The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-08
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THE STRANGE EXPERIENoE OF
AN AUGUSTA PonICEMaN
Tried to Pick Up a Negro and His
Arm and Legs Came

strange story A drunken negro who
knew just about enough Of what was
tr&nspiring in the world about him tc
say that his name was Levi Johnson
and that he was from the north was
brought into police barracks Wednes
day night by Patrolman Brown. He
was tried Thursday morning on the
charge Of violating section 48Oth and
was given ane OF 90 so or 9 days and
sentence was suspended on tho oondi.
tion that he leaves the city within six
hours. -s
Those who saw the quiet and inof.
fensive looking negro Thursday morn.
Ing and the robust policeman who pil.
oted him to police barracks Wednes.
day night little thought of thoir furor
that thoy created in police headquer.
ters few minutes after IL. O'Clock
Wednesday night. Sergeant Buohsn.
an related the affair Thursday morn.
Ing and stated that 1t all commencSd
just as Patrolman Brown was coming
into the barracks with his prisoner.
Ib seents that Levi was not very
troublesome despite the fact that he
way very drunk and could walk al.
though he GOULD not walk very cog.
nently. AS the alley. way leading to
the rear OF the barracks was reached
by the off1cor and his prisoner John
don fell to the ground stumbling over
loose brick that was lying in his
pathway.
or oourse, Patrolman Brown ia al.
ways ready to give person In distress
q lift" and took Johnson by ono Of
his arms, when to the great horror of
the policeman that member came or
very readily and Mr.. Brown found
himself standing erect with an arm in
his hand and the owner lying several
feet away.
Although just libtle bit unnerved
Mr.. Brown still kept cool head and
mustered up enough courage to ri 20
tho man another lift" AS tho othor
arm was lying under the prostrate
form of q negro, the officer thought
that he had best try another method.
This time he seized one OF tho negroes
legs and with q Vicious pull the police.
man, confident OF hiB Ruoces In rais-
Ing tho negro to his feet tore of this
member.
Gold shlvers traversed the region
of the cops backbone, his helmet be.
gan to suddenly 60 upwarda, hiu face
reese mbledIa snowy white conntorpsne
and IL cs.fs i ei ge So
with the second diaengage6> {, menober
OF the negros anatomy olinglng to his
hands and the remaining portion on
the floor said with agonizlng appeal:
Please help me-"
| Brown Is courageous officer and
has she confidence of every member of
the forca In this respect. He wanted
to get reliof yet he was ashamed and
resolved to make one more effort.
Throwing the limbs, which he had
torn lo0sS, upon the ground he seized
the remaining leg and gave another
Vicious pull. 1t is related that he
landed about twenty feet away, with
STILL another portion of the neRros
anatomy In his hands, this time fall.
Ing TO the ground backwards.
His hands went into his pocket, he
took the distress whistle from it and
blew AZ no mortal policeman over
blow before. Halt dressed coppers
came running frorn their beds and the
station guards made daah for the
outs.de Of the barracks but before
anyone reached thero, 1t iB stated
Brown WAS gone.
The negro with the several portions
OF his body scattered upon the ground
pleaded to Lieutenant Hopkins, who
| had by this time arrived:
Please help me-"
Brown came back after o time, the
mon went to sleep also efher time.
| When 1t WAS revealed that the negro
was we'll. known cripple possessing
two oorks legs and O. cork arm, all Of
which had yielded to Browns pdlls,
but 1t will bo long time indeed be.
fore tho equilibrium of Patrolman
Brown is restored.
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