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

Frightens Wives of Estimable Citi-
zens and Disturbs Neighborhood
With Drunken C%arousal at His
Home is in Lookup Charged With
Assault With Deadly Weapon, Car
rying a Concealed Weapon and For
chile Trespass.
With threats of shooting and other
outrageous behaviour that caused ter
ror and dismay among estimable wo-
men Of Raleigh, following an a ca
rousal and continued drinking, has
caused the arrest of Charles D.
WIldes, an attorney of Raleigh,
who is now in the city guard
house under charges Of being
drunk and dlsOrderly, assault with a
deadly weapon, carrying concealed
weapons. and forcible trespass.
N1ldeS Is the young lawyer who has
WITHIN the last year become q Repub-
Acan leader i'll Wake county, a lead
ing spirit in the formation of the
u Mems Republican Club, it's sec
rotary and official handle out of news,
the defeated Republican candidate for
the Senate from Wake and the de-
1eated Republican candidate for Po-
lice justice OF Raleigh. The cause Of
his present trouble is the too free alb
sorption Of large quantities Of h
lQours that i~ntoXicate.
Nlldes arrest was made yesterday
morning after he had made threats
at the home Of Mr.. Robert w. Dunn,
Ill South Dawson street, and back
OF TINS conduct is a somewhat similar
performance last Thursday night at
the home Of Mr.. Arthur J. Williford,
on the same street. At each of these
places there were only the wives of
the gentlemen mentioned at their
homes, and it was these ladies and
children and servant that the drunk
en- man frightened with
language and threats of shooting to
XIII. The occurrence at Mr.. Williford's
home followed on a reported carou-
sal at Wlldes, home. on the same
block, in which there were engaged
q number of his friends. their noise
disturbing the ~neighborhood.
There were rumors and reports Of
this occurrence on Friday, and then
yesterday morning there came he
outbreak on the part Of Wildes> that
caused his arrest, his trip to the city
lookup in the BLACK Maria and his
present %sojourn in the city guard
house, pending his trial before Police
Justice ~Stronach. The events that led
to this yesterday morning were stir
ring ones.
Wildes, who lives at 11S South
Dawson street. where he keeps cache
Tor quarters, n across the street
TO III South Dawson, the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert ". Dunn. He
rang the bell and when the servant
girl answered it he demanded to see
MIR. Dunn, reports being that he
announced that I am going to shoot
him that Mr.. Dunn was not at home,
and Wlldes, pushing past her, said he
wanted to see Mrs. Dunn, who was on
the floor above with a sick child.
Tell her to come down stairs"
said Wildes. Ito come right now. She
is the one that has reported me, and
/ am going to shoot the life out Of
her.
Just at this juncture and while
Wildes was calling up the stairs at
Mrs. Dunn, threatening to shoot, with
his hand in his coat pocket and Shak-
ing the coat as if he had a weapon
a negro man who works for Mr.. John
w. Brown was passing. Seeing the
situation he went into the house and
finally got Wildes out and back across
the street.
In the meantime Mrs. Dunn used
the telephone, as did friends who hur-
rled in and there were messages sent
to the store of Messrs. Dunn Brothers,
of which firm Mr.. r. w. Dunn is a
member, to the police and to Mr..
James a. Briggs. Of the Police COM
mission, a message also being re-
ceived by Mr.. J. B. Tugwell, OF the
oOpDItl- me 1IuS SO11l X ANY, Tell
ing of the trouble.
Mr.. Dunn was not in the store, but
Mr.. Samuel Bell, Of the shipping de-
partment, got the message. and get
f!ng a pistol from the store he hur-
RED towards Mr.. Dunn's. Meeting
Mr.. William West in a buoy he told
OF conditions and was hurried on TO
Soutn Dawson street. Mr.. TugWell
anu the police We're also on the wav.
crowd had soon co,facfed' aho q
behindS' put Wildes had disappeared
] e rhiaf the doors of his home.
learned Beasiey and Officer Barrow
thnn OF the actions of Wildes ana