The Iola register., 1898-12-23
BUCKETS OF BLOOD.
Or, How aPiain Drunk Became ornamented In
the Hands Of the Police.

VI, noM aPiain Drunk Became Ornamented In
the Hands of the Police.
The Santa Fs depot was settling
down iuto it, usual monotonous way
Wednesday aud night man Turner We
making out his report II. A. Edgar
and his brother were in the Office pre-
pairing to go home.
A bout II o'clock, a young farmer
about twenty. four years of age and
about five feet, four inches tall came
into the depot to await the north
bound passenger which leaves here
at 2:52. Instead of going into the
waiting room, he entered the opera
tors office and lay down on the desk
where the telegraph instruments are.
Mr.. Edgar brother called attention
to the fact that he was liable to
knock over lamp on the desk. Mr..
Turner went to the youth and arous-
ing him from the drunken stupor
which overpowere1 him, told him to
20 out in the waiting room. He recog-
Hized the youth as John w. Case,
who lives between Carlyle and Lone
Elm, aud who used to be messenger
boy for Turner when he was agent
here.
Case was ugly and Turner pushed
him out of the office and shutting the
door, forgot all about him.
After awhile Turner hHd business
In no arh I'M I.a
opened the office door he met Case
who evidently considered himself
wronged and was prepared tG right
himself. He Immediately lunged ut
Turner and made "A desperate effort
10 injury him. Turner warded Off his
attack and spoke to him soothingly,
telling him to sir down that he didn't
want to hurt him Finally in self de-
fense Turner let drive and caught the
crazed drunkard between the eyes,
knocking him down. Case got right
up and renewed the attack. Turner
pushed him to seat and holding
him there tried to argue him out of
his anger. Case struggled and kick
ed and struck Turner on the right
hand breaking the first thumb joint.
Turner called for help.
A large man who was waiting in
the room then took hold of Case and
for ten minutes the two wrestled aud
tugged. There seemed to be no end
to the youths energy and the big man
was soon winded.
Another large man took off his coat
and tackled the job. He thumped
the drunk and held him in some kind
OF way, but without quietlng him.
A bout this time Brewer and Lu-
cock, who had been summoned from
the opera house by h. A. Edgar, ar
lived. Case Immediately pounced ON
them. They arranged themselves
fGle on each sid de of him and each rap.
lped him over the head. He fell to
his knees and getting up started
Nagain. Another blow and he said! ~
guess I've got enough"
KCase was taken to the county jail
and had his hearing before Judge
Gard this morning. He was charged
with being drunk and disorderly and
was fined $lG.50. He had on his per-
son five dollar bill, one penny,
watch chain, comb and Il bottle Of
Carter's Little Liver Pills. He was
pitiful looking sight in day light.
Dried blood all around his head, be-
hind his ears, or his neck, over hia
clothes. His head was bruised and
CARED and several gashes on his
head were still undressed.
4 Ordinarily he Is very decent
Houng man, but crszed by some awful,
( intoxicating mixture, he was changed
INTO very fiend.
Mr.. ii. Gray who knows Case and
is family took the young man IN tow