The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-06-28
Coddin' The ossifers.

Some even thought--and few had
hopes that head or two might be
fractured.
Reports, current, regarding the affair
are gross eNaggerations, in almost
every particular and the Lariat, only
too gladly, assumes the duty of telling
the naked truth, knowing full we'll too
that truth with it's shirt tail sticking
out looks uglier than we'll adorned lie.
Corroborated statements are to this
effect: Enroute home from town Mrs.
John Attabury found the sidewalk
alongside the Valley bank blockaded by
several woozy ducks and she turned
back and sought Mayor Brown in whom
she confided her woes. The Mayor
thereupon sought the marshal who APP
peared on the scene and ordered dis
persion, to which no heed was given.
Then the marshal placed under arrest
Frank Sutherlin, who resisted attempts
to take him.
Sutherlin finally clinched with Mar
shall Craig and in the struggle the pair
fell to the sidewalk in front of Mrs.
Osborn's millinery store, Craig under
meath. Constable Theodore Rogers
then attempted to take glad hand and
partially pulled Sutherlin off but was
thrown to the rear of the curtain by
Riley Forkner, half brother to Suther-
lin. In the meantime Craig had worm
ed from beneath his prisoner (?) and
both had gained their feet.
| Act II; Scene I: This took place in
the middle of the road and from the
wrangling, it sounded at distance like
a convention of le-of-the-roaders.
At some stage of the melee Sutherlin
had been jabbed in the face by some
thing or somebody and Roy Sutherlin,
his son, who came in from the left hand
entrance at this time, vociferously de-
handed of his father the name of the
gentleman-Ro used name not in the
dictionary but we think gentleman is
what he nt-who had struck billy
Patterson. Failing to get the desired
information he collided with Willis
Allen at this stage of the game and
Allen promptly tossed him in the air
and, with shameful negligence, failed to
catch him as he came down resulting, OF
course, in Roy Earring the ground.
During all this time Mayor Brown
was busy as bee calling on the brave
men who lined the sidewalk to drop of
the perch and lend hand, but all o.
them had just come down town after
matches and had to hurry home ant
light the lamps.
After much wind-jamming Franl
Sutherlin was escorted to Mayo
Browns Office where he cussed by not
for fifteen minutes and was then tolt
by the mayor to go on home, afte
promises were made that he would b'
here Monday for trial.
Monday came and failing to show VI
Marshal Craig and Willis Allen wer
sent out after him, Roy Sutherlin, Rile,
Forkner and young Frank Sutherlin
After an absence of several hours tn
officers returned with young Franl
Sutherlin and reported that the eide
Frank had gone to Lamont and would b
here Tuesday; that Riley Forkner wa
following them and Roy Sutherlin wa
hiding out.
:. Young Frank Sutherlin was arrange
before Mayor Brown, plead not guilt
to the charge Of disturbing the peac
and had continuance granted unit
the 2Sth.
Riley Forkner make his debut fe
minutes later, plead not guilty to lik
charge and continuance also granted
George Rocks and Tom Rains, afte
whom constable Theodore, alias "Red
alias Everyday" Rogers had been sci
for, blew in fresh from theI rural di
tricts with the smell Of wild flower
clinging to their clothes, about thirt
minutes ahead of the constable, who i'll
concealed his disgust on beholdir
those desperate characters, Rocks al
Rains, whom he had fully intendt
bringing in "dederlive," calmly sittir
y side by side discussing which is tt
better fish bate, the worm of the still
: plain, common grub worm.
Mr.. Rocks on being introduced
I Mayor Brown to the statoots Of low
II gravely announced that he was n
Il guilty of interfering although he d
II not deny he had calked himself sever
II times) with an officer and a continuan
II was granted to give him time to stu,
the matter over.
Squire Tom Rains, an ex-justice of Il
peace and gentleman and scholar w
Ii is thoroughly versed in the intricaci
of the law, next appeared and in a car
full, deliberate style declared himst
not guilty of loading his tank beyol
it's capacity. Continuance asked f
and granted.