that if they wanted TO have court over
him they would have to bring the
court down into his cabin-that he
would 60 nowhere.
Deputy United States Marshal EN-
NETT Taylor was sent for. With him
came Assistant Chief Levison. Still
the captain stormed. The officers did
not care to use force, and besides the
captain was only partially dressed
and refused to don other clothing.
The cabin was scene of persuasion
on the part of the officers and of fierce
defiance on the part of the old sea dog.
Finally patience ceased to be vir-
tue and Deputy Taylor caught the cap
tain's wrist in his nippers. officer
Gordon secured the other wrist IN the
same manner. The captain was lie
orally lifted out of his cabin and off of
his vessel. When he saw that the Of
ficers really meant to take him he pro-
ceeded to Justice Hitch's office with
out giving much further trouble.
Constable GaskIns served the at
tachment, Deputy Taylor arrested the
captain for obstructing legal process
and Officer Gordon took him into GUS
tody for cursing and abusing the other
officers. Mr.. E, II. Mason stood his
bonds. The state case will be called
before Justice Hitch this morning at
10 o'clock and the city case before
Mayor Johnson at o'clock.
At finding himself such muohly-
arrested man, Captain Pray was con-
slderably ruf1led and wound up by
challenging Constable Gaskins to
meet him on the street for duel with
pistols. The old fisherman, in the
meantime, got his 20 cents and went
away happy.