Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-05

Augusta had visitor, last week. in
1.-THE form of one of Bangors finest
policemen. His name is Simon
O'Leary. but he is known as Simon TO
all the people who ever go to Bangor.
His beat is on Exchange street. 1t is
in the busiest part of the city and in
the evening and night when he is on
duty, it requires an officer of ability
to preserve order and keep the people
on the move, without gaining the
epemity of someone. All the travelling
men know Simon and all of them like
him. He was the object of quite lit
tie newspaper talk not so very many
years ago, for brave arrest that he
made, as we'll as an heroic stop of a
pair of horses attached to fire engine
on a day of a parade. In both cases
he nearly lost his life.
The arrest occurred first of all. It
was one nasty night when there We're
| many sailors in the city. They We're
! drunk and causing much trouble.
Simon found one very troublesome one
near the railroad station at the foot of
Exchange street. and started to take
him to the lookup. The fellow was a
big one, being fully as large as Simon,
and he made a fuss about going.
Simon forgot that he had club in his
| pocket and also his twisters, when the
man drew off and struck him in the
face. This aroused every bit of frsh--
ing s5lood in Simon's veins and he
waded into the drunken man. TheA
souef,t for a time when the sailor
knocked Simon down. He fell striking
his head upon the railroad track, max
ing him unconscious. At the saint
time simon had struck the sailor, and
he also was made unconscious.
Teh sailor was the first to come &c
mis- senses. and he reopened the battls
by chewing the thumb of mis- opponent
This brought Simon to his senses, ano
seeing what the sailor was ABOUT lie
tstruck with all his might at the man
head. The sailor ducked his heao AM
Simon,s hand came in contact with tbs
iron rail. The pain that TINS cause
was terrific. but with the injured name
Simon cot the twisters upon the man
and fook him to the station. LII wa
found nha4 the bones in Sfmon's rlgh
hand were broken in many places ai''
the Mace where the sailor had cheWe'
WAS looking like a bad Wound. III
injured member was dressed out II wa
nany monlt1s before it was able 10 D
\ of use Blood poison was phrefAlehe
! and y tarrible time it was that Slmo
had before he was well. He now mas
hand that shows how badly 1t wa
brr+ .,d the skin about the thumb
fearfully SCARED.
Hhs left hand has two fingers taia
cannot ba straightened on account
The stonring of Jhe runaway fire en-
cine.
Il was on a day when ehe III ehi's
were having muster in the CITY, an
they were all out on parade. All
= Rangers finestin their regularcio'hes-
enr the Bangor policemen nave
Clothing allowance in addition 10 u
regular Pay in order that they may d
it ways look well--were OUT on ou'.
:. paiale was about over wneh 'nie ~
n alarm rung in. Every piece oi u
id anrsaratus was in the parade. ana ta'e
t. was a general stampede for the see =
of We fire. Every driver trleo 70
= ,.hsre the first of all. The di1Ver
ena of the fore engines was a ht'
,heaa of the Others. His horses we
c,eter about one of the corners 1hs
n the driver had intended. The eng1'
II s,,,.l41 s,fr,,ck the curibing and thre