The times., 1898-02-06
THE JUSTICE HIS ESCORT
Carson Declines to Go to Jail With
Anyone Else.
He Is Inca -cerated for Contempt in
a Justices Court, and Says He
WIN Sue for Damages.


race in the District of Columbia and
| delegate to the last Republican nation
al convention, spent last night in the
District jail, having been personally
conducted there by Justice of the Peace
Samuel r. Church.
Col. Carson said to a Times reporter
last night: Il was sent to Jail for my
people VIXEN I was fifteen years old,
charged with transporting slaves from
Baltimore to Philadelphia. 1 might as
well round out my life now at sixty
| one years of age by again going to
JAIL
: The old leader bears his incarcera-
tion like, a hero. He prevented con.
stable from seizing the horse and cart
of Hiram Walker an old colored man,
and questioned the legality of Justice
Church's writ For this conduct he was
adjudsed guilty of contempt of court
as was also Walker and Policeman
Wisewell Wheeler, who interfered to
preserve the peace. All three persons
were fined, and the magistrate gave
them the alternative of going to Jail in
default of payment.
Col. Carson was the only one to rec
oSniZe the proceedings, and he surren-
dered himself, at the same time giving
notice to Justice Church that he would
be held liable for damages for exceed
Ing His authority. Policeman Wheeler
has been instructed by counsel for the
District that q constable has no au-
thority to arrest him, and should he
lay hands on him to arrest the consta-
BILE for assault
When Col. Carson appeared before
the magistrate yesterday he refused
to recognize constable, and insisted
that the judge should act as his escort
to the jail.
Justice Church remarked: II don't
know that l ought to go"
The reply was: We'll, | don't go un-
less you take me-
The magistrate appealed to the con-
stable. This was your case, Mr.. Ed
wards. Are you going to furnish a
team?"
Il have horse and buggy which will
carry two" said the constable.
1t is well to explain that the magis-
trate's eyesight is defective and the
next remark was that he could not
drive
"Win you drive the horse down
there" Justice Church asked of the
prisoner.
"Win l drive myself to jail?' laugh
ed Col. Carson. I'D look nice
NOutun l l.. w Hat uO Abu ldhG HE lOI,
man.
we might get an express wagon"
suggested the court.
Il can lie down in it, said Carson.
Well, suppose 1 should walk you
to jail
That's all right" answered Carson.
II am over sixty years old, but L can
outwalk you
Then the magistrate pondered awhile
h.,
meath the dignity of the court 10 en-
force its own commitment. He turn
| ed to his clerk and dictated the neces-
sary paper directed to Warden John
| r. Leonard, of the District jail and
| commanding him to receive and hold
| Perry Carson for the period of five
days unless sooner released by pro-
cess of law.
Mr.. Edwards. there is the commit
ment. / deputize You to take the
prisoner to the jail"
Now, look here, Judge" interjected
Col. Carson, Il am not going with
| any constable. II l go at all you will
| have to take me-"
Justice Church backed down. He had
| new plan He directed the constable
| to procure hack. The cost was charg-
| ed against the men. held In contempt
Have you any seal on that COM
| mitment?" questioned Col Carson.
Il will be judge of that was the re-
| sDonse. III you wanted to be Justice
| of the peace. why didn't you get your
| self appointed
| Il would have done so if l had gone
| to school and learned to read and
write" cried the colonel. This court
has no authority to commit me, and
am going TO sue it when l get out" he
! continued.
| You can sue all you want. I amt
| afraid of you. You can't intimidate
| me- said the Judge.
Perry Carson smiled grimly. Yes,
| Judge, that is what the man said when
| he was butting down a brick wall. He
! kept on butting, and by and by the wall
| fell down and he was dead man
Then the discussion ended, the hack
| arrived and Justice Church escorted
| the tall form of Colonel Carson to the
! magisterial van. Constable Edwards
| followed in his buggy. Colonel Car
| son loaned his team to the newspaper
| men and the procession filed away.
At the Jail Warden Leonard received
| the Justice of the Deace and his priS-
| oner.
..I have brought Colonel Carson down
| here to commit him to your custody"
''Where is your commitment?
Here it is" The warden read it.
Have you no scalp he inquired.
NO, sir the law doesn't require me
| to have any,"
Colonel Carson was then escorted into
the warden's office and assigned to cell
No 81 which is located over that for
merly occupied by Chapman, the sugar
broker. Meanwhile the policeman and
ashman defy arrest. They refuse to
pap the fine and say they will resist
anyone who attempts to arrest them.