The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-15
He Wanted to Break up a Color
ed Ball Game.
Was Pursued to the I. c. Depot, Where
Police 0ffieers Protected Him
From Violence.
POLICE COURT DOCKET TODAY

Doe Jackson. colofed. who was Satur.
lay released from the city lookup after
serving ON forty.seven days Of so
days sentence, Is in Jail again, and
should consider himself lucky that he
reached the protection of officers Scott
Ferguson and Dick Woods yesterday az
ternoon
jackson was released and given three
days ito the good" because Of his good
behavior at the city jail, Jackson being
made trusty and doing good work
CLEANING up the hall, and Immediately
after his discharge began to take ON
drinks
Sunday morning he took on a few
too many and in the afternoon WIS feel
ing mean when he reached a colored hall
game being played in the hollow back
Of the katterjohn brick yards lie tried
to break mp the game but the spectators
did not approve Of 1t and started after
him.
Jackson saw the necessity Of hasty
exit and began running. lie ran and
then ran some mon. finally gaining the
top Of the hill and coming in sight Of
the dsp9t. He rap upon the platfrom
and fell at the feet Of the two police
men who were doing patrol duty at the
depot They did not know what was
the matter with the negro. but carried
him into the baggage room aud made
an examination. Jackson WIS out of
wind and could say nothing for some
time but when he was conveyed 10 the
hall told him story. He said a mob of
not less than hundred negroes had
started after him all Tor nothing"
$50 and costs" Judge Cross announ.
ced, when he had concluded weighing the
testimony. and this will suffice 10 keep
jackson away from ball games for some
time TO come.
The most interesting case was that
against Gus sampson. Louis Tirsch.
Hcscui Alci, Algie Bavin aud VIM.
Greek for beating up Jim Robertson,
steamboat cook, last week. Two are
"Dagoes," one Greek and another
Turk.
The evidence showed that Robertson
had been drinking, and had made
threatening remarks toward one of the
boys. The ease consumed nearly an hour
and resulted in the dismissal Of Bayin
and the Greek. and fine Of SIS aud
costs against Sampson and Tirsch. and
$50 and costs against Alci. the Turk.
who seemed to have used the club
little freely.
The case against Charles Rhodes. ar.
rested in Cairo for the alleged theft of
a watch from Margaret Woods, chamber.
maid on the Dick Fowler, was continued
until the 18th.
The breach of the peace case against
W. L. Taylor, white, was continued un.
til tomorrow
Jim Stevenson. colored. was dismissed
on the charge Of using insulting langu
age,
John Humphrey, Frank Solmon and
Halle Nickel, white, were fined 81 and
costs for drunkenness.
Pete Love, colored, was fined 81 and
costs for drunkenness.
lobe Dennis, charged with breaking
into his fathers trunk. was dismissed.
Pat Clark, white. for sleeping on the
market bench. was dismissed.
The case against Elvin Holmes, white.
for riding in a box ear, was dismissed.
Pat Riley, colored, wso had gun con.
cealed, was fined $50 and given 20 days
in Jail.
The case against Osborne Drake,
George winfrey and Sis Parker, col.
ored, charged with the theft of Henry
Pattersons watch, resulted in the
three defendants being held over
under q $500 bond. Patterson claimed
they took his watch while he was
taking off his clothes to show them he
had no money and was not "mooch-
ing. 4"