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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13
RUBY ICE
!. ] b. INJURED
SIX.YEAR.0LD DAUGHTER OF A
FORMER FAIRMoNT RESIDENT
y MEETS WITH TERRIBLE ACCT.
LENT IN ARIZONA CITY.

The Phoenix Republican, publish
cd at Phoenix, Arizona, gives the fol-
lowing account of n distressing acct
dent which befell Ruby, the six-year-
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Ice, of that city, formerly Of
Fairmont:
Ruby, Ice, the little six-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Ice, OF South Central avenue, met
with painful and serious accident
last evening about o'clock which
will make her life cripple. The lit
tie girl with four others. were piled
on a motorcycle with A. A. Billings,
o. 10 south Central avenue and
were taking ride through the bust
H.. uIstrIct. Just as they were
passing In front Of the city hall plaza
the little girl in some way swung
out her right foot and 1t became
caught in the chain OF the machine.
She screamed and the motorcycle
went over on its side. throwing its
load of human freight to the ground.
Billings jumped up and caught the
little girl up in his arms and ran
with her into the city hall. where
DR.. Cron was summoned The in
jury to the foot was terrible one
the toes being literally pulled off,
and the bones exposed. DR.. Cron
gave Temporary relief and then order
ed the child taken to her home.
Meantime Councilman Cisney had
sent for the father of the child and
when he arrived Mr.. Cisney took
both of them home In his machine.
When the motorcycle was picked
up several Of the little girls toes
were found on the ground in a pool
OF blood. DR.. Cron in attending to
the injured foot. stated that she
would be crippled for life.
According to those who SAW the
accident. the machine was so loaded
with children that It was next to I'M
possible for the driver Of 1t It see
where he was going. One child was
on the headlight. another on the
handlebars and the other three
crowded on behind. The children
had begged for q ride and Mr.. Bill
lnss out of love for them placed them
on tile machine. the injured child be-
ing a special favorite Of his. They
came down Central avenue and turn
cd into Washington street and head
ed eastward. The accident occurred
Just In front of the city hall. In
mediately following 1t Chief Moore,
Of the police department instructed
his officers to arrest any one who
was seen riding motorcycle with Il
passenger on the headlight or han
dlebars.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Pursuant TO a decree OF the Inter.
mediate Court of Marion County, Yves;
Virginia. entered on the 18th day of
July, 1913. in the chancery cause
therein pending of John F.. Phillips,
Administrator with the will annexed
OF Amanda Adams Fast, deceased
plaintiff, against Morgan Fast and
Others. defendant. the undersigned
Special Commissioner will on SATuR.
DAY, AUGUST BOTH, 1918. at the
front door OF the Court House OF Ma
rion County, West Virginia. at :.
o'clock p. m, OF that day, offer for
sale and sell to the highest bidder, or
bidders. the following described real
estate belonging to the estate Of
Amanda Adams Fast, deceased, tina,
Is to say: All of a certain parcel o!
land situate and lying on the waters
OF Buffalo Creek, in said Marion Cour
~ and adjoining the lands formerly
owned by Zadoc Jolliff and others. and
bounded as follows, viz: - Beginning
at white oak in line Of land Of Abra
ham Ices heirs, corner to the land
OF what was formerly the West Fair
mont Gas Coal Company and running
thence S. go w. Is poles; thence S. 3f
w. 81 poles; thence S. 80 1-2 W. 81
POLES; thence S: Sc IA W. col.
poles; thence S. Al E. Is poles;
thence s. SO ~ E 81 1.2 poles; Themes
N. So 1.2 (. 12l poles to the County
Road; thence following said road N
81 % W. 1871 feet; thence n. 2s o.
w. 1883 feet: thence n SO W. 1@i
feet thence n. "a II w. 4lS.6 feet:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13
SAVING MONEY AT HOME

There's lots of wastefulness In
soap. People usually argue that a
cake OF soap costs five cents and
that's all there Is to 1t. But 1t isn't.
Easy Task SOAP" for example. does
twice the work Of cheap. common
rosin soaps, and costs the same. 1t
does the work quicker, better, and
much more easily. Its saving quail
ties only begin with its price; It
saves clothes. fuel and health. Don't
use uncertain soaps. Get Easy Task
at your grocer's.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13
HARDMAN CASE DISMISSED:
PLAINTIFF THEN ARRESTED

