The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-24
AN ENGLISHMAN FINED
SUBJECT OF KING EDWARD IN
RECORDERS COURT.
Sea Captain W. H. Thomassen Ac'
cused of Creating Disturbance
at the Kyle House-Police
Court Matinee.

| am an MY 'iOp iOtu,
said William H. Thonassen, erstwhile
sea captain, as he stood at the bar of the
Recorders Court yesterday afternoon. 81
am an Englishman, my noble lord he
repeated, and nobler blood course:
through my veins than that which
| courses through the veins of yon base &C.
| cuser."
This last statement was delivered with
the hauteur of Sir Walter Raleigh oil
| Sir Philip Sydney and the defendant
| pointed his finger in a most melodramatit
way toward Kyle, keeper of a Monroe
| Street hotel, whom he characterized as
| lyon base accuser."
Thomas IN is u years old His form
| is as erect as an Indian Notwithstanding
| his matted an unkempt hair Is snowy
| white. AS he stood at the bar to answer
a charge of being drunk and disorderly al
| the Kyle House yesterday morning he
| made a picturesque figure.
Evident y the scenes about London's
"Old Bailey" passed swiftly before the
vision of Thoma5sen and he appeared
ready to stand his ground against the eff
forts of the Kings counsellor.
"ThomaSsen," lid Recorder Arlington,
you are charged with being drunk and
disorderly. DO you plead guilty or not
guilty?"
81 am an Englishman, noble SIR" plead
ed Thomassen, still standing.
''Sit down." cried the young Recorder
sternly.
II beg your pardon, noble SIR" said
Thomassen with perfect dignity. II am
an Englishman and have to stand up; 1
am an Englishman.'
Thomassen stood.
patrolman bearing the prosaic name
of TIE hot ha no.
to the Kyle House, on Monroe Street
about 10 o'clock yesterday morning to
take Tfomassen away from the hosiery.
Thomassen Taylor said, was drunk and
was acting in a most unseemly manner.
Kyle. the proprietor of the hotel, cor
roborated the statement of the patrol
man. The sea captain. Kyle said, had
arrived at the hotel early yesterday
morn ing. Apparently he was perfectly
sober. He arranged for a berth, left his
luggage and went out to see the city. La
ter in the day Thomassen returned and
according to Kyle went on the bridge OF
the craft and undertook to pilot the hotel
into unknown channels. At this juncture
Kyle called in Tayor, patrolman
Then Thomassen went on the witness
stano or rather, stood on the witness
stand.
MY noble lord" he said, in hollow
but defiant voice, Il am an Englishman
l am sea captain. sir. and a noble Eng
lIshman. This man." with sheer at
the hotel proprietor, accuses me wrong
fully. ] am an Englshman."
Thomassen stood silent and reserved.
He offered no information of whence he
came or whittier he intended to go.
III fine you 81 and COSTS" said the Re
corder quietly.
Il thank you, noble sir; I thank you be-
cause | am an Englishman, said Thorn
assen, as he strobe into the prisoners
room.
Plumber and Engineer Fight.
H. X Powell. a plumber and w. f.
Morris. a locomotive engineer. stood at
the counter in Gardeners saloon on South
Court Street yesterday morning and
argued about the management of rail-
roads.
Presently the plumber and the engineer
clinched and when they broke away
put there by a keen knife bladek1n the
hands of Morris.
Patrolman Peoples rushed into the
saloon and arrested the combatants
Powell in the Recorderc Court testi-
fed that he and Morris had a drink
togethe~ He said Morris insisted on
arguing with him about railroads, but
he was equally as insistent that he being
a plumber knew nothing about railroads.
Marris he said was wiling to drink when
he. Powell paid for the drinks. but
would not buy drinks himself Powell
said Morris applied an opprobrious
epithet to him and he struck Morris.
Then Morris cut him with the knife.
Powell was discharged and Morris was
fined $1o and costs.
A Lone Gard Player.
Patrolman McRee espied a card game
in progress in a horse trough at the
Sea Board stock yard in North Mont
gomery. He rushed down upon the
game. All OF the negro participants
escaped save Willie Benjamin, a coal
black negro who wore a bright green
shirt
By way Of salvage McRee brought
deck of cards and 80 cents to the police
station along with Benjamin.
The coal black negro wearing the green
shirt, explained to Recorder Arlington
that Patrolman McRee had told the story
of the raid so nearly correct that 1t was
hard for him to add anything of interest.
II will say. however" continued the
defendant. that 1 went down to the
game to collect S. which a man owed me
and he was paying me as fast as he won
it. That 80 cents was all 1 got.
How long since you were turned out
of the penitentiary?" demanded Police
Chief Gerald with brusqueness that
apparently amazed the negro.
THE ninth of August" replied Benia-
min when he had recovered from the
shock.
TN fine you $40 and COSTS" said the