The Glenwood post., 1909-11-13
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without a stop watch no man could tel
lust how fast IA machine was going.
He made hi> talk in front of the
Barnes store and Marshal Weiienham-
mer heard him. and, going up to Mo-
ris. said: Here. you cut that out
You cant call those men liars. They
are members of the city council nd :
will not stand for it. At the same
time. according to the marshal he
raped Morris a blow with his club ON
the back of the head which raised II
large sized lump back of the left ear.
No arrest was made at the time and
Morris went on his way and the mar
shal rambled down the street. doubtless
wishing that there We're more worlds
for him to conquer. Later in the af
ternoOn, Morris and Barlow met and
again tine lie is said to have been
passed and Morris threatened to have
the city marshal arrested on the charge
n.of assault and battery This threat
, reached the ears of the marshal and
according to Morris. the marshal an.
preached him and said: fHere. if vou
are going to make me trouble, | will
give you some trouble Come on with
me-
Morris was then taken to the city
Jail and charged with using vile Ian
guage. Morris says the marshal fishcd
for an apology, but as he had none
coming, he failed to get it.
By this time the auto men were up
on their ears. Excitement was run
ming high and by the following morn
ing after Morris had been released ON
bail the lie was passing freely. Morris
called down the editor of the evening
sheet and denied the truth of certain
statements made in that paper which
purported to say that Morris had pied
guilty to the charge of using vile Ian.
guage. Morris was using n forceful
denial and passed the lie to the editor.
On Wednesday morning, at whica
time the vile language case was Sc,
for hearing, Morris appeared and
gave the Post the following story re
garding the affair:
- saw the judge and he asked m,
to plead guilty, but I refused. II.
told me that he intended to fine me
ten dollars and then remit the fine. He
SAID if he didn't do sometime the
next man brought up would saw he LET
me go. refused to plead guilty. be
cause was not guilty But h.
, hhed me the ten and then remitted the
fine as he had said before the trial that
he would do
The twenty-five dollar fine assessed
on Monday was passed along from dav
to day. Morris called to pay it. but
was put off from time to time.
Public opinion. while divided. WIS
with Morris and denounced the vicious
attack of the city marshal, when the
auto driver had done no more than tn
accuse certain witnesses of lying. In
explaining his attack to the Post tb,
marshal said: ''Well. | suppose Won
nave heard of my hitting that man on
the head? He called the aldermen
liars and | woudn t stand for it. He
was eursing at great rate and /
raped him good one back of his ear,
He can't call my friends liars and not
get something from me. | am poinr
to uphold the dignity of the office and
VIII not stand for it,
witnesses, among whom was +. L.
Peisar, said Morris did not use vile Ian
guage on the Barnes corner, but that
he was quiet, but positive in what he
sad. They looked upon the attack bv
"eidenhammer as being entirely un-
called for and censured his acts. That
they held the right opinion is shown IN
the fact that Police Magistrate White
mad fined Morris for using vile Ian
! @uage and then remitted the fine.