In the case of the state vs.. Frank
'" 'twav. heard h"rora 'efice NJ
Musgrove yesterday afternoon, the
defendant was dismissed. Hardway
was charged with stoning Allie
Hughes, house. The testimony ad-
duced in the case had not a SEM
blance ofe violence against the de.
rendant, while the defense was able
% prove an alibl at the time most q
he stoning had taken place.
At the conclusion of the above
case Frank Hardway had Eta
Hughes arrested. charging her with
carrying a revolver, and that she
had a pistol and shot three times
while the stoning of the Hughe
house was In progress.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13
MINER RUNS AMUCK; IS SHOT
DEAD WHEN HE ATTACKS BOY
my ASSOCIATED PREsS)

CHARLESTON, Aug. 13.-CrazeI
with liquor and armed with a heay,
knife. Harris Williams. a miner, ran
through the streets of Pond Creel,
to-day driving pedestrians into thelr
homes. Silas Trot, a boy of Is, did
not move fast enough to suit vii.
liams. and he attacked him. Think.
ing the boy was about to be murder
ed Sherin Robert Shardcr shot vii
liams dead. He surrendered. but was
Immediately released by the magis.
trate.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13
Terms Of Sale

One.third OF the purchase price to
be paid on the day OF sale, and the
residue thereof to be paid in two
equal annual installments In one and
two years thereafter, with interest
thereon until paid ut the rate Of six
per centum per annum. the said pur.
chaser to give his notes for said de.
ftrred payments, with good and az.
proved security, and vendors lien
10 be retained in the deed Of convey.
ance TO be executed, acknowledged
and delivered by said Special Com.
missioner to said purchaser Of said
real estate us further security for
the payment OF said unpaid and de.
ferred purchase money. II desired by
the said purchaser he shall have the
option and privilege OF anticipating
said deferred payments and paying
the same at any time before matur.
ity.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13

thence n. % 40 w. 32S.7 feet; thence
n. IS OF W. s6.7 feet; thence >. 81 iG
W:23l.6 feet: thence N. 3S 81 W. 27i.9
feet: thence n. 81 30 " 1913 feet;
thence y. sc O5 w. GAS feet; thence
y. 81 90 w. s. feet: thence y. II 80
W. 1854 feet; thence n. 10 i3 E. 1875
feet 10 the place OF beginning. and
containing about SO acres OF land, be
the same more or less, but excepting
and reserving all the coal within and
under said land except one acre ut
and around the dwelling house situate
on said land
Said sale OF said land Is made sub.
feet TO the life estate therein OF Nor.
gan Fast, husband of the said Aman.
da Adams Fast, deceased.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13
CHAFIN TO SPEAK HERE.

Word has been received here tina;
Eugene w. Chafin, who was the las
for president of the Unit.
d States on the Prohibition ticket
will speak at the court house on the
night Of August 27. Mr.. Chain ha,
,een here before and many Fair.
monters are aware of his prowess Il.
.nu orator.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13
NOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS

NJ IlCE ~ IRkE UEPOSl TIONS.
To Cassie S. Ekes:
You are hereby notified that on the
I'd day OF September, 1918, between
the hours OF o'clock a. nj. and G
o'clock p. m. Of that day, at the
Mayors Office in the Town OF Fair.
view, Marion county, West Virginia,
will proceed to take the dispositions
OF Cleo Floyd. Beatrice Toothman,
Mr.. and Mrs. p. B. Amos, Linda Aus.
tin. Mrs. viii D. Wilson, May Flowers,
John G. Ekes ,and Greer Ekes. to be
read in evidence in my behalf. In that
certain suit in equity pending In the
Circuit Court Of Marion county, West
Virginia, wherein | am plaintiff and
you are defendant; and If from any
cause the taking Of the said deposi.
tons shall not be commenced on that
day. or being commenced, shall not be
completed on that day, the taking OF
the said dispositions will be adjourned
from day to day or from time to time,
At the same place and between the
same hours, until they are completed.
GREER EKES.
BY Counsel.
MEREDITH & PRlCHARD,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
July 90, 30, Aug. 6, 10.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13

Mr. c. NJ. Robinson is laying a con.
crete sidewalk and paving the street
Immediately in front Of his property
In East Park avenue. This avenue Is
only paved onehalf of its width. l,
Is hoped thta other property owners
VIII emulate Mr.. Robinson's exam.
pie.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13
WHEELING BOY DROWNED.

