The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01

ply to their ring at the door there
appeared the erstwhile beligereht NJ
Wildes. o
What do you want here?' he asked
of the policemen.
we want you was the reply, and
Immediately they seized Mr.. Wlloes,
who offered no resistance. put MN ~
the patrol wago and took MN % -
station house, where he was lockeu
up, the first entry or the poIlce piot-
ter being drunk and disorderly, later
amended by charges OF assault VIII
a deadly Weapon, carrying a conceai-
ed weapon and forcible trespass. An
examination Of Mr. Wide coats :
called a pistol in the pocket.
Mr.. Robert w. Dunn was notlned
of the occurrence, having been ensaS-
ed in the matter Of arranging Tor the
removal Of his family to a residence
in another part Of the city, and Win
hat he would employ counsel to as
sist in the prosecution Of Wildes. Dur
ing the afternoon, Mr.. w. L. Watson,
counsel for Mr.. Wildes. endeavored to
arrange bail for his client, whose con-
dition was such. from the effects or
drink, that he was able to say but
little. The Messrs. Dunn held that as
Wildes was making threats to Kill,
that in his drunken condition ne
should not be turned out, as there
might arise trouble, and so it was
finally agreed to keep the man in the
city lock up till this morning, When
bail for $500 will be given, the pur-
pose being to try the case on Monday
before Police Justice Stronach.
The outrageous conduct of, Wildes
at the home of Mr.. A. J. Williford,
| occurred on Monday night, some time
about ten o'clock. over at Wildes
house the report is that there We're
gathered a number of his RepubI-
can friends, and as the night wore on
the noise grew louder and more rau-
cous, the bottle evidently passing to
and fro, as Republican speeches float
ed out on the air. Ihe neighborhood
was aroused by the %carousal and com
plants are said to have been sent to
the police. Mrs, Williford t~elephoning
to the Capital Club and other places.
Later on, Mr.. Wildes, having on
ceived the idea that Mr.. Williford had
reported him, crossed to his house and
made an alarm at the door. A ser
want girl responded, and told Mr..
Wildes through the door, when he de
clared he had come to shoot Mr.. Will
liford, that Mr.. Wililford was out OF
the city. Then the drunken man is
said to have kicked at the door, to
have tried to turn the o knob and
push his way in, with threats against
Mr.. and Mrs Williford.
Not getting in, Wildes left. and Mrs
Wiliford finally succeeded in getting
some friends to her rescue. Finally
the crowd left Wildes, the statemen,
being made that the departure was
made in a United States mail wagon
n of those used IN Raleigh by the
mai contractor in taking mail to and
from the depot. This United States
mail wagon is sal also to have beer
used in bringing the eatables and
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home, it being said hat his compan-
ions in the carousal were a number OF
his Republican compatriotS, whose Gel
ebration was of high-ball and lout
voiced order that aroused the neigh.
borhood and aused complaint to be
made of the nuisance.
The conduct of Mr.. Wildes at The
residence of Mr.. r. w. Dunn, who il
one Of Raleigh's leading business men
is to be aired in the courts. Mr.. A
}. WillifOrd, a prominent insurance
man, is still out of the city and unit
his return it is not known what step.
he Will take Mr., Dunn, deeply incens
ed at the conduct which necessarily
alarmed his wife and at the threat
and language of Mr.. Wildes. propose
TO nave the case prosecuted with vigor
and Will be represented by specia
%OunSe
IN the hearing of the case ther,
seems to be the irony of fate. for Mr.
W1ides will be prosecuted by CITY At
tofney William B. Jones, who defeat
ed nm IN the contest for the Stat,
Senate from Wake, and the case vii
be heard before Police Justice Stron
ach- who defeated him in the civ elac
tlOn Tor the position of Police ,Justice
Ordinarily Mr.. Wildes is a mild-man
nefed, orderly citizen, and his presen
trouble IS to be ascribed to too mucl
or the llquor that intOXicates. rTber,
is much regret at the occurrence N,
Nildes could not have been guilty O
thls ohduc II he had been himself
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