The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-02-05
CELIA WENT TO JAIL.
She Swore She wouldn't, But Deputy
Sheriff Thomas Insisted-and
She Went.

There was a shot time 10 the old town
Sunday afternoon. The hot time didn'
extend over the entire town, but confines
itself to the notorious Lubrioh block. ant
It was hot enough Ia that ~neighborhoot
for q short while to warm things up abou
right.
The hot wave all CANA shout by reason
of Celia getting Into trouble again. CeliI
lie a bad egg. We don't know whether
she was ever spoiled or not. She may
have been born that way. Anyhow, sht
Is bad. Celia Jackson IL the way hel
name appears on the police records. and
1t appears on more than one page. HeI
smiling counteuance. of richest ebony, Is
frequently seen at the bar OF Justice, and
almost as frequently seen behind the bari
OF the stone building adjoining Sheriff
Fulkerson's residence.
No; we hardly think Celia could be
o ,Iled a stranger to police courts. A JOS
tice of the peace would recognize her at
the distance of a mile, and II che was
coming Ia his direction, he would know
she was coming to file a complaint against
some one. Celia can file more complaints
10 one day thar any other person alive.
She is always getting into trouble, and
she generally files a charge against some.
body for 1t. She spent several seasons In
Sedaiia, and IL took more policemen to
arrest her while there han 1t did to pull
any other coon 10 town,
Lately Celia has been playing In good
luck. She has gotten out on bond In
nearly all Of her scrapes. and she began
a. Ell z-Ar& 6ho Na1oo1 a 1fak1ehann a
among the chocolate drops at the opera
house last October, and she had never
been punIshed farther b a to be forced
to give bond. She got out the same ~
on q charge Of assault with Intent to Kill.
Saturday night she assaulted q sunburnsd
brother and decorated him 10 the most
artistic style.
Deputy Sheriff Oscar Thomas was given
g warrant for Celia's arrest Sunday after.
loon, and be started out to get her. Now,
aFresting Celia Is no snap. She will nght,
and she fights hard. Deputy Thomas
went to her home In the Lubrioh block,
and found q Whole flock Of negroes there.
He singled Celia out and read the warrant
to her. She said she wasn't going. and
squared on for q fight. Oscar insisted,
aud she started toward the door With
him Bat Celia didn't step outside. Just
ss they reached the door she showed Oscar
outside, slammed the door shut, and
1t. Oscar shot the look OF with
revolver and ven back In. VIII
Powell, a big negro buck who lives with
Celia, drew a knife and started to take a
10 the fight. He looked Into the
barrel of the deputy's revolver q few Sec
onds and backed up into a corner and laid
bis knife down. Another negro man
into the doorway with q handful
Of rocks. He also backed Up Into the
corner. Celia picked up q Ratchet and
swore she wouldn't go Z jail. Deputy
Sheriff Thomas was forced to put a
4~uietus on her 1T oame 10 the shape OF a
pick handle), after which she went along
without any great resistance.
In order to keep Celia from getting lone.
some while boarding with the county,
Oscar requested Will Powell and the
negro who threatened him with the
locks, to accompany her. The three were
edged in Jail, and the grand Jury will
AXE @ skot at them.