The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-04-09


Charles F. shelton. 2o2 Third Street
southeast, a Norris candidate for
( delegate 70 the local convention
to elect delegates 10 the National Dem
/ oerStic Convention, and Edward Lynch.
| also Norris candidate for delegate and
! committeeman from the Twentieth dis
/ trict. forfeited SO collateral each in the
P0lice Court this morning when their
names were called 10 answer a charge Il
being drunk and disorderly in front Of the
home OF Cotter T. Bride National Treas
urer Of the American Antitrust League,
and close political and personal friend
Of W. j. Bryan The alleged offence was
committed last night about o'clock.
shelton anJ Lynch we're arrested by Po-
licemaE Owens. Of the Fifth precinct, az
the request OF Mrs. Bride. who in the alb
4 sence Of her husband, appealed for police
protection.
iyEch was released on collateral on the
under standing that he would not return TO
the Bride hcnce at 12I Street southeast
| Il is said he did return Shelton was held
| until early this morning when he too was
| released on collateral Mr.. Bride this
morning declared his intention Of prose
/ cutting both offenders TO the fullest extent
/ Cf- -thc law.
! II is said The trouble grew out OF the po-
I liticaI differences between the Norris and
I anti-Norris factions and was the result Of
an attempt 90 break up a Bryan meeting
/ al McCauleys Hall Saturday night
! According 10 the aIlegatiOEs against
/ shelton and Lynch they in company with
! Dennis Callahan and William II. Campbell.
I also a Norris delegate. appeared az the
/ Bride home last night and after acting ia
/ A disOfderly manner threatened 10 kick IN
/ the doors and break the windows Of the
/ house Mrs Bride was alone in the house
I with her young daughter Louise. who is
I confined 20 her bed almost az the point Of
I death. il Is said. with malarial blood pCis-
c1ing
/ Mrs. Bride it is said. heard The noise
alleged 10 have been created b. one or
mere Of the parties named. and overheard
their alleged threats OF violence, and
fearing LC- the safety Of herself and child
and the health OF the latter sought Po-
licemau Owens TO whom she made CON-
plant IL is said that Policeman Owens
arrived az the Bride home just as enc Cf
the disturbers frustrated the efforts % az
other who attempted TO kick ln the front
door
shelton and Lynch who it. is said were
indicated as the chief disturbeIs. we've
then placed under arrest Ar- Bride knew
nothing OF the occurrence until he return
cd home He stated this morning that his
daughter was in a critical condition and
/ that her chances % recovery were greatly
impaired 5y the occurrence OF last night
I In support Of that statement he presented
20 Dis rict Attorney Pugh a written state
menJ from DR.. 4. f Johnson. Of IL 3
Street southeast. who is attending Miss
Bride. The statement Is as follows
''G his is 10 certify that the daughter OF
C. T. Bride has been sick and in very
critical condition for the past week the
case demanding absolute quiet and rest
and her friends being denied seeing her
ANY unusual excitement. especially at
night might have immediate fatal result
In addition TO the statement % Dr.
johnson. Nr- Bride submitted 10 District
Attorney Pugh a sworn statement from
Mrs. Bride IN which she related certain
circumstances Of the alleged disOrderly
conduct OF MeSsrS. shelton and Lynch.
Her statement which is an affidavit, made
before Notary Public George X O'DonneH,
is as follows;
District q Columbia. ss.-
Personally appeared before me the zIhscribcr
a notary public iu ard for thr District of Go
luuha. Louise b. Bride. who. being first duly
sworn. dep0,-, and SAWS as follows
Tigt She reside, o, Ial B street southeast.
. ltL-t ~NINat- AI.aa = A.'Ir N-.l.f --t VA 90
/ home attending to hcr little daughter who IS
vrrv iI. Charles Z. Shelton. Edward Lynch.
| William Campbell. and Dennis Ca.l4hsn passed
the house three OF f0ur times and about O'clock
| while going hy NJ. shelton made a dash for Tie
I doo-. and 10 was as .UCb Mr. Lynch COlIiU
| 90 e. Uu.I him from the door. AT tie al-evc-
/ named parties were intoxicated. Mr. Shelton
! and Nj Lynch being very much Intoxicated
] Bv reason of rfc demonstration and becoming
{ very much frightened because ~ the fact that
/ was alone iu the house with nurse was obliged
/ to cal In the police f.- protection
tSssuedl LOUISE n. BRIDE
Subscribed and sveu 90 before me this 9.h
/ day ~ April. A. d. 1900.
SeaI5 GEORGE X O'DoNNETT.
I Notay Public D. g.
! M. Bride. when seen later. in re-er-
! enCe to the matter. stated that be was de-
| termined 10 prosecute Shelter and Lynch,
/ il such a thing we're possible He charac-
! teriZes the alleged attack on his home as a
| piece Of spite work. He said he rad been
! informed that Shelton had been offered $50
| If the Bryan meeting at n Cauley's Ha
Saturday night could be broken up.
Z Because they could not break Up The
! meeting" said Mr. Bride. they decided 70
make an assault on ne and my home
| Personally I do not care about the attacks
/ of the men accvsed or any man q a Q
/ Norris faction. but when they come 10 my
; house and commit oUtrages like tl.s
! think IL is goiag TOO far
mean 10 probe this matter 20 The limit
I and punish the men who acted so cut
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