WHEELING. Az. 10. - William
Fisher, aged 10. was drowned
Back river while In the water with
a number of companions OF the SANE
age yesterday. His body was recov-
cred later. Fisher could not swim.
and when lie stepped into a hole left
by sand-digger. he sank.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13
ALLISON S. FLEMING,
Snecial Commission,

Sneclal commissioner
!, W. S. Black. clerk OF the said In
termediate Court. do certify that bond,
with approved security, has been Civ
en- by said Special Commissioner as
required by said court.
.. W. S. BLACK,
July 80. Aug. 6.13.20 Clerk.
ADV.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13
VIRTUE IN BAD WATER.

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Because
the water in Central Park lake tast-
ed bad. two little girls kept their
mouths shut when they accidentally
fell In and saved their lives.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13

BRIEFS

Angelo Dimico, employe at Shaft
mine, and Frank Valich. miner at
MT. Clare. both suffering from brok-
ell legs, were admitted to the Min
ers' hospital yesterday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13

The families of Or. Homer Hall
and Mr.. c. d. Robinson will leave
IN a few days for Atlantic City. They
propose TO make the trip in Mr.. Rob
inson's Packard touring car.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13

l.. D. Holt has moved his grocery
from Merchant street to James II.
Leonard's room on Water street,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
At the August. 1918. Rules. held in
the Clerks Office of the Intermediate
Court In and for the county OF Marion
and State aforesaid, August 5, 1918,
the following order was entered:
John P. Hart VS.. Alexander Dempster.
Kate Dempster and James F.. Cook
In Chancery.
Object of Suit.
The object OF the above entitled suit
IL to have partition OF n certain tract
OF land situate in Grant district. Ma
rion county. West Virginia, contain
ing 1913 acres, more or less, being the
same real estate which was conveyed
unto James F. Cook and John p. Hart.
jointly. by Elizabeth H. HeIskell anu
husband. by deed dated April 8. 1909,
and OF record in the Office OF the Clerk
cf the County Court of said Marion
county, In Deed Book No. l22, page
10: the interest OF the said james F.
Cook in said land having been at.
tempted TO be conveyed to Alexander
Dempster and Kate Dempstcr by deed
dated June 3. 1909. Of record In said
Clerks office in Deed Book No. 1872,
page 4S9.
An affidavit having been made and
filed that the said Alexander Demp
ster, Kate Dempster and James F.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13

II you're working for but half what
you work is worth, It probably means
that you have lot yet to learn about
want advertising.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13

FOR RENT-7-room house between
9th and 18th SITS, Benoni Ave. Call
Bell Tel. S55. S-13-tf
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13
REPORT OF THE CONDITION

or the Peoples National Bank, nj
Fairmont, in the State of West Vir.
ginia. at the close Of business, Au,
gust 0, 1913.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-13

olAlE Of WEST NlhGlNlA,
County OF Marion. IS:
/. J. NJ. Brownfield. Cashier OF the
above-named bank, do solcmnly
swear that the above statement is
true to the best Of my knowledge and
belief.
]. NJ. BRowNFIELD.
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 18th day OF August. 1918.
W. B. HAUGHT.
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
GEO. NJ. JACOBS,
H. J. HARTLEY,
DUNCAN SINCLAIR,
I .s. IN Directors.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-12-26
ToAD's VENOM ExcITEs HEART
Dr. Rowntree Of Johns Hopkins
Discovers a Now and Power
ful Stlmulant-

Philadelphia.--Dr. l. G. Rowntree. q
young scientist Of Johns Hopkins uni
versity, who formerly practiced In
Camden, N. j., left Philadelphia for
Europe, taking with him box OF g.
gantic South American toads. These
animals secrete a particularly yiru-
lent venom In the large glands on
each side OF the head. When at
tackled. they have the power OF eject
ing this poison with deadly effect
II Is estimated that dose OF one,
thousandth of a gram will throw a
guinea pig into violent commissions
and ultimately cause death The
deadllness of this toxin closely APP
proximates that OF the protein extract
OF the castor bean, called .ricin."
hitherto the most deadly poison
known The scientific name for these
creatures is aqua marinus, They are
said to reach sometimes length OF
eight inches and TO prey upon field
rats and small birds;
DR.. Rowntree discovered In expert
stimulant, acting directly upon the
cardiac muscle, when administered in
sufficient dilution. II is declared that
in the future this drug will supplant
digitalis and other heart stlmulants
because OF its greater potency and the
ease with which quantities OF 1t can
be obtained
Hitherto reptilian or amphiblan
venoms never have been extremely
used in medical practice. as they are
prone to cause what is known as
''haemolysis," or destruction OF the
red blood corpuscles and subsequent
fatal anemia DR.. Rowntree thinks he
has solved this problem. Tor he says
that his preparation exhibits none OF
the properties.
The doctor expects to visit Munich
and some OF the other great medical
centers OF Germany, In order to dem
onstrate his discovery.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-12-26
ACCUSES SON OF AN ASSAULT
MontcIalr Man Had Ak In Hand When
Arrested-Mother Goes to
to Hospital.

