The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-09

PARK SEATS
Gang of Boys Ran Amuck
Last Evening
ORDINANCES DEFICIENT
New Legislation will be Re-
commended to Council.
Park Superintendent Balm Arrest
One Lad and One Escapes From
an Employe.
DESTROY

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A crowd of boys and young men
created a disturbance at Garfield park
last night about ten o'clock and after
most OF the picnickers had left they |
broke up large amount OF the park
property.
The crowd, which numbered about |
fifteen persons. was discovered by Adj
olson Balm, the park superintendent,
land the superintendent who Is also
an officer, put one of the lads, Virge
Bush, under arrest and locked him up
,, lat the city prison. He was later re-
LEASED to appear this morning.
| Another of the park employees
Icaught Thomas Tunnison but Thomas
Iproved to be too husky for his captor
land broke away. When the man
lendeavored to recapture Tunnison 1t
lis claimed that the latter hit him with
la rock, flooring him.
In the mayors court this morning,
affidavits we're filed by Mr. Balm
against both Bush and Tunnison. The
former was given a hearing ana was
released with reprimand. The lat
ter will be arrested as soon as he can
be found.
The superintendent stated that as
soon as he placed Bush under arrest
Ibis crowd commenced to threaten him
with violence II he tried to take
Bush away. A rather strenuous time
10 Dol fhn how n
the police station.
1t is also claimed that the gang got
revenge by returning to the park and
demolishing number of benches, ta-
bles and other pieces of park property.
, In order that offenses such as oc-
CURED last night at Garfield park can
be punished in satisfactory man
: ner the mayor will recommend that
the city council pass ordinances gov
,erning conduct at the parks. :; >
! probable that the recommendation
Q will be made in time for council to
: pass the ordinance at its next meet
4 ing. The present ordinances are said
: to be very unsatisfactory.
I Tunnison was arrested this af.
ternoon and was fined $40 for hit
ting an officer with a rock. The
mayer also gave Tom a severe lee
ture. Tunnison admitted that he
threw the rock but denied that nc
! helped TO break up the park FIR.
! niture.
! F.. T. Kelley, a Big Four con.
!. ductor, was arrested this morning
=. ON "a warrant from the mayor s
D court, filed by Chief of Police
. ,Cornwell, charging him with per.
r hitting his freight train to block
. grade crossings more than the au.
I tholized five minutes. The offense
WAS committed August 3, at which
time the train of which Kelley
was in charge blockaded the cross,
ing fcr period of twenty minutes
The conductor pleaded guilty 10
. the charge and was fined So by the
8 mayor.
. Harvey Waggoner, of Silver street
!. was arrested this afternoon by HUI
! name Officer Ulsh, on charge of
! non-support made by his wife.
: Waggoner had been out Of the city
for some time but returned today
and was arrested. His hearing will
occur tonight in the mayor
coult.
Mayor Scherff swore in twelve
? of the Adventists at the camp meet
{ ing at the Fairgrounds. The men
deputized will guard the tents land
A premises night and day to prevent
damage being done on property be-
ing stolen.
: ! Benjamin Baerly was arrested at the
? corner of Church. and Mt. Vernon
avenues yesterday afternoon by Of
iticers Duncan and Babcock. AT the
time of his arrest Benjamin was try
; ing to carry package several times
. too large for him. Il He was fined
: IS and released. this morning. nei
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