Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-18
SAYS HE Is INNOCENT-M MADE
NOISE IN EFFORT TO OBTAIN
BOND AND WAS SHACKELED
AND HANDCUFFED

Quite a sensation has been produced
locally by the arrest on Saturday night
Of 7. b. White the United States mail
carrier, by one of the city police. who
charges White with .obstructing the side
walk and using abusive language to an
officer The hearing in the case was set
ior continuance on ace lunt of the alb
for this morning, in the corporation
court but the city asked
Sencc of material witnesses. and the case
was postponed until four o'clock this af-
ternoOn.
According to the police story White
was leaning against a post in front a
saloon near the city market about $50
Saturday night. a policeman came up
old him to move on, whereupon the
policeman states, White became abusive
and was taken to the city jail. Upon ~
no confined in the jail. the police state
further the prisoner began to create a
disturbance by pounding on the inside of
the door, and. in order to quiet him, he
was first shackled and later hand-cuffed.
At about a quarter past nine O'Clock
Mr.. White was released on an appear
ance bond, with G. W.. Colgin and +. A.
Monsees as sureties.
Mr.. White, on his part claims that
he was not ObStructing the sidewalk,
that he had not been standing in front of
the saloon over a quarer Of minute, his
presence there being for the purpose Of
waiting for someone with whom he had
some business and who had
just gone into the saloon He denies that
he use d any abusive language to the of
ficer, when he latter told him to move on,
though he informed the officer that he
did not have to move on, as he was mere
ly waiting for someone and was not real
ly ObStructing the sidewalk He stated
that as the policeman started to take him
to the city jail. he called to the chief of
police. Ralph J. Tucker who was in
front Of thc market in an autOi2obile. but
that the latter merely waved the officer
TO take him on to the lookup. White
claims that he did not use any abusive
ldH HSu"SN' UNI ! dItCI III was lpFhtu uI'1
but that he did lose his temper and curse
the police then.
He also states that he began to knock
on the door, to induce the jailor to let
him send out and get someone to 90 bond
for him. that his request was refused,
and, in order to prevent him from knock
ing on the door, he was fastened in cor
ner with chain around his leg He
then got hold of stick and began pound
ing on a cart near by, making as much
noise as he could, when the officers came
in and hand-cuffed him
1t was about half an hour after the
arrest that some friends heard of il, and
Mcssrs COlgin and Monsees came to OBJ
tain White release on bond. Mr. COlgin
states that upon asking to be permitted
to see the prisoner. they were refused
admission. and that the officer in charge
would not tell them what was his Of
fense They were permitted however, to
obtain his release upon giving bond for
800
Mr. White exhibits pair Of very
much inhamed wrists today, as the re
suit of wearing the handouts, which
were rusty and bruised his arms. He
states that his son was very i'll Satur-
day night and he had promised to hurry
home to assist his wife with the boy