Montclair, N. J.--Mrs- John Mckee,
sixty-five years old of SO Orange road.
appeared In the Montclair police court
to make charge of assault against
her son John, twenty-seven years old.
Mrs. Mckee said her son attacked
her in their home after they had quar-
relied about domestic affairs. Neigh
bors summoned the police, who found
Mckee with an axe In his hand. Mrs.
Mckee had fractured arm. a black
eye and cuts and bruises on her face.
Mckee resisted arrest, but was taken
to police headquarters after strug-
gle.
The man was sent to jail to await
trial In default of one thousand dollars
bail
Mrs. Mckee was removed to Noun
tainslde hospital = According TO the
records OF the Montclair police depart
ment, Mckee has been frequently
charged with beating his mother, but
she always pleaded for leniency for
him.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-12-26
REVEALS HIS DOUBLE LIFE
Divorce Suit Shows SILK Salesman
In New York Kept Up
Two Homes.

New York.-The successful suit for
divorce brought by Mrs. Ada M. Gin
gen against John J. Clingen. sili
salesman, disclosed the fact that Cling
en- had maintained two establishments
with family in each. The decree OF
divorce was granted to the wife by
Justice Tompkins Of the supreme court
at White Plains,
Until last December CIingen, It ap
pears, lived with his wife. son and
daughter in Claremoht avenue. Then
It became known that he was maintain.
ing another woman and two children
In home In Cedarhurst. L. |. The
two children In Cedarhurst are very
young. while his son and daughter are
each more than seventeen years old
The name OF the woman at Cedurhurst
was not given In the papera.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-12-26
N &zMN6ij1|k&W6sterr
Effective May 10. 1918.
w. Fort Gay Central Time. !,

Lv. Fort Gay Central Time.)
l:12 a. m. Daily For Kenova,
lroxon, Portsmouth, Cincinnati.
COLUMBUS. Pullman Sleepers 10
Cincinnati and Columbus. Connec-
ton via Chicago and st. Louia for
the West and Northwest.
1904 p, M. Daily--For Columbus
Cincinnati and intermediate static ns.
Puilman Sleeper. Cafe Car 10 Col
umbus. Connects at Cincinnati and
columbus for points West.
Ly. 2;O2 a. m. Daiiy--For will
,amson, Welch, Bluefield, Roanoke
Lynchburg. Norfolk, Richmond. pau
man sleepers Cafe Car.
200 p. m. Dally-For william.
son. WEIGH. Bluefleld, Roanoke.
Norfolk Richmond. Pullman Sleeper
70 Norfolk. Cafe Car.
Train leaves Kenova s:26 a. m.
Daily for Williamson, via Wayne.
and leaves Kenova for Portsmouth
ana local stations 5:47 D. m. Daily,
and leaves Kenoya 900 a. m. Daii,
Tor Columbus and local stations.
For fun information apply 10
w. Is. BEvILL. Pass. Traff. MIR.
W. Q. SAUNDERS, Genl. Pass. Ars.
ROANOKE. VA.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-12-26

CHARLESTON, Dec 16.-The an
cient rhyme, which begins with
Christmas comes but once year."
does not apply to the West Virginia
miners, Not only does Christmas
come twice every year but so does
New Years day. Besides, for thou
sands of the miners. Christmas is
not one-day holiday, as it is for
other people in America.
This abundance of Christmas Days
and New Years days is due to the
fact that many of the miners are
communicates of the Greek Catho-
lie church, which has never accept
ed the Gregorian calendar,by which
mos civilized nations measure time.
The adherents of the Greek faith,
which includes Greeks, Russians and
PEOPLE from the Balkan states, use
the old style calendar. This is thir-
teen days later than the calendar
generally employed.
Also many of the foreign-born
miners have no conception of one
Gay eel bration of the Messiah S
birth. The Polish miners celebrate
two days, December goth and 26th,
and they lay eff most of December
Gath to prepare for this two-day eel
ebration and often 1t takes them
all Of December 27th to recover
from tb festivities.
The mines cannot run with a
large part of their forces off duty
so they have to shut down at least
four days for the first Christmas
Most manufacturers can satisfy their
employees by closing one day. Thus,
the m ners have three days adyant-
age over laborers in other walks of
life. Then, after the Christmas hol-
idays are over, these same miners
get another holiday on January list.
But this is not the last of the
holidays in many of the mines.
Where there are large number OF
Greek Catholics another period of
idleness for the mines begins on,
January 18th and continues through
the eighth and ninth. New Years
day for these people occurs on jan
uary 14th. 1t will be seen, therefore
that it takes the West Virginia
miners nine days to celebrate Christ
mas and the New Year. while 9TH
er people have to be content with
two days.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-12-26
DIR. McNIULLEN ON
TRACHONIA SCOURGE.

