The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-06-12
THIRTEEN INNINGS
ONLY ONE PASS

1t was the dandy police court this
morning. Thirteen pieces of men
were rounded up during the receding
twenty-four hours. Some were
minus legs, some arms, some money
and some clothes, while all were
minus their liberty.
Six were hypers. And while they
would none of them have been mo-
Tested in begging on the square the
charges against them were substan-
tiated.
The most palpable fake was a blind
stunt pulled off by James Powell and
William Harrington, the latter do
ing the heavies and Powell in the
role Of leading man.
Harrington had on pair. Of
smoked glasses and Powell was pilot
ing him around town. A travelling
man who had heard them make a re-
mark in a saloon that they would
hustle through the town and come
back with a piece of money, put Of
ficer Harry Brooks wise and that Of
ficer followed them while until he
was assured that his suspicious were
confirmed and then arrested them.
Harrington's peppers were exam
ined by the mayor and nothing was
visibly wrong with them. In fact
both men overdid the stunt. Joe
Riley was the next Of this class. He
was shy a left arm and was mighty
drunk in Glen Elk and taken in by
the same officer.
II. i. Miller walked with his right
lower limb hooked up and said he
was lame. Brooks got him also. He
would hand passers-by card and if
money was not forthcoming a cuss-
ing was the result.
George Harris was walking with
two crutches and one leg. He was
by Brooks and Sims. John Mitchell
was exactly the, same only he had a
drunk charge attached. Tho mayor
lined the entire six before the throne
and then discharged Harris. This
man had good face and was com
paratively young. The others. how
ever, the mayor sized up about right |
and sent them all to jail for five days
with fine Of $1.0O and costs. The
mayor promises to take radical steps |
to rid the city Of these hypcrs.
The most serious charge was that
against Tom Riblett and Ben Ran
kin. They swiped a watch fob from
a temporary street stand at the
corner of,Third and Pike last even
ing. A curious misunderstanding
here occurred that cost Rankin $4.GN
additional. In response to an
others name he walked to the docket
and plead guilty to being drunk.
After this he was discovered to be
the man wanted for tTa theft and
brought back. He was arraignej
again. The men who conduct the
stand told Of the two being at the
place and getting in an argument
over some shells. When they de-
parted the fob was missing and one
of the men traced il to restaurant
where Riblett had offered to dispose.
of it to the clerk. Riblett was call
ed up and stated that Rankin had
asked him to loan him dollar on it
but as he didn't have the money lie
would try to sell it to some Of his \
friends. He said he didn't know
where Rankin got it. When Sskcd
where the fob was now he said he
had given it back to Rankin when
they separated for the night. Ran
kin was called and Immediately
went into hcroics. "IIe is telling
bare-faced lie, your honor. I am a
hard working man and now he wants
to shove it off onto me.
That was about the text Of his
plea. The mayor decided that they
were equally guilty and fined them
$500 each and sent them to Jail for
five days. Rankin was fined $4.6O
extra for pleading guilty to drunk
enncSs.
F. L. Kinney, a young coIored
man employed at the new fair
grounds, was drunk and disorderly
last night. He said he was walking
down street when he me hree other
colored men who assaulted him. one
hitting him with a black jack. He
was fined $4.GO.
S. r. Ballentine was a plain drunk
by Burke and was soaked S4.GO.
Henry Page, colorcd, was drunk