The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-03-28
POLICE COURT BUSY
DURING PAST WEEK
Case of Brakemen Who lnterfered with
Marshal ArOuseS Much interest
Other Happenings

In the case OF the city against Ned
Town and c. o. Long for disorderly
conduct, fighting and resisting an Of
fcer, the following verdict was rendered
Wednesday afternoon.
Ned Town, disorderlY conduct, SIS.
and costs amounting to $3.50.
Ned Town, for resisting an officer,
SIS and cost, amounting to $3.50 and
80 days in Jail, sentence was sus-
pended on his good behavior.
c. o. Long, disorderly conduct, S25
and costs, amounting to $3.50. Dis
missed on charge Of resisting arrest.
The trouble over which the case was
brought, occurred last Friday evening
about o'clock, when Marshal Ouren,
while taking Ned Town to Jail was set
onto by mob of hoodlums who as
saulted the officer in an attempt to
free the prisoner.
The marshal had been called to
Mischke & Blake's bar to arrest Town
who had been making disturbance,
and no sooner did he step his foot into
the saloon than trouble began.
In the melee that followed the Of
ficer was knocked down several times
but finally succeeded in grabbing his
man and started for the police station.
A number of Towns friends, some
of whom were brakemen, like himself,
did not like the idea Of his going to
Jail. and again attacked the marshal.
This time Mr.. Ouren called upon Mike
Fitz to assist him in making the arrest,
but no sooner had he responded to the
call than the mob turned on him and
as Mike testified in court that he was
not looking for any black eyes he was
forced to make hasty retreat.
By this time large crowd had gath
cred who offered assistance and after
considerable trouble the prisoner was
finally landed in Jail. The marshal
then arrested c. o. Long and Vernon
Avery, brakemen, who had interfered
with him while aresting Town.
The trial was set for Monday morn
ing at which time Avery pleaded guilty
and received a fine of 500 and costs.
On his refusing to pay his fine or work
he was given 81 days in the city Jail on
bread and water. Town and Long
asked that their trial be postponed un-
til Wednesday.
When the case was reopened We'd
nesday Prosecuting Attorney Sorenson
was on hand for the county, with At
torney Barrows representing Town, who
pleaded guilty and was fined S25 and
cost.
Long who had already been fined
S25 and costs for disorderly conduct
plead not guilty to the charge Of in
terfering with an officer, and after sew
eral witnesses had been examined
Judge Grant on the advice of Mr.. Sor-
ensen dismissed the case.
According to the testimony of Mike
Fitz, Oscar Gilbertson and Night Mar
shal Ouren, who were eye witnesses OF
the affair, Long was the ring leader Of
the bunch, and should have received
a sentence similar to the one of Avery,
Mr.. Sorensen could not see it in this
light, however, as Mr.. Oren became
somewhat confused in his testimony
while on the stand, although his evil
dence was coroborated by two other
witnesses, and he recommended that
the case be dismissed.
Instead of acting as prosecuting at
torney, it seemed as though Mr.. Sor-
ensen was counsel for the defense. In
closing the case he stated that regard
less of the opinion Of the people OF
eavenworth' he would go on record
as in favor Of dismissal Of the case. ;"
Long acted as his own attorney and
made a strong plea in his own behalf.
The only witness he introduced was
Avery who testified that he was so
drunk he could remember but few
things that happened. Long however
,efreshed his memory on certain points
and after considerable wrangling finally
received his acquittal.
Henry Synold and Gus Barberisch