DR. John McMullen of the United
States Public Health Service, who re
Gently made journey through East
Tern Kentucky in an investigation OF
| trachoma and other eye diseases in
the mountain districts, has been in
terviewed in Washington on the
results of his trip. DR.. McMullen
says that one out Of every seven per
sons in the mountains of Eastern
Kentucky is afflicted with trachoma.
This dreaded infection of the
eyes-a least evidence of which
would cause Uncle Sam to deport
immigrants at Ellis Islands en-
trenched in an almost impregnable
stronghold in the United States
said DR.. McMullen.
1.-The scourge now prevalent i'm
Eastern Kentucky and other sections
of the Appalachian mountains range
is national menace. The germs
may be carried in hundreds of ways.
Hundreds of infected mountain
GERS to-day are being treated in two
newly established hospitals. Many
of them are stone blind, many are
losing their sight and others are in
the early stages of the disease, where
simple surgical operations and care
will save them. Before many weeks
a score of similar hospitals will
have been set up and managed by
able men.
"Trachoma is terribly infectious.
1t is transmitted by means of the
common roller towel, the mode in
which some of the people live
large families crowded together
and even the railroads are agen-
cies which spread the infection far
and wide.
The pathetic side of the situa-
ton can only bel seen by one ac-
tually engaged in ministering to
the afflicted" continued DR.. Nc
Mullen. Conceive, If you can, a
family of fifteen persons crowded
into a small mountain home. Three
generations are living under one
roof, the poor old grandmother and
grandfather stone blind from the
ravages OF trachoma.
THE stalwart mountaineer-is
suffering from sore eyes and re-
fuses to leave the inner darkness Of
the house,
Inside is his wife-the mother of
eleven children afraid to face
the sunlight. About the front yard
are several of the children. Their
eyes are sore and watery. The fam
lily is destitute. )
1.-THE mountaineers are taking
kindly TO Government Intervention.
Many OF them walk twenty miles to
be treated. The two hospitals al
ready established are miles from
railroads
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-12-26
GRIFFITH CREEK.

Mrs. Milda New mas returned iron
Portsmouth.
G. w. Shivel is preparing to move
to Sciotaville, Ohio.
I The Beaver Co., had serious
wreck one day last week. Their big
log loading crane turned turtle
down hill into the county road, break
ing it up considerably and putting
1t out of commission for week or
ten days.
John Mccall and family are spend
ing the holidays in Catlettsburg.
w. G. Pennington, of Auxier spent
Sunday with Gallup relatives.
Julius Vance and wife of Torch
light spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Nat York.
The Beaver Lumber Co. has their
big mill here in operation.
G.. w. Shivel and family left Mon
day for Grayson ON an extended Wis
it. MUTT.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-12-26

training with regular soldiers and re
ceiving special lectures In military
science from half dozen war college
officers.
The students enthusiasm, It is pre-
dicted. and their glowing reports will
induce many OF their college mates to
participate in the encampment next
year
Similar satisfactory reports have
been received by the war department
from the Preside at Monterey. A
number Of western college students
are In camp there with the regulars
during the school vacation periods.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-12-26
KENTUCKY NEICHBORS.

HAZARD, KY, Dec. 17.-At 1925
o'clock tonight James Combs shot
and perhaps fatally wounded Jay
Draughn, Town Marshal of Hazard.
1t is said that Combs was under the
influence of liquor and met Draughr
on Main-st., in front of the Hazard
: Pharmacy, and that Draughn told
Combs that he would take care OF
him; whereupon Combs opened fire,
his three shots taking effect, one in
the right breast, one in the right
shoulder and one through the right
ear, glancing on the head.
Draughn was carried to the office
of Drs. Gross and Hunst, where his
wounds were dressed. IT is thought
he viii die. II
Combs was placed under arrest.