Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-10-11
BUSY DAY |
CITY POLICE COURT
SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN CIRCUS
DAY LOCKED Up AND OTHERS
ARE GIVEN ORDERS TO
LEAVE.
One Offender Was u Travelling Man
Who Insisted on BEING Jailed
and Was Accommodated.

buSlIeSS III ponce court was on q
boom yesterday, as a result of the
influx of petty thieves, pickpockets,
and other undesirables. who usually
follow circuses, but always happen TO
bad luck" when they attempt 10 pull
city. The police were busy during
Thursday night bringing in suspects.
and while it was possible to prove
that they had been successful in re-
iieying citizens and others of their
valuable, they We're nevertheless con-
sidered suspicious characters and
their presence in this city undesra-
BILE. Chief of Police Frank Stewart
arrested three negroes as pick
pocket suspects. City Detective Roe
buck and Special Officer Hig4inboth-
am gathered in two more dusky
FOUNDERS, while Patrolmen Rrantly
and Graves brought in two others,
one Of whom was an one armed negro.
Ia police court yesterday morning,
the three arrested by Chief Stewart,
who gave their names as G.. Gordon,
Pete Walker and Jewell Scott, We're
fined s2J each for vagrancy. Madi-
son Richardson and Toney Poison,
arrested by City Detective koepucR
and Special Agent Higginbotham,
were also requested to contribute a
like amount for the same offensp.
Each of the negroes denied strenuous
ly that they We're guilty of violat-
ing any law, but their suspicious ac-
tons before arrest and their inability
to explain their presence in this city
and their actions. caused Judge Stew
art to fine them. The two negroes
arrested by Patrolmen Brantly and
Graves were released with a warn
ing to leave town.
Three white men, two of whom pos
ed as cripples and one as a deaf mute
acted susnciously on the river bank
on East Barraque street. where the
deaf-mute had led his companions and
where he had much success in solicit
ing donations from the denizens in
that vicinity, were brought in by the
police. An investigation revealed the
fact that the 'cripples" were we'll able
to take up their bed and walk,
while the deaf-mute had fluent line
of conversation when the police con-
vinced him they were wise to his
graft" These three We're released
yesterday morning and ordered to
leave the city, which they did.
At an early hour yesterday morning
three white men. giving their names
as W. G. Huffman, Jim Aldridge and
Harry Mcintyre, We're arrested, Huff
man being aprehended by Assistant
Chief W. D. Fiveash and the other two
by Patrolmen Brantly and Graves. II
is alleged that these men damned
man named Brickly white, IN a re-
sort on East Fifth avenue and reliev-
ed him of his watch. One of the in
mates witnessed the act and secured
the watch, returning it to the owner
Huffman, when brought in, was con-
siderably under the Influence of in
toxicants and declared that he did not
know his companions, merely falling
in with them during the night. He is
a travelling salesman for p. p. Mar.
tinez, cigar manufacturer, of Dallas
Texas. Huffman claimed that his
home was in Aittle Rock, later on de-
claring that he lived in Dallas He
was permitted to put up a forfeit OF
5000 for his appearance in court yes
terday morning, which he did, anG
was released. A little later he return.
ed to the station house, requesting
that he be locked up, as "he proposed
to see il he couldn't make some one
pay for arresting hm--even if he haG
to pay himself His request was
granted and Judge Stewart accepted
the $500 at the morning session o.
court yesterday. Huffman in the
meantime had interested a friend. who
interceded for his release at an early
hour. The cases against Huffman
companions. Aldridge and Mcintyre
will be called in police court this
morning. Aldridge claims to be from
Mississippi, while Mcintyre says his
home is in Iowa. Both are probably
"hangers-on" of the circus.