The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-24
POLICEMEN AND
CONSTABLE.

| Newark, and Thomas COlemcry, ;
county constable. He declared thai
without a warrant he was arrested ii
his own house, was taken five mile!
without the protection Of q coat, vest
or hat, when the mercury was below
the freezing point, and after being
confined in a cold lookup over night
was told the next morning that there
was no charge against him. The
magistrate, despite the version of the
affair related by Constable Colmery
and Policeman Chalmers, held these
two officials in 800 bail each for the
action of the grand jury at the Feb
ruary term of General Sessions Court
ON a charge Of assaulting Petit.
City Solicitor David j. Rcinhardt
represented the encouragement at
the hearing and II. r.. Brinshurst
represented Constable Colmery, who
was the first OF the accused men ar
raigncd. The room was filled with
residents of Newark Interested in the
outcome Of The case, aud with many
other persons desirus oof hearing the
testimony.
Petit testified that on January "A,
Constable Cocmery had warrant for
the arrest of Samuel Watson, vino is
employed at the Petit farm, on a
charge of killing guinea belonging
to another man. Fearing that Wat
son would prove desperate when .plac-
ed under arrest, Constable Colmery
deputized Policeman Chalmers and
George Edmundson, of Newark, to
accompany him. they drove to the
Petit farm and arrested Watson.
Mr. Petit says he was in his big
barn at the time, but hearing the
commotion he ran toward the house.
and was pounced on by Constable COL
merry and Policeman Chalmers, and
borne to the ground. lie alleges thai
the constable was intoxicated at the
time. lie released himself from them
however, and went in to the house.
When they followed him, Petit pick.
ed up heavy glass pitcher and
threatened to brain them ii they
touched him again, and did not leave
his house. Later he became calm,
and asked that the warrant under
which Constable Colmery was proceed
ing might be read 1t was a search
warrant, empowering the constable to
searcIlhc premises for Watson who
a ready bad been taken into custody.
Petit then says he was placed in Il
wagon by Constable Colemery and
Chalmers, being hatleSs and without
coat or vest. He was driven five
miles TO Newark. through the biting
atmosphere, with the thermometer
registering below the freezing point.
although his cdptors were heavily
clothed On arriving at Newark,
instead of giving him an immediate
hearing, he was placed in the lock up
that was supposed to be heated by
steam. Watson had been taken there
in another wagon, and was locked I'D
with Petit. The later said there
was no heat. and he and Watson were
given a blanket to cover them and
keep them warm over night,
In the morning they We're taken
before Magistrate Medill, by whom
yhon ,c,;od vh,t tho rh.rno u,y
,u,inst pnttit ronliod that thoro ,.av
none and he was dismissed.
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