Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-11
FREEMAN IS ARRESTED
Mary E. Wilkins Husband Ac- cused of Shooting Craps.
THREW DICE WITH NEGROES
Taken Into Custody During the Pri- naries In. Metuchen, N. J., Where. He Is Defeated For Mayor, Physician Is Held In $500 Bail For Grand Jury.

New Brunswick, N. J., Sept 11.-Pri- mary day occurred in Metuchen, where Dr. Charles M. Freeman, son of the late Judge Manning Freeman and hus- band of Mary E. Wilkins, the novelist, has been seeking the Republican nom- nation for mayor Jesse T. Jackson has been his opponent.
 At the close of the day, however, Dr. Freeman found himself not only hope. lessly beaten, but, worse still, under ar rest for participating in a game of craps in company with James L. Du- ane, prominent contractor of Metu- chen, and two negroes, George Hop kins and John Smith.
 The colored men escaped from the town before the warrants could be served, but Dr. Freeman and Duane were taken before Recorder Charles Weber and held in $500 bail each for action by the grand jury.
 Primary day gave an excellent op- portunity to the 2,000 inhabitants to congregate at street corners and dis cuss the greatest sensation Metuchen has experienced since a Pennsylvania engine boiler blew up and killed two men.
 pr. Freeman Backed Game.
 There are forty colored votes in Me- tuchen, and the anxiety of Dr. Free man to capture these is said to have proved his ,undoing. According to Chief Marshal Enos Fouratt, Dr. Free man set out to corral these votes on last Wednesday afternoon. According to the marshal. he met MT. Duane and the negroes in the Brunswick hotel, on Main street; and game of craps was started.
 "Now, that's agin the law, section 60, chapter 235," asserted the marshal, 'so John D. McGinnis, who keeps the ho- tel and obeys the law, ordered all hands out They went but only seven ty-five feet away, and there in shed at the rear of the hotel the game was resumed. First it started with 50 cents throw, with Dr. Freeman act Sng as packer for Duane. Then 1t got exciting, and the stakes grew to $2. This was too much for Hopkins, and he dropped out. That left Duane and Smith playing
 "The stakes were being raised all the time, and finally Duane, besides losing all his change, owed the negro $425, and, mind you, Duane wasn't losing his own money, for Dr. Free man was backing him.
 "At that stage of the game Duane shot Smith four times at $10O a throw and won each ti1ue. That left $25 still owing to Smith, and this is where Dr. Freeman came in. He picked up tho dice and threw for $25-and won 1t.
 Denied He Was Robbed.
 "That being wiped off, another col ored man who was present told Duane that he had seen one of the negroes go through his clothes and take a wad of bills. Duane looked and found $40 missing. Smith and Hopkins were ar- rested and charged with grand lar ceny. They were taken before Re corder Weber. and held for the grand jury in $1,0O0 each and afterward re- moved to the New Brunswick jail.
 Now this is where the work start ed. On Sunday Dr. Freeman, hearing that the story of the crap game was being noised around the town. went to New Brunswick and took Duane with him. There they got Lawyer Joseph E. Stricker to sue out writ of habeas corpus. and the two negroes were talk. en before Judge Booream. Duane then swore that he had never been robbed, and the judge discharged Smith and Hopkins.
 "Now, I got any number of wit nesses who saw the crap game. so I went before Recorder Weber and swore out warrants for the arrest of four of them for violating section SO. chapter 235. gave the warrants to Constable Cornelius Buckelew to serve. and he arrested Duane right outside the Brunswick hotel, where the game was played.
 Presently he saw Dr. Freeman driv- ing down in his buggy to go to the polling place. and when he steps out he takes him too"