The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-27
BEFORE THE MAYOR
Aftermath with those
Who Broke City 0rdi-
nances or Holidays

The three cornered scrap of Christ
mas eve night in which Messrs. Henry
Olive, Joe Barbee and NJ. j. Driscoll
participated was two-thirds settled
yesterday by the submission of Mr..
Driscoll. who was fined, and the eX-
honeration from blame of Mr.. Henry
Olive.
1t seems that these young men with
others were standing in front or tnt
post office corner late Saturday nisnt
when some one fired a giant crachel
Capt. Bob Conrad, of the ponce Went
Immediately to the scene and remark
ed joculariy that he lid not suppose
that any one in the crowd hau nerve
enough to own up to having EXPLODED
the noise maker. At this Mr.. Drlscoll
made emphatic announcement or his
innocence and Mr.. Olive MADE some al
lusions to the trivial nature OF both
Mr.. DriScoll and his remarks. Wnere-
upon Mr.. Driscoll sWatted Mr.. olive
and war broke loose. Mr.. olive tried
TO get at Mr.. Driscoll but was seized.
game to help Mr.. Driscoll and was
also seized.
AS Mr.. Olive walked off at the re-
quest of Capt. Conrad to the police
station and MeSSrS. DriScoll and Bar
bee were taken by the policeman in
the direction of the same haven it
looked as though Peace had spread
her wings. AT the very door of the
station house, however, Mr.. Joe Bar
bee decided that he was not through
fighting and proceeded to make at MI.
Olive. Mr.. Olive, who is built like a
brick wall and hits like the piston
rod of an engine resented the last at
tack in kind and landed once on Mi.
Barbee's nose with considerable en-
phasis. When Mr. Barbee picked
himself up he found that there was
skin as we'll as pugilistic prestige
missing, the one from his nose ana
the other from a record of which ne
is proud.
In the melee Mr.. Driscoll arrived at
the bottom of the station house stairs
and there was a rumor that he hao
been thrown TO that location by Mr..
Z Olive, who was considerably riled.
This latter matter was not cleared
up yesterday, however, and Mr.. Olive
denied it. On the evidence at hand
the mayor considered that Mr. Olive
mad suffered full provocation for ali
his acts and dismissed him. After the
Saturday evening difficulty, Mr.. Olive
was permitted to go home by officer
Conrad while his two assailants We're
held in the station house.
Mr.. Barbee's case will come UP be-
IOfG the IIldNOT lHlS
Other Cases Determined.
Hubert Edwards, for being disorder
ly on the streets, was fined $4.25 after
a considerable trial. The arrest was
made by officer Austin and the Wit
nesses for the defence were Joe Gar
gasse, Tom Edwards, Lonnie Edwards
and the defendant, Hubert Edwards
The testimony of all the witnesses
with the exception of the policeman
who only heard the remarks of the
defendant was about as follows:
I'VE was standing on Wilmington
street when three Niger gals came
along and one of them pushed Hubert
up against the wall. And Hubert said
what do you mean? and the gal She
hollored back '-??.!xx!.' and Hu
bert said xxx Xxx L! yourself!
After hearing the fourfold repetl-
ton of these iurid words, the mayor
decided to impose the fine. when the
defendant assumed the witness stand:
Il want to know what you are
gon' to do with the gal % said he, bui
was made to sit down.
II. C. Pool, we'll dressed and intel
ligent looking young white man was
arraigned for shooting a torpedo or
the streets. He explained that he
knew nothing of the ordinance, did no,
read the papers and had heard nc
to set off the fireworks. In reply to q
question from the mayor he stated that
he could not read. The mayor dis
missed him with caution.
Henry Cowan, who works at the ex-
press office had borrowed u cigarette
stump from a friend to light his
cracker and was arrested by Capt
Thompson. Having listened to Pools
defense, Henry was ready with one
of similar import and though 1T CO.
incided a tri1e too much with thai
of POOLS the mayor gave him the bene-
fit of the doubt and a discharge.
Henry NOVEL;, who was drunk anC
disorderly, was fined as was also Truly
Pool.
John Andrews. a negro, who ha6
been brandishing a knife and attempt
ing TO cut was sent to court in two
cases under bond of $50 in each in
stance.
Some cases of drunk and offenders
against the Christmas ordinance as tC
fireworks were discharged earlier il
the day.
Presbyterian Song Service.