Evening journal., 1904-08-12
WARRANT OUT FOR
STATE DETECTIVE
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is peace officer clothed with exten-
sive powers. and special police officer
for the Attorney-General.
That ,your complainant is a peaceablc
quiet and orderly citizen Of the State of
Delaware. resident as above mentioned.
That on Monday, August Sth, A. d.
1904 your complainant went into the
storeroom Of samuei Aldrich. IN the viii
lase OF Glasgow. in Pencader hundred,
and New Castle county aforesaid in
which store room the primary election OF
the Republican party was then and there
being conducted and held; and that your
complainant. went into said storeroom
to vote at said primary election and did
so vote.
That after voting as aforesaid yourcom-
plainant remained In said storeroom with
other electors and entered into a discuss
sion Of some political matters with Henry
~. Ellison john ". Dyatt and said
James p. Ratledge. That said James p.
Ratedge became enraged without
reasonable cause at your complainant and
did then and there maliciously brutally
and unlawfully commit an assault and
battery upon the person Of your COM
piainant, while your complainant was
behaving and conducting himself On an
orderly and lawful manner. That after
committing said assault and battery said
James = Ratledge was told by your
complainant that he (Ratlodgo) would
have to pay for his deed and that there
upon said Ratedse expressed regret that
he had not struck your complainant even
a harder blow.
That your complainant believes that
said James p. Ratledge IS a violent and
dangerous man, totally unfit to be a po-
lice officer or peace officer OF any kind
and quite unfit to go armed with deadly
weapons, and as the law provides that a
detective for the State Of Delaware may
be removed from office by the Governor
at any time but only upon complaint
filed in the office OF the Secretary OF
State by the Attorney-General, your
complainant makes the foregoing COM
plaiat to you and respectfully demands in
the name and behalf OF peace and good
order in the State Of Delaware. that you
file such complaint against the said
James z. Ratledge detective as afore-
said, as Is contemplated IN section s..
D chapter l0 volume %, laws Of Delaware.
Your complainant hereunto affxes and
: subscribes his name this 10th day Of Au-
!. gust, A. D. 1904.
r CHARLES W. GR1FFENRERG.
State OF Delaware. New Castle county, ,ss.
D Be it remembered that on this 10th day
! Of August, A. ID. 1904. personally comes
before me George II. Hollis, Notary
0 Public for the State Of Delaware. Charles
I w. Gutenberg. who being by me frsl
duly sworn, acfording to law deposel
and says that he Is the complainant ir
the foregoing complaint and that Tn,
facts therein stated are true.
: CHARLES w. GRIFFENBERG
Sworn to and subscribed before me I'M
: day and year last above written.
s GEORGE H. HOLLIS.
d Notary Public.
Mr.. Ward acknowledges receipt o
the complaint, hut said he probably woul,
5. not be able to make an official investiga
r tion until after his vacation.
p Mr. Ellison also called at Mr.. Ward
n office and explained the circumstances O.
a the eEsauli. Mr.. Ellison also made afh
! davt as follows:
: State Of Delaware, New Castle County, So
BE Il remembered that on this tentl
day Of August A. u. 1904. PERSONAL,
comes before me A. G. Cox. Notar,
Public for the State OF Delaware. Henr,
E c. Ellison. who being by me first dul,
u sworn according to law deposes and say
d that he has read the foregoing complain
e OF Charles w. Griffenberg. and the fact
d therein stated are true.
e II. c. ELLISON.
Sworn TO and subscribed before me IN
e day and year last above written.
5. A. G. cox. Notary Public
s. Detective Ratledge was arraigned Il
d city Court this morning and at the re
is quest OF his council David j. Reinhardi
is the case was continued until next Tues
# day morning.