Evening journal., 1905-05-08
NEW CASTLE
HOT TIME IN
THE OLD TOWN
Ouietude of City Disturbed
bv Several Drawls Of
Minor Nature
S RIOUS TROUBLE LOOKED FOR

S RIOUS TROUBLE LOURtU fUH'
speciai 10 The Evening Journal
New castle May S.-New Castle on
SATURDAY night took on semblance OF
tuentv-nve years ago. when the Morris
rasker Company has just begun opera
t.ons here. so far as disorder was con-
cerned. as there were several disturb
ances OF a minor nature.
on the lot near the foot Of Third
street a medicine show was in full
blast but although there were nearly
a thousand people collected in the Vi
clnity no trouble occurred. shortly
after O'Clock word was passed
around that fight had occurred IN
coiored barber shop on South Fourth
street operated by John Wade, and
several men were reported to have
been cut Officers Harrington ana TO-
bin hurried to the place just IN time
TO check a fight between several coll
ored men and to clean out the shop.
Several razors were lying ON sheh
and had disturbance arisen someone
would have evidently been badly hurI
The report Of a fight being under
way drew az least $50 colored men ana
half-grown boys TO the vicinity OF the
barber shop and for time IL was
feared that a free-for-all hght Wouia
ensne i'm which event Officers would
have been roughly handled if an at
tempt to arrest any OF them had been
made.
ASSAULTED PROPRIETOR.
AS the result Of an alteration over
change. Charles Hoffman, proprietor
OF the jefferson House had a narrow
escape from serious injury saturday
night
A man who Is a stranger IN the
city after making purchase at the
bar declared that Mr.. Hoffman had not
given him the proper change, saying
he was 25 cents short. An alteration
follo,yed which resulted IN the man
hurting beer glass at the proprietor
head. Fortunately Mr. Holman
lodged the missile which crashed
against some bottles on sideboarc
behind the bar. breaking them.
Believing that he WAS in danger OF
being injured Mr.. Hoffman seized o
lemon squeezer and threw IL at the Of
fender but missed his aim. and the
man picking up the sQueezer fired Il
back and fed.
OHcers Tobin and Harrington were
notified and search for the man was
made through the crowd at the medi-
cine show. but could not locate him
warrant viii be sworn out for hi'
arrest According TO bystanders th'
man had received the proper change
QUESTION a SERIOUS ONE.
The question Of police protection b
becoming serious one owing 10 th
Increase in population aaa tQ the mum
her OF strange colorcd men who nave
arrived here lltey. Many Of the me-
rroes have two and some three name
by which they are known by thet
companions and many OF them are na
known 20 the police These coiofe
men are aware Of the police protector
aforaed and ON one or two OCCASION
some Of them have been heard to re-
mark that the town was dead cas-,
so FAR as cops are concerned, Night
iv they are becoming more Independent
and those in position TO know eX
press freely the belief that ON som'
Saturday night and at no future dat
general fight. II not riot will tax
place. the result Of which cannot b
calculated uron. Two policemen IL
such an event would be as nothing.
SITUATION Is WORSE
'rhe situation is worse today thai
It was twenty years ago" said an Of
fetal last night "At that time W
used 10 have some pretty tough Gus
toners here, but we also had three DO
lice officers. Then every white an
colored man in town was known [
each. but now Il is different. The troll
ley cars bring strangers here in III
evenings. especially ON Saturdays. VIII
are unknown to the police. Many q
them are negroes and many Of theI
carry a weapon OF some sort. The
become intoxicated. insulting am
abusive.
"Years ago" he continued, II
general fight occurred and several an
rests were made there was "A place, tt
Jail. i'm which to lock prisoners u
separately. I'd like to know what a
result would be now n several me
we're arrested for fighting and the
were placed together IN the only roo
we have to lock prisoners in, that at
joining the mayors Office. IL strik'
me that someone would be hurt befol
they were in there long. The time
coming when youll see what / say
true"
CO. II AT TARGET PRACTICE.
Several members Of Company II ei
gagged in target practice on Saturds
afternoon and some good scores we
made at 200 yards. The shoot 10,
place on the new range recently Ia
out by Lieutenant Myers on the Clai
property at the foot OF Third sire,
facing the river and adjoining the 81
receiver.
The location is admirably situate
for target pratcice as the bullets II
stead OF going into or across q
river imbed themselves on the ban
The range is for 100. 200, 300 and 4
yards. The scores follow:
Captain Hoicomb 49,. g.. 4 3 g.
Lieutenant Myers ... g.. s.
Sergeant Rodney .. o.
Sergeant Megginson 49,. 0 O 3 A.
Corporal McFarlin e.. g.. A.
Corporal White ........ 0 p o o o.
Private Arthur M ... "A o p
Private Carson 49,. ..... 4 8 0 g.
Private Connor &c.. 49,. 3 3 .
Private Harrington - o.. 4 2 o.
Private HUM ... ...... 0 0 Q o.
Private Kee $50. ....... . > 3 o g.
Private McCauGhn ..... o 0 4 p
Private P,nnell &c.. 49,. . 0 o.
LESS THAN 10000 FISH.
According to the calculations OF