The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-23
BUSY DAY IN
A DRY TOWN
Police Rake in a Number
of Inebrates.
C0MMUNED WITH BACChUS
One Drunkenman Has a
Close Call.
When Attempting to Board Freight
Train, Clifton George Is Thrown
Almost Falling Under the Wheels.
Police Court News.


man from Mt. Vernon came near
meeting his death beneath the wheels
of an Erie freight train near the
Union Depot Sunday evening.
George came to the city Sunday TO
visit some friends. His friends were
kind to him and ere the sun set he
was well loaded on Marion's quality
brand of bootleg whlskey. Believing
himself a professional railroader,
George attempted to board fast
moving freight train. He was thrown
to the ground and came within q few
inches of rolling beneath the wheels
of the train.
Erie detective Jerome Hostetter
noted the strangers narrow escape
and Immediately placed him under
arrest. He was arraigncd In may
or's cour on charge of intoxi-
cation and train riding. He drew
fine of So, which he was unable to
pay. He was ordered out OF town.
Believing that 1t would be adding
insult to injury by considering the
charge OF train riding when the vic
tim did not get to ride, Mayor
Scherff dropped the second clause of
tomary fine for drunkenness.
Il. Swinehart, wrestler, pugilist and
pal to all of Marion's leading ath-
letes, was taken into custody by de-
tective Jerome Hostetter shortly after
2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. SWINE
hart was performing athletic stunts
on the top of box cars when the rail-
road detective spied him.
It was case OF 81 and costs for
Swinehart when he faced tho hon
orable mayor. Sunday evening. He
paid up and was dismissed.
Ralph McCarty, of Charleston.
West Virginia employed for the last
three weeks as cook at the Salvation
Army Industrial home, was arrested
by Patrolman James Cusick, late SAT-
urday night.
McCarty became quite intimate
with n gang of bootleggers and ere he
shook them, he was 1eeced of his
money and had load on that would
put the ordinary drunk to shame. In
mayors court Monday morning he
told the mayor how he had given one
of the bSotlcggers a dollar for pint
of whiskey. whereupon he ducked in
to an alley and disappeared. He ac-
knowledged that he had purchased
several pints of "red eye" from some
young fellows With big pockets, but
refused to reveal their names.
McCarty pleaded guilty to the
charge of intoxlcation and lettering,
and drew a fine of $40 and costs. He
was unable to pay and was ordered
committed in the Columbus work.
| house. The sentence was later sus-
pended upon McCarty's promise to
| leave town.
"Ole Sherm" Carey, one of the
most notorious characters In local po-
lice court. was picked up Saturday
night by Patrolman Darius Bell. He
was extremely drunk and Il was with
some difficulty that the officer trans
| ferred him to the city cooler.
! When searched at the prison. Carey
was laden with whiskey. His large
! pockets contained two pint bottles
and one half pint bottle OF rye liquid
He drew a fine of IS which he paid.
Potts Auten, Greek employed al
| haler \ ChHuy StoTe, reportcu W pohS'
Monday morning that he had valu'
able wheel stolen from in front OF
the candy store Saturday night. The
1 police have clue to the stoler
wheel and unless returned Immediate
ly. arrests will follow.
Mayor Scherff has received an invi
tation from the mayor OF St. Louis
requesting his precence at the cele
bration of the one hundredth ami
versary of that city which will talk
place the first week OF September
All of the mayors in the United State
are invited to the celebration.
CANBY LODGE, NO. 81, X OF r
Don't forget the picnic at Glen
mary park, Wednesday, August 25
Special car leaves on the c., ID. 4
M. at 1 o'clock. Bring your bas
kets and prepare for a good time
There will be baseball. boating
music dancing and other aInusements