The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-26
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Fajrmont enjoyed a touch on the
strenuous,lif yesterday for fair. Near
" every one seemed to-consider it his
bcYnden duty tn get bdt1nk and then
do battle. Very few parts Of the city
ssraped bfFawb of some description.
Ghe police had the situation weIi'ih
hand and not a seriors fracas occur
eed .psp
An ugly one was threatened for a
few minutes yesterday afternoon. A
young man from the First ward hit s
sassy dago in the eye and then threw
a brick at him. The foreigner returned
the compliment and also the brick. bit
didn't hit the boy. A friend told him
70 go get the young fellow and Mr..
Dago started into the Palace saloon
where the boy had gone. He made a
vicious lunge with a big knife, rusty
and some eigi.: inches in length but
didn't connect. A bartender Jumped
over the counter TO stop the proceed
.iugs and in doing SO severed an artery
in his wrist on a broken cigar case.
That was the only case of ~blood-shed
Mayor Kinsey this morning fined the
italian $500 and costs.
Lawrence Myers, alias "Atterbait," "a
coIored "coke.snufrer," went on a wild
and woolly rampage at the Fountain
yesterday. He resisted heartily when
officer Ridgely arrested him. Consta-
Bile Walker assisted in the roundup
Myers displayed the qualities of a mad
dog to a considerable extent biting
officer Ridgely and Chief Reed. Coun-
ty Health Officer Henry advised the
men to have the wounds ~cauterize6.
While they we're taking him Bud Jack
son, a pal, produced a razor and de-
cEared himself in He created a good
healthy disturbance for q few minutes
but was fMally locked up. The
chances are that had he not Deen
taken in when ne was a bunch of men
along Main street would have given
hin occasion to visit 4 hospital. His
actions and language we're very bad.
The hoy has always been very well
behaved AMI that was probably the
reason he escaped a mo5bing- Myers
was fined SfF.90 and Jackson $1,000.
Angelo Mage and two other foreign
ers pulled off the funny STUNT These
three and several more were Oh the
Fast side of the river shortly after Q
O'Clock last night, about the time Har-
Lemley was starting for his home
in the raraT districts.
For a wonder Harmon was attend
ing strictly to his wi business. An
gclo weEt, up to him and tried to land
n swing bn Earrnon's u~nsuspectirg
features. lTarmon's gait toward hone
was considerably accelerated by this
as Angelo is a big husky guy.
Harmon was giving Angelo the
worst Of It in the sprinttog line. The,
latter shyeI Il brick after the running
man but just tGlen Officer Carpenter
sverhauled Angelo and brought him
across TO Jail.
Harmon thought his troubles were
ever and again resumed the uneven
tenor of his way. Just as Carpenter.
had searched Angelo and was locking
him up he was considerably surprised
to see two foreigners come marching
r roudly up ard each had by an arm
none other i.an The luclIess Harmon,
"Here's the other one" they remarked.
in badly broken English.
Carpenter Iust hustled the tw"
wouId-be officers iLto a cell and told
to try for home again Tie
after two pr. up 5000 each for their
appearance but fIiled to show up this
morning. Angelo was fined $500.
Frank Gray and Robert Day were
plain DRINKS at $500 each.