The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11
OLD MEN ARE HOSTILE
SHERIDAN AND BARGANIER DE-
 FEED THE POLICE.
Wbite-Haired Citizens With Shot Guns are Taken by Omcers-Had Fired Gun at Negro

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 | The coolness of Miles Smith. Acting lCaptain of the, Montgomery Police>a and Mounted Ofieers Avant and Cantey probably prevented bloodshed yester- day afternoon when the officers rodt | to the home of William Sheridan and IC. P. Barganier at the corner of Mill and Oak Streets with warrant for Barganier's arrest.
 { Barganier Is sixty-six years old and 1 Sheridan is sixty-three, and both are of an excitabIe temperament. "Old Man Sheridan" as he is called, has come | to the notice of the police many times recently on account of his hostile de- monstrations with a shot gun when any one attempted to pass through the property adjacent to his house near which the Montgomery Street Rail- ways line to Washington Park runs. Sheridan. it will be recalled shot at a negro some months ago when the man started to walk on the street car tracks through Sheridan's prop erty. The old man was bound over to the grand jury from the Recorders Court when he was tried for assault to murder.
 When Officers Smith. Avant and Can tey came in sight of the Sheridan Barganier home about o'clock yes- terday afternoon, the old men in the house scented trouble and began to prepare for it. Old man Sheridan l stood in the front yard with double barreled shot gun, loaded and with hammers cooked and shouted to the officers to retrace their steps. They were on him, however, before he could act and Avant grabbed him and twist ed the gun from his grasp. During the time that the officers were subdu- ing Sheridan, Barganier stood in the doorway of the house with another double barreled shot gun and threat ened to kill the first man who ap- proacHed him. With ingenuity the officers edged closer and closer to him, when he suddenly slammed the, door and went to an open window with the gun still ip his hands and the barrel pointed at the officers. Shaking his finger at the policemen he reiterated his statement that he would Kill them if they tried to take him.
 T have a warrant for your arresz" said Acting Captain Smith.
 "Who are you?" asked Barganier, as his hands played uncomfortably close to the triggers of the weapon.
 q am Acting Captain of Police" re- Eturned Smith, and you have got to go with us"
 T won't surrender to anybody but the sheriff." Barganier answered hotly and for a quarter of an hour the man in the house and the policemen par leyed.
 Finally, Sergeant Smith assured the old man that if he would come out, he would not be molested. ,Barganier then closed the window and. came to the door where more discussion took place The officers crept near the threshold and heard him lean the gun up beside the door sill while he opened the door As soon as the door was cracked open, Patrolman Avant thrust himself forward and grasped the be- ligerent old man in the collar and Jerked him out on the steps.
 The two old men were then taken to the city prison and were locked up. They later made bond for their ap- pearance before the Recorder.
 The warrant for Barganier which the officers went to Eerve charges him with assault tv murder. About o'clock yesterday afternoon Barganier was walking along Mill Street where a crowd of small negro boys were play ing baseball. The white-h haired old man picked up the ball and walked off with it. so 1t is said, and refused to give 1t to the youngsters Wien they asked him for lt. George Clarence, one of the boys, grew angry and threw a rock at Barganier which struck him on the arm. The old fellow never stopped but went to his home, got his shot gun and returned in about an hour looking for the boy who threw at him. Seeing the little negro seated on the curbstone, he cried out threat to him and opened fire with both barrels of the gun. The boy ran and was not struck by either load.
 The police were notified and they went at once to the home of the two old men.
 Rarganier and Sheridan are white haired and venerable They are un- married and are gardners living to-