The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-26
FELONY WARRANT
FOR CITY JAILER
Thomas Evitts Charged With
Assaulting Officer Beadles.
The Breach of the Peace Warrant
Dismissed--Oniccr Beadles Says
Assault Was unprovoked.
MAYOR MAY PREFER CHARGES

The misdemeanor warrant charg-
ing City Jailer Tom Evitts and ON
Ger Sam Beadles with a breach of
the peace was today dismissed and q
new warrant will today be issued
against City Jailer Tom Evitts and
his brother Sam Evitts, for mali
cious assault on the person of Ofiicer
Sam Beadles. which is felony.
Officer Beadles was able to be at
the city hall this morning and. APP
peared before Police Judge Sanders
with his statement of the facts on
Ger Beadles had not spoken of the
affair before and since his statement
was made. 1t was decided to dis
miss the charge of breach of the
peace and substitute one in keeping
with the offense
Officer Beadles stated this morn
ing that he did not make any ad-
vances on Jailer Evitts or his broth
VI odh' anu uiu HotuihS W DlONDht
the assault made on him.
81 had gone into the saloon" OF
ficer Beadles explained this morning,
because | heard boisterous Ian
guage from women. | found Evitts
and his brother seated at table
with several women playing cards. |
told the women that they would have
to keep out OF saloons and then
/ leftS.
81 went outside the saloon and
walked across the street. Pretty soon
Jailer Evitts and brother came out
of the saloon and started across the
street. | did not suspect that they
were mad and was unprepared for
an assault. Tom Evtts asked me
what ] meant forcing the women to
leave the saloon and told him
had orders from the chief of police
to enforce the ordinance. He replied
that he did not think | had any
such orders and called me liar |
returned the compliment and he
struck me in the face. As | wheeled
about Sam Evitts pulled my club
from under my arm and struck me
in the back of the head. Tom Evitts
then struck me again and as I fell
the second time Sam Evtts gave me
another blow in the forehead and
completely knocked me out" II is
said that at least five people will tes-
tify to the above.
Officer Beadles has summoned sew
eral of the witnesses who saw the
trouble and claims their. statements
will bear him out.
The warrant charging a breach of
the peace was sworn out Saturday
by Chief of Police James Collins
who stated that he had been unable
to secure all the facts and could is
sue nothing more than warrant for
breach of the peace at that time.
City Jailer Evitts claims that Bea-
dies attacked him; that he defended
himself and his brother was not In
the trouble at all He has a broken
finger on the right hand which he
says was broken by coming in con
tact with Officer Beadles club
sam Evitts has not been arrested
but It is understood will appear In
court when any charge is preferred
against him,
The warrant charging malicious
assault, a felony, was not called In
police court today on account of the
absence of witnesses but will come
mp tomorrow
Oficer Beadles Is very sore and
unable to be on duty, hut remained
Al the hall this morning several
hours
II the case turns out as above, Il
Is said the mayor will Immediately
prefer charges against the city taller
before the board of aldermen. Some
even predict that he will do II at the
next meeting of the board whether
the case has been tried or not,
Man Painfully gut