New-York tribune., 1911-12-02
FINALLY GETS ARRESTED
CoIoneI'S PerSiStenCy Rewarded
by Month in WOrkh0uSe.
COURT YIELDS TO REQUEST
Magistrate O'Connor, His At
tendants Gone, Makes Arrest
and Draws Up Complaint.

Magistrate O'Connor had adjourned the
Jefferson Market court and all OF the at
tendants had departed yesterday, when
an elderly and stately looking man OF dis
tinct Southern bearing entered the room
in a somewhat tottering manner. walked
down 10 the bench, where the magistrate
was reading a paper, and spoke as fol-
lows:
"Sir, your honor. want to be arrested.
1 have been trying for q week TO get ar
rested. To-day 7 stopped at least a dozen
police officers I'm the street and asked
them to arrest me. but they all refused.
! don't know what I have done TO war
rant their refusing to arrest me- but they
wouldn't do me the honor. nevertheless -
We'll, we'll, my good sir" said Magis-
trate O'Connor, why do you want to get
arrested? What have you done that you
should want to be arrested?'
Sir. your honor. I am Colonel Belvin-
Colonel Wayne Belvin-sir, Of Virginia.
am member Of one of the first fami-
lies Of the fair State of Virginia, sir.
am Southern gentleman, and l ask YOU
another gentleman, to do me the favor of
arrestng me-"
But why? What have YOU done to
violate the law? Give me some reason -
said the magistrate.
Il am given 10 intoxicauon. for one
thing. Let that be the charge to hold
/ me-" said the colonel. "You see, sir, things
have not been going 50 well with me the
! last few years. and I feel ii keenly. l am
a Southern gentleman, sir, and | want to
preserve my dignity 10 the end.
II always used to stop at the Waldorf.
| but now I can't afford to so there. But
| I will not stay at any other hotel Not
II! No sir. So what am to do? I want
TO spend the winter in New York and if
I can't stay at the Waldorf l would rather
20 TO the workhouse.
| But over on the island you wouldn't
see much of New FORK commented
MAGISTRATE OConnor.
NO. perhaps not. sir,v said the colonel.
Then. after thinking for a moment, he
/ continued: But ! would hear the whistles
1 of the citys industrial monuments, and at
night ! could looh out over the water and
see the myriads Of lights. ! renew my
request that you arrest me and do me the
favor of sending me to the island there
! TO see what few men there see-a picture
of life"
Magistrate OConnOr ADVISED Ile ColOhel
to wait until another time, but the col
onel was persistent, and finally succeeded
| in prevailing upon the magistrate to ar
rest him.
! MAGISTRATE O'Connor thereupon removed
his gown and left the bench. Then he
1 walked over to where the colonel was
standing and placed him under arrest.
lie then took his prisoner into the com
plaint room and there drew up a com
plant against the colonel for intoxication
and a moment later walked him to the
! bar. Leaving him standing there ne
mounted the bench again. after putting on
/ his gown. and heard the case.
The coloners persistency won for him
! month in the workhouse. though he said
he hoped for six. lie was committed to
the care Of d keeper. who appeared as
/ tho case ended.
/ Thank you. sir. your honor said the
/ colonel, as he was being lcd out OF the
/ courtroom: 81 viii never forget your KIND
act to q gentleman Of Virginia, sir