The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-13
POLICEMAN FREVATT IN PRISON
The Amusing Outcome of Saturday
Nights Hilarious Sport.

If we could only have been present
it might be possible to do somewhat of
justice to the occasion, u not being
there and finding no one who can give
a cue for the write-up that h affair
deserves, We have 10 content ourself
with only a rambling and unsatisfac;-
DRY account of the bombardment of
Saturday night.
The first cannon cracker was hired
about IL O'Clock, and the bombardment
was continued at intervals till / c
1t might have been some of Rojestyea-
sky S fleet sailing up Lumber river and
attacking our feet of fishing boats, but
the morning PAPER report the appear
nee In Mania Bay OF those vessels or
that feet that have not sailed up sal
river. Bomp, bomb, n Commander
Prevatt levied Upon h interested pup
lie for endorsements, and gave warn
ing that at the end of fifteen minutes,
If the field was not cleared OF the
cannonaters, that the whole arrav
would he Sobbleu up and slowed for
safe Keeping IN the castle known vul-
carly as guard house." With chronom-
eter in hand AMI watching the MN
utes fly, amid bombs of the interm,t-
tent cannon, warning after warning did
the valorous commander give, but un-
needing. the enemy stood it's ground,
till, with the arrival Of the appointed
and dire moment, the command was
given, in stentorian tones, Arrest
themi"
And upon that little innocent Frank
y. Wishart, who mas never been gull
fy of any d~eviltry in his life, h rag
ing deputies bounced, and, with head
now up and now feet, they bore him,
amid eager and earnest pleadings to be
allowed to give bond, onward, direfal-
w.. till with a wrench, when the dep
Cties were not nOlding too hard, ne
broke loose and anne up town wEere
he was again seized upon, and, accom-
pnied by the mighty captain himself.
was led into the inner chamber or me
dungeon keep, when the victim with a
mighty lunge, cleared the entrance and
some innocent in the throng slammed
the door, and the doughty captain was
a prisoner in his own castle.
Threatening, banging, the prisoner
ragged within, and when the doc did
not open he ordered the deputies &c
stand apart from the bowling mob and
he'd fix them The door was onl!
about five inches thick and lest tho
havoc be too great, one OF the depu-
ties had taken The opportunity % !
loan of the captains pistol to extract
all of the balls.
OF course there was great regre. al
the turn of affairs, but the key to ms
ungeon keep was, presumably, in tht
chieftain's poker. and those who wcnl
so willingly have released him, a &c
make it as interesting as possible To-
the prisoner from without, and iron
the resoupding echoes that came tfolr
within, it was judged that the dought,
| cautain did not permit himself 10 An
] guish IN despair. At three a. III. VIZ
orons steps were TO be taken, the fo"l
. to be broken and the unwilling capt1V'
let out; but, fortunately, about thls
. time If was discovered that a key was
at hand, ard the bolt was turned ant
forth came the conquering hero, ~lsf
vengeance in his eye and warnings Oh
his tongue. and until this good honi
If is not known what the denouement
The deviltry has been abrewing 10
several DAYS, n has,, presumably, oeeI
the result of a supposedly over-ofh
ciousness on the part OF Night-waich
man preyatt who began his duties SOD
af.er the Inauguration of the new CIR!
government. 1t has been frequent!
observed that prohibition sweetens IN
mischief of the boy, and many BOY
aye beard on their faces and childfe'
ct home. 1t annoyed Mr.. Prevatt Il
hear a frecrackes, for il was agalns
.be solemn ordinance of the town Il
shoot the things on tho street, AM
nom MS broad shoulders rested IN
maintenance of The dignity OF the cor
noration, and the more he became al
moved the more delight the boys oool
~ shooting the big crackers it va
auparent Saturday evening that dew
was on tap. but The anticipation did ic
grasp the magnitude of the occasion
Lumberton Argus.