The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-12
4 DRUNKEN TRovosr's nam.
Made Things Lively With Ills Trag-
JOrgcnSen HayOnef

Jorgcnsen Bayonet.
Undauuted by the crowds gathered
about him and thrusting hts bayonet risbt
ana left, Corpl Fred smith made things
rather unpleasant for storekeepers i'm the
neighborhool of West Broad and HAN
streets yesterday afternoon by running
them from their places While the cor
porai was on provost duty. he was never
theless drunk, which accounts largely for
The high-hauded manner in whAh he con
Quoted himself
After Smith had cursed and threatened
= XII George Derst, a green grocer. James
a. hesSeIier butcher, and PIANO Ande-
pa, an Italian fruit vonder. he was sub
dued by citizen, who approached from
me rear and wrenched the bayonet from
the soldiers grasp, lie was then turned
over to Mounted Policemen Cronin and
WOODS, who had him sent 10 the police
barracks. where he was locked up on three
diiterent charges. The first was for drunk
ehhess and disorderly conduct the second
Tor threatening TO kill Andepa ana running
him from his place, and the third for
threatening Derst's life aud also smashing
glass in the front window of his store
smith made his appearance in the neigh
porhood by stroling into KesseNer's
butcher shop, which is in the rear and
connected with Derst's grocery. After
having passed a few brunt remarks. i'm
which he put the proprietor on guard not
10 rear general smash-up OF the place
ne threw himself carelessly into n chair
50 opprobrious was his language that <as-
seller feared an insult to patrons who
might drop in, and began TO devise means
70 get the intruder out He was advised
| 10 oiier Smith some excuse for leaving. and
in that way get him 10 depart.
want to so down town to buy a beef"
| said the butcher.
with this he went to Smiths assist
ance' who said he felt unable to perpen-
| olcularlze himself. Gently straightepine
| out the soldiers legs. the butcher cot
| everything in readiness, as he thought.
iheh told Smith to make an effort to rise
| After a moments hesitation he took cour-
| aSe' ana jumping to his feet with the
! alacrity Of an acrobat, he "charged bavo-
nets and ordered the butcher TO vacate
GO on and buy beef" said Smith, land
| il take charge of the place"
For moment il looked as if there was
! to be trouble but The butcher watched
! his chance, and when the drunken soldier
| was near the door, he gave him a shove out
! and then closed it. He evidently thought
! this a sign of hospitality, and the uext
! thing the butcher knew, several vigorous
! raps were given the door, with the result
that panel was partially knocked. out.
! When Smith saw there was no entrance
| to be obtained, he left the place going
| across the street to Andepa's fruit stand.
The soldier went into the vendors place
| Ike lamb, but after filling his pockets
| with fruit and then being asked for the
! pay, he first grew wrathy, then ferocious,
! and finally chased the frightened man
through the place. When he entered the
! place Andepa said Smith, who was badly
! intoxicated, spoke to him politely and
asked for lemons. After being given a half
dozen he called for bananas, then oranges,
| then apples until all his pockets were pro
| truding with fruit. The soldier started
| to leave but Andepa stopped him. and
| told him to pay up. Smith warned An
depa not to ask again for pay, and if he
did, his place would be demolished. Mean
time the vendors boy stepped in and
Smith called for peanuts. When told that
he could not get anything else until he
paid for what he had, the row started in
earnest.
All the man could tell a reporter was
that he was spinning around the room
taking short cuts under counters, scatter
| ing fruit here and there, and closely pur-
sued by one of his Uncle Sans boys. But
it was no family affair. Andepa said he
thought that any moment would witness
! a 1Ofmdl WlnuInS up OF MS business al
| fairs. Smith was cursing and ready 10
| thrust his bayonet into the man who had
| so gravely insulted him. The soldier said
| he would smash everything if the store
| was not vacated, and the first chance he
| had he dashed out the door and across the
| street to Dersts, where he intended to have
the police whistle sounded On the way he
| was closely pursued by Smith, however.
| He went into Dersts, and the door was
| quickly closed, but the soldier struck the
door with his fist, and broke the win
| dow. Mr.. Derst made a safe exit and
| sounded the whistle, but by the time he
did this, a crowd had gathered at the front
| arm Smith, and by the time the police ar
| rived, the captors had reached Castor and
| West Broad streets on their way to the
| call box.
Where Smith got the whisky with which
he was pretty thoroughly soaked is not
| known While In the butcher shop a pint
bottle dropped from his pocket and is be-
ing held as relic Of one of the most thrill
ing experiences the proprietor has ever
| had A bar as attached to Derst's store bu,
| it was stated the soldier had not had any
drinks there. He belongs to Company M
| Third Georgia Regiment, but information
| could not be obtained at provost head
quarters last night as to where he came
from. Being paralyzed at the police station
he could not give any account of him
self.