The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-01
Chief Of Police and Well Known Color
ed Character Had Little Mix
Up on Corner Of Fourth
and Main.
CARTER TRIES FOR GUN
Made Several Fruitless Attempts to
Snatch Gun From Pocket of
MarshaI-How the Bat
tile Started.

Kidrich (kid) Carter, the notorious
police character who has been one of
the city's disturbing colored elements
for a number Of years past, put up a
fight last evening about O'Clock and
strenuously resisted arrest by Mar.
shall Henry Kesselring. The officer
was compelled to use force in the
subsection of his prisoner, but several
forceful blows on the point of the
jaw eventually took the fight out of
him.
The battle transpired ON the corner
of Fourth and Main streets. Carter
was somewhat under the influence of
liquor and came to Kesselring, who
was standing on the corner, complain
ing that one of quartet of young
colored fellows had pulled a gun on
him. They were William Irwin, Roy
Robertson, James Grigby and Howard
Jordon. Kesselring went to where
they Wore and after search an
nounced that he could find no conceal
ed weapons in their possession nor
could he find gun of any kind. Cart
er, in his insolent way, proposed to go
through their pockets himself, and
proceeded to do SO until Kesselring
hastily put stop to such outlandish
methods on the part of the Kid.
This seemed to anger the man with
the frog like voice and he proceed
ed to abuse the city marshal and even
went SO far as to make a pass at him.
Kesselring rightfully would not stand
for such actions on the part of man
who should have been exiled from the
city years ago, and promptly swung
mighty left on him. A little mix-up
followed and the officer got much the
best of it, hammering Carter's face
until it was somewhat mangled. Dur
ing the conflict Carter made several
vain attempts to reach the gun Kess-
elring had in his pocket and there is
no doubt but he would have used it
had he been able to. Carter offered
resistance even when he was being
brought to the station, but the arriv-
al OF Officer Baldwin ended whatever
effort he may have made in this di-
rection. In the superior court today
Carter was charged with being drunk
and disorderly and with resisting an
officer. His sentence was thirty days
in the county Jail, but officers believe
they can effect his removal from the
city, which would be much more salts
factory to police and citizens than i
county Jail sentence. In fact it is be
lieved that he is to leave Keokuk for
good.
The Officious Jaiier.
However. the little Carter incident
/ did not pass without the city jaileI
taking the opportunity of becoming
his duty. AS las been customary II
past years the reporters are permitted
access to the corridor of the cit,' jai
and given an opportunity of talking
to prisoners, especially after the.
have been committed shortly after al
cffense. Marshal Kesselring has nev
er sought to object to this Legitimate
means of giving the public additions
information that may be obtained b
questioning the prisoner or at leas
getting a glimpse of his face to Sc
if he is badly bruised or shows ev
dence of conflict When a reporte
stepped to the Jail door this mornin
the officious jailer, whose dutie
about police headquarters are mostl
confined to taking life easy and OF
casionally driving the patrol hors
like a blind man, stepped forwar
denying the newspaper man the priv
ilege, reciting orders from the chic
From his demeanor one would thin
kid" Carter a syoung Jesse James c
a car barn bandit, instead of an owe
bearing negro who has been in an
out of the city Jail often enough t
deserve a permanent berth Their,
The jailer holds an exalted positio
in the minds of many, and because {
his good judgment and keen abilit
in enforcing orders, it is difficult
see why he is not made polio
captain.
Kelly Twins.
The case of the Kelly twins, thu
is as far as their bond is concerne+
was not settled this morning in til
superior court this morning as We
expected. The were either to furnis
bond, go to Jail or be released ON the
own recognizance, Attorney Balm
Ell appeared in court and stated tn
he was in communication with
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