Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-08-05
EASTERWOOD IS
DRUNK WHEN HIS.
CASE IS CALLED

UnUL III UIlkEEU
]. II. Easterwood was drunk when
he appeared in police court yesterday
afternoon. He was drunk when he
wandered out into the open air. He
was perhaps stll drunken early in the
evening when he visited the Planters /
hotel on North Second avenue and (
used such abusive and profane Ian
guage that the young women rooming .
there found it necessary to call the /
police. And he was quite as drunk when |
after removing 1850 and some junk .
from his Clothes the arresting officers
placed him in the bull pen OF the city /
Jail where he spent the night SOLDERING ,
up. Unless he Is given the opportunity /
of furnishing bail today when he be- |
comes sober, he will face City Magis |
trate Thomas this afternoon, the sec |
ond time within twenty -four hours.
Easterwood was in police court
yesterday afternoon to answer a
charge of disorderly conduct by fight
ing. resulting from an attack he is
said to have made upon a man named
Conner. while the latter was engaged
in a card game in the rear Of Eddie
Doyles pool room. Eastcrwood was
not simply under the influence of
liquor with his breath eSudlng a rich
aroma but he was loaded to the wales.
He required every inch of the broad
aisle leading from the rear of the court
room to make his way TO front row of
chairs corresponding TO the prisoners
dock. And he needed the support OF
the table while he told a rambling
story covering a period of a year or
more that was finally brought down
TO the early hours of yesterday morn
m VI 10 in, nj
without much ado informed him he
was under arrest.
II was a spectacle not often seen i'm
any court and but for tne extreme
leniency of City Magistrate Thomas
would have been cut short with Eas-
terwood remanded to the city Jail until
sober. As it was Judge Thomas
warned E,asterwood that his condition
and his attitude toward the court and
the police generally was likely to cost
him dearly. the warning concluding
with direct order TO Easterwood to
leave the courtroom. All this after
Judge Thomas had adjudged him
guilty and assessed a fine of ten
dollars.
It was a rather busy session for the
police judge. OF course the women
and the man arrested early yesterday
morning as inmates of disorderly
houses did not put in an appearance,
with the exception of two who were
present with their attorney. demur-
rer was entered to the complaints
against these two women and upon ar
gument the demurrer was sustained,
and their cases dismissed. The attor-
ney asked that no new complaints be
made against these women as they
had already been given a good scare
and he did not believe they would be in
COURT again.
The cases of Conner and Easterwood
were tried separately. although they
had been arrested jointly Conner en-
tered plea Of not guilty 10 the charge
of disorderly conduct by fighting and
after telling of his encounter with
Easterwood in which the latter was
made TO appear as the aggresSor,
stated that if he did strike Easterwood
at all it was clearly and solely in self
defense. Upon this showing and upon
the additional showing that il did not
appear that Connor had been drinking
at all. the case was dismissed
Easterwood had been tardy in ar
irving. When Conner was allowed to
go Easterwood became uneasy when
his name was not called and directed
the attention Of the judge to his pres
ence in court. He was informed that
his case would be reached presently.
He was finally called He asked per
mission to go into ali the details of the
affair. This permission was granted.
He started to talk but the big fan
bothered him. The room was warm,
too, and the perspiration stood out on
his forehead. He mopped his brow and
continued to talk Then he began to
make a display Of MS money which
seemed to amount to about fifteen
dollars. When the judge told him he
had been found guilty on his own
statements he asked if the bail money
was enough to pay the fine or if the
court expected more.
Because I've got it right here If it
does" he said
When EasterwoOd tried to make il
appear that somebody lied, and that
some of the policemen were good, fell
lows while others were not such good
fellows, the court cut him short.
'Easterwood, you are drunk right
now said Judge Thomas. Unless you
conduct yourself in a proper manner
this affair is likely to cost you more
than it has already. / would advise
you to sit down now and keep quiet
Your case has been disposed Of"
But don't you want some of this
money I've got here" rambled Eas.
terwood. Just say so if you do"
1t isn't your money we want It.!
order IN this court and now it is abou
time for you to sit down or leave tn,
court ROOM answered the Judge.
EasterwOod subsidized into a chat
where he remained about two minute
or until the warmth Of the room begal
to get in its work and he ambled out
He hung about the city hall plaza 70
few minutes and then wandered of
to tell his friends about it.
The haul of the police the night be
fore and early yesterday morning net
ted something like S125.
Late yesterday afternoon a youn
woman, said to be the wife Of a we
known railroad man, was picked up b
Chief of Police Brisbois who found he
in a drunken condition at the rear
the Health Office" a soft drink re
sort on East Adams street conducte
by Jack Elliott. The woman gave I'll
name Of Jane Doe and was booked
drunk and disorderly. She spent ii
next few hours in weeping profusely
a cell in the city Jail.
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