New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
PaafKaViAle News JIM GILYARD AGAIN
 ON WILD RAMPAGE
Local Bad Man Starts Small Riot,
 But Is Arrested
RHOADES IS AGAIN NABBED
CoIlinsvillc Jitney Driver Finds PIain- vile Unfortunate Stopping Place George w. Roberts Recalls Plain viIlc-Crops arc Large.


 Jim Gilyard, colored, recognized locally as a bad man when drunk, has been good just two weeks. That time has elapsed since Gilyard finished jail sentence in Hartford. Last night he got on the rampage again and made residents of the Allderlse block on Whiting street believe that Ger man bombardment had begun. Gill yard was in New Britain during the evening and secured fighting jag before returning home. About 1 o'clock this moring Officer Philip Marine, on duty at the center was told that he was wanted at the All deridge block and when he got there, Gilyard was on the sidewalk armed with a big chisel and threatening to eXcavate the interior of anybody who had the temerity to la% hands on him. The officer seeing that had had desperate case to Ideal with, promptly drew his gun and ordered Gilyard to drop lis weapon. The big Colored man refused to obey until the police man convinced him that some shoot ing would follow with Gilyard as the target unless he compiled.
 Gilyard dropped the Chisel, but broke from tho officer and fled to his apartments upstairs. He was followed and with the assistance of "BilP' West and Shine" Wright was put under ar rest and taken to the town lookup.
 Before the policeman was called it is alleged that Gilyard severely beat his wife who is cripple and drove her and his young child out of doors. The Woman's cries attracted William West who lives in the same building, and the latter attempted to passify Gilyard. but without success. Gilyard retreated to tho kitchen and from that stronghold procee ded to Lombard his opponent with flat irons and stove fixings. A shower of irons and stove lids drove West out of tho house In the melee screen Coors and windows were smashed and the place made to resemble the home of Belgian refugee Gilyard was tried this afternoon for drunkenness, breach of peace and re- sistance.
 More Trouble for Rhoades.
 Carl Rhoados, the Collinsville iit- ne\ NIlNef has probably concluded that Plainville is a bad town to trirIe with. lie was arrested a week ago on the charge of intoxication and failure to have proper lights burning Last night he was in town again and once more fell foul of Officer Marine, because one of his autOm Obile lights was out. Rhoades, according to the officer, refused to produce his opera tors license or to give the officer his names. As result further charges were lodged with Prosecutor Stanley Gwillim who planned to pre- sent them against the Collinsville man at his trial this afternoon.
 Remembers Plainville.
 George w. Roberts of Missouri Val ley, Iowa, has been the guest of James J. Murphy this week and with Mr Murphy was 8 visitor in West Haven Tuesday. There he was interviewed by a Waterbury American Reportc-, who tells of the meeting as follows: George w. Roberts of Missouri Val ley, Iowa, who is somewhat of a fight promoter when he wants to bc, is vis- iting Jim Murphy, the popular Plain vile baseball magnate that was. Yes terday, with the Murphys, Mir Roberts visited friends in West Haven, and someone must have told him what a fizzle Jim Clancy made out of the box ing events at the Arena in New Ha- ven the week before for he compared it with the fights he used to put on in Iowa. Them were the days" when Wild Bill Fleming used to run out west occasionally, and MT. Roberts describes them as follows:
 From what I heard of the Arena events, they were nothing like the boxing shows we have at Missouri Valley. I promoted some shows there myself The seats for our shows sell fny nd nd a few pikers who get $3 seats. That is the lowest, the rock bottom price for boxing show in Missouri Valley. We had Wild Bill Fleming of Old town. Me, out there some time ago and I understand he is well known in New Haven.
 Missouri Valley has a population of about 14000, but the people in the surrounding territory make up a pop ulation of about 5O,OOO. They come in from all directions when there is a boxing show, some starting a few days ahead of the date set so as to be sure to be on time for the opening bout. There is plenty of money out there and all the newspapers are five cents each You see about as many auto mobiles as you do here. There is everything out there except democrats and colored people. It is hard to find a democrat or negro in the town.
 'I was over to FlainVille to visit MT. Murphy and I think that town has cOrnered good share of the cOlored population. I was there some years ago, when Bristol was in the baseball league in this state, and I remember seeing SOckaleXis play there. It was the first time I had seen the great Indian and I had often heard of him.
 Peaches Plentiful.