The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-04
SUSPENDED
CHIEF CASE OF MOBILE IS
 ALERT.
Found Two Blue Goats in . Brew cry and Took Vigorous Act ion-Another Officer Has .
 Little Trouble.
Advertiser Bureau.

AdVertlSer Bureau, Mobile. September 3. Police circles were the center of news during the earlier hours of today. Last night Chief of Police Case suspended two officers. James Donoghue and Oliver Pis- tole. he charging them with having left their beats and gone into brewery where he found them asleep when making round during the early hours of yes terday morning. On his recommendation Acting Mayor P. J. Lyons suspended the men for thirty days
 The men appealed to the Mayor to give ! them a hearing in their defense and this was granted. This morning the two men appeared before him with their witness tne engineer at the brewery. Chief Case was on hand also. The policemen proved oy their witness that they were not asleep. but 1t was conclusively shown that they were in the brewery. After a patient nearing Mayor Lyons sustained the form l CT decision of thirty days suspension, but gave the men the benefit of the doubt, in so far as being asleep was concerned. Actlng Mayor Lyons has another case | before him for investigation the outcome Of which is awaited with interest by the public. A recently appointed policeman. W. F. Connolly, last night sent in two young Norwegian sailors. charging them | with disorderly conduct. After the sailors had been docketed a merchant, D. John- son by name, appeared at headquarters and claimed the men were orderly and sober and had not violated the law. He insisted, however, that the arresting off, cer was drunk. Chief Case made inves- tigation, Johnson bringing in two wit nesses, both of whom substantiated his assertion. Chief Case thereupon ordered Connolly suspended pending further in- vestigation.
 When the two sailors were brought into court this morning they denied being dis orderly and alleged they were sober. The arresting ofiicer protested against their statements. Johnson then informed the Recorder of his interview with the Chief of Police and Sergeant, Gilroy informed his honor of the suspension of the arrest ing officer. Recorder McAleer ordered a continuance of the cases pending the in- vestigation by the Chief of Police. The defendants were allowed to go on their | own recognizance.
 l Charles Nelson, a sailor boarding house keeper, was arrested last evening on the disorderly charge and subsequently, on the charge of assault with pistol. Fred Wasserleben, an organizer of union sail ors, was, at the same time, arrested on the charge of disorderly conduct. All three of the cases were continued this morning by the Recorder.
 | These cases, it seems, grew out of the recent vigorous investigation by the Uni- ted States authorities here. of violations of the alien labor law as pertaining to the shipping of seamen. The government being informed that there had been "crimping'' or 'shanghaing" to a large extent fin this port, sent vigorous in- structions here for putting down of the evil. Arrests have already been made before United States Commissioner Rick arby and trials are pending.
 Nelson, one of the men awaiting trial. went out last night 1t seems, and had an altercation with union sailors and Was serleben interfered. Both were arrested. Some startling developments are expect ed.
 The second chapter in the sailor con troversy came up this afternoon when
 William H. Hunt the man who had Nell son arrested, alleging he had shot at him. made the startling statement that he had been bound hand and foot and thrown into some weeds near the corner of Ga
 nal and Royal Streets. He claimed two
 negro women found him thus tied about l
 o'clock this afternoon and released him. He brought to the police station a piece
 of cotton rope which he claimed had
 been used in tieing him. No arrests have
 as yet been made. though the detectives
 are making an investigation.
 | A COncdtendtlOn OI nOO-nOOS was neiu tonight on the roof of the Hotel Bienville.
 Cary w. Butt, acting as Vice-Gerent
 Shark. There were fourteen kittens ini-
 tiated as follows: George J. Fernandez,
 Daniel E. Jett, James T. Jett, John L.
 Martz, Mobile; John H. Monahan, New
 Orleans; Chreten Fresius. Delechamps,
 Ala; M J. F. McLendon, William F.
 Greenleaf. Mississippi; Richard H. Will
 son. Dog River. Ala; John Kellwell, San 0- phis, Tenn. ...
 The confederation lasted until after
 midnight and then followed jolly ban
 quet which was greatly enjoyed by the
 old cats and the noviated.
 At noon to-day at his home on South
 Royal street. Wesly W. Powell, watch
 man for the Southern Railroad, died
 aged e years. He was native of Mont | gomery, and had resided in Mobile two
 years He leaves many relatives. here and in Montgomery.
 w. w. Thompson, field manager of the
 Lyons Oil Corporation, wired Secretary E. A. Pincus this afternoon from Jen
 nings. La, that the two wells of the
 company were pumping nicely. The com
 pany is owned exclusively in this city.
 Detectives Davis, Griffin and Lacey to- night arrested Walter Jackson for steal ing COW and calf and Green Perkins for purchasing them. The cattle were the property of Henry Feel Jackson and Perkins are negroes.
 } Mrs. S. J. Cleveland, and Mrs. J. A } Watkins left this afternoon for Staun } ton, accompanied by their daughters Misses Mabel Cleveland and Margare , Watkins. the latter to enter seminary there.
 ) John T. Shelton. who recently sustain | ed a serious stroke of paralysis. is SC far recovered as to be able to walk anc talk He is now visiting his brother City Court Clerk James A. Shelton. Mrs. Henry Chamberlain and childrer
 left last evening for Montgomery. where , they will he the guests for some time of Major and Mrs. Albert Fillmore.
 Frank Joulian. the young man arrest
 ed and ordered held in $500 bond for high way robbery, has given bond and is now
 at liberty.
 The grand jury for the October term of the City Court will be drawn next Mon day.
 : Wythe Whiting returned to-day tc \ I,1z