Arizona republican., 1912-04-12
FUSS|NG;
 STREET CHASE
Erma May Pursued About Streets and Stores by Jim Lawson; Police Court Docket Full of Interest :: Baker and the Kitty

The Lawsonses and Thomases had a great old 'fussing' yesterday and as result Mistah Lawson. colored is in jail for ten days. sure. and for thirty days if he fails to raise a S2O fine at the expiration of the ten day sentence. Mistah Thomas, also col ored, has gone down for fifteen days in spite Of his reiterated declaration that he didn't see nothin' fair in that there because the other gentle man-meaning Mistah awson-done kicked the doh in hissef"
 It took good while to get the evi- dence before the court but simmered down II appeared that Lawson is afraid that the gang would get him." so he armed himself with a young cannon, and fared forth. The gang did not get him, but the police did for carrying concealed weapons. Will liam admitted that he knew it to be against the law to go about a walk ing arsenal, but ''jes the same" he was going to protect himself" The argument failed to impress Judge Thomas and the sentence which will keep Lawson out of harms way for q month was attached.
 ! While Lawson was having his lit | tie difficulty with the police, a lodg- CT at his house, one Jim Thcmas arrayed himself in war paint and started upon the path which des- plates.
 According to the story told by l I with a pistol-"it was so long. jedge" and then began a merry chase ! which led through a neighbors house. an ice cream parlor. a Chinese res | taurant. into the Doris Heyman store and around a show case six or eight tmes. and finally to the very door of the police station. Here | Thomas abandoned the chase. and Mrs. Lawson. whose name is Erma 1 May. and who has not sylph-like figure. breathlessly told her story | Fatrolman Duncan took up the chase only this time the tables were turned and Jim was the flee-er. Duncan can go pretty fair himself when he gets started so Thomas was over hauled. captured and locked up ] posed of his gun. so the concealed weapon charge could not be brought against him.
 The prisoner was decidedly To- quacious and finally had to be sup pressed by the court He declared his arrest to be "spiracy," and said | that he had never been arrested be- 1 fore except 'mebbe jes for fightin |"
 Francisco Cotllo tried to get away with q bunch of the Nickel stores picture postal cards at the wrong time because Officer Egley saw him Francisco was so surprised that he i tried to escape, but made a poor job Of that Then he took bottle Of red eye" from it's place of conceal ment over his heart and broke it upon the sidewalk. This ended Mir COstillos public appearances until he drew five day sentence or in lieu | thereof a 8 fine.
 Frank Balzer. so Mrs. English said. shot her cat. Mrs. English was mad about it. There is not a doubt in the world about the mad part and even the customary it is alleged" may with entire safety be eliminated. IL happens that thoughtless cOun- cil has failed to provide penalty for shooting stray cats but there is a perfectly good law fOrbidding the discharge of firearms within the city limits. and to this offense BalZer pleaded guilty. He was fined S7, and Mrs. English left the court room feeling that the late lamented kitty had been at least partially vindicated. George Bennett. q young negro boy. was arraigned for frequenting an unsavory part of the city; being on the streets too late at night without good and sufficient reason. and "sassing" officer Valenzuela who ad- vised him to go home. The boy was given a lecture by the court and dis charged. The judges talk was sup plemented by few paragraphs of fatherly advice from the chief R. II. Fitzpatrick, charged with driving on the wrong side of the street was dismissed after the chief read the riot act to him.
 The two orators who were re- strained from continuing their street corner meeting after nine o'clock Wednesday evening were allowed to go upon agreeing to abbreviate their remarks in future meetings.
 Several candidates received three dollar or three day sentence for be- ing drunk or disorderly or both.
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