Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-19
SUIT TO FOLLOW
'OEPUTY'S FIGHT
LOS ANGELES MEN RESIST
ILLEGAL ARREST
San Bernardino Team Which They
Drove in Hunting Dies and officer
Seeks to Pull Men of Train
Without Warrant

Two Los Angeles men, H. c. Mllisap,
an attorney, and H. Roberts Lacey, a
real estate dealer yesterday success
fully fought against deputy sheriff
who sought to drag them from South :
ern Pacific train at Ontario.
Mr., Millsap is minus several buttons 5
on his vest, and that garment shows
other evidence of the scuffle, but other
wise the attorney and the real estate
man snow no signs of the encounter.
Their pride, they say, was given a
severe shock and they declare that they
VIII bring civil suits and bring crimina
charges against the officer.
A large crowd on the depot platform
at Ontario witnessed the affair and
Joined in a laugh at the expense of the
officer, who was compelled to alight
1fom the train without his prospective
prisoners.
Go Hunting
According to the story told by Mr..
Millsap and Mr.. Lacey, the latter with
Fred Simpson, manager of the Bruins
wick-Ball<e company in Los Angeles.
went to San Bernardino last Sunday,
hired team Of horses and buggy
from San Bernardino liveryman and
went hunting. They remained in the
held until Wednesday evening, then
drove slowly nine miles into town.
They visited the livery stable, where
one of the attendants got into the rig
and conveyed the men to the hotel,
where they paid their bill, and the team
was taken back to the barn. AT that
time they declare the horses were i'll
good condition. but yesterday morning
Mr.. Lacey received telephone messag> !.
from San Bernardino stating that both
horses were dead.
Mr.. Lacey, accompanied by Mr.. Mill
say as his attorney, boarded the firsr
train for San Bernardipo with the i'm
tention of making an investigation, an q
IL Mr. Lacey and Mr.. Simpson were
found to have been at fault to pay
any reasonable amount demanded.
Horses Not Overdriven
They claim that veterinary surgeon
who inspected the carcasses of the ami
mails declared that the horses had not
been overdriven and that their dea tn
had been the result of the animals
being permitted to drink in excess while
they were overheated. AS result they
declined to pay the bill for damages,
amounting to $3.50.
They remained in town during the
afternoon, then took the evening train
At Ontario an officer boarded the train
and announced, SO the men claim, that
he had warrtnt for their arrest Mr..
Millsap demanded the production Of the
warrant, when he said that the off C eT
stated that he did not have warrant,
but did have telegram requesting the
arrest of Simpson and Lacey.
The men refused to suffer arrest on
this showing, when they declared that
the officer attempted to forcibly remove
them from the coach.
They resisted in a most energetic
manner, and the affair began to assume
a serious aspect when the train, which
already had been held several minutes.
began to move, and the officer, fearing
that he would be carried out of the
county jumped from the train without
his prisoners.
Mr.. Millsap said last night that he
would return to San Bernardno today
and bring civil suit and charges of
assault